grailautomation/gws-gmail-reply
google-workspace/skills/gws-gmail-reply/SKILL.md
Gmail: Reply to a message via the gws CLI. Use when the user asks to "reply to email".
tools
Updated Apr 5, 2026
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add grailautomation/claude-plugins gws-gmail-replyInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- gws-gmail-reply
- description:
- >-
- Gmail:
- Reply to a message via the gws CLI. Use when the user asks to "reply to email".
gmail +reply
PREREQUISITE: Read
../gws-shared/SKILL.mdfor auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, rungws generate-skillsto create it.
Reply to a message (handles threading automatically)
Usage
gws gmail +reply --message-id <ID> --body <TEXT>
Flags
| Flag | Required | Default | Description |
|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| --message-id | ✓ | — | Gmail message ID to reply to |
| --body | ✓ | — | Reply body (plain text, or HTML with --html) |
| --from | — | — | Sender address (for send-as/alias; omit to use account default) |
| --to | — | — | Additional To email address(es), comma-separated |
| --cc | — | — | Additional CC email address(es), comma-separated |
| --bcc | — | — | BCC email address(es), comma-separated |
| --html | — | — | Send as HTML (quotes original with Gmail styling; treat --body as HTML) |
| --dry-run | — | — | Show the request that would be sent without executing it |
Examples
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Thanks, got it!'
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Looping in Carol' --cc [email protected]
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Adding Dave' --to [email protected]
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Reply' --bcc [email protected]
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body '<b>Bold reply</b>' --html
Tips
- Automatically sets In-Reply-To, References, and threadId headers.
- Quotes the original message in the reply body.
- --to adds extra recipients to the To field.
- For reply-all, use +reply-all instead.
See Also
- gws-shared — Global flags and auth
- gws-gmail — All send, read, and manage email commands
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