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Recipe Watch Drive Changes

Google WorkspaceOfficialPublished by Google Workspace

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  • Tool integration
  • Automation and integrations
  • Apache-2.0
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Subscribe to change notifications on a Google Drive file or folder.
— the description by Google Workspace

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This skill provides a structured workflow for setting up and maintaining subscriptions to Google Drive change notifications. By leveraging the gws-events skill, users can configure specific resources to trigger notifications, list existing subscriptions, and perform renewals to ensure continuous monitoring of file or folder updates.

What it does

  • Creates new subscriptions for Google Drive file or folder updates
  • Lists all currently active event subscriptions
  • Renews existing subscriptions to prevent expiration

When to use it

  • When you need to track updates to specific Google Drive resources
  • When you need to manage the lifecycle of drive event subscriptions
  • When integrating Google Drive file changes into an automated notification pipeline

Advantages

  • Provides a clear, repeatable process for managing drive event subscriptions
  • Enables programmatic monitoring of file and folder activity
  • Includes built-in support for subscription renewal

Usage examples

“Set up a subscription for my project folder in Google Drive.”
The agent executes the subscription creation command with the specified target resource and notification endpoint.
“List all my current Google Drive subscriptions.”
The agent displays a list of active subscriptions currently being tracked.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/googleworkspace/recipe-watch-drive-changes/download

  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip recipe-watch-drive-changes.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Google Workspace

Watch for Drive Changes

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-events

Subscribe to change notifications on a Google Drive file or folder.

Steps

  1. Create subscription: gws events subscriptions create --json '{"targetResource": "//drive.googleapis.com/drives/DRIVE_ID", "eventTypes": ["google.workspace.drive.file.v1.updated"], "notificationEndpoint": {"pubsubTopic": "projects/PROJECT/topics/TOPIC"}, "payloadOptions": {"includeResource": true}}'

  2. List active subscriptions: gws events subscriptions list

  3. Renew before expiry: gws events +renew --subscription SUBSCRIPTION_ID

Files

ATTRIBUTION.md

Attribution

This folder is an unmodified copy of the Agent Skill "recipe-watch-drive-changes", distributed by AutoGineer (https://autogineer.com/agent-skills).

The skill's own files are unmodified copies. AutoGineer is not affiliated with or endorsed by the author or the publisher.

Files added by AutoGineer

  • ATTRIBUTION.md: this file, written by AutoGineer

  • LICENSE: copied from LICENSE

Requirements and compatibility

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

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Attribution and licence

Published by
Google Workspace
Publisher
Google Workspace (Official)
Source
googleworkspace/cli · skills/recipe-watch-drive-changes · commit cd3697e
Licence
Apache License 2.0 (redistribution allowed)
  • LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from LICENSE)
  • ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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Download ZIP

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