
recipe-create-vacation-responder
✓ Official★ 29,400by Google · part of googleworkspace/cli
Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.
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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.
Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.
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This is the exact playbook injected into your agent when the skill activates — shown here so you can audit it before installing. You don't need to read it to use the skill.
name: recipe-create-vacation-responder description: "Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range." metadata: version: 0.22.5 openclaw: category: "recipe" domain: "productivity" requires: bins: - gws skills: - gws-gmail
Set Up a Gmail Vacation Responder
PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe:
gws-gmail
Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.
Steps
- Enable vacation responder:
gws gmail users settings updateVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}' --json '{"enableAutoReply": true, "responseSubject": "Out of Office", "responseBodyPlainText": "I am out of the office until Jan 20. For urgent matters, contact backup@company.com.", "restrictToContacts": false, "restrictToDomain": false}' - Verify settings:
gws gmail users settings getVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}' - Disable when back:
gws gmail users settings updateVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}' --json '{"enableAutoReply": false}'
Copy & paste — that's it
npx skills add https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-create-vacation-responderRun this in your project — your agent picks the skill up automatically.
No common issues documented yet. If you hit a problem, the repository's GitHub Issues page is the best place to look.