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gws-workflow-email-to-task

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by Google · part of googleworkspace/cli

Google Workflow: Convert a Gmail message into a Google Tasks entry.

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🧰 Not standalone. This skill ships with googleworkspace/cli and only works together with that tool — install the tool first, then add this skill.

This is the playbook your agent receives when the skill activates — you don't need to read it to use the skill, but it's here to audit before installing.

workflow +email-to-task

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

Convert a Gmail message into a Google Tasks entry

Flags

FlagRequiredDefaultDescription
--message-id✓—Gmail message ID to convert
--tasklist—@defaultTask list ID (default: @default)

Examples

gws workflow +email-to-task --message-id MSG_ID
gws workflow +email-to-task --message-id MSG_ID --tasklist LIST_ID

Tips

  • Reads the email subject as the task title and snippet as notes.
  • Creates a new task — confirm with the user before executing.

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