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name: gws-gmail-send version: 1.0.0 description: "Gmail: Send an email." metadata: openclaw: category: "productivity" requires: bins: ["gws"] cliHelp: "gws gmail +send --help"

gmail +send

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

Send an email

Usage

gws gmail +send --to <EMAILS> --subject <SUBJECT> --body <TEXT>

Flags

| Flag | Required | Default | Description | |------|----------|---------|-------------| | --to | ✓ | — | Recipient email address(es), comma-separated | | --subject | ✓ | — | Email subject | | --body | ✓ | — | Email body (plain text, or HTML with --html) | | --cc | — | — | CC email address(es), comma-separated | | --bcc | — | — | BCC email address(es), comma-separated | | --html | — | — | Treat --body as HTML content (default is plain text) | | --dry-run | — | — | Show the request that would be sent without executing it |

Examples

gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi Alice!'
gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi!' --cc bob@example.com
gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi!' --bcc secret@example.com
gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body '<b>Bold</b> text' --html

Tips

• Handles RFC 2822 formatting and base64 encoding automatically.
• For attachments, use the raw API instead: gws gmail users messages send --json '...'

[!CAUTION] This is a write command — confirm with the user before executing.

See Also

• gws-shared — Global flags and auth
• gws-gmail — All send, read, and manage email commands