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name: gws-events-subscribe version: 1.0.0 description: "Google Workspace Events: Subscribe to Workspace events and stream them as NDJSON." metadata: openclaw: category: "productivity" requires: bins: ["gws"] cliHelp: "gws events +subscribe --help"

events +subscribe

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

Subscribe to Workspace events and stream them as NDJSON

Usage

gws events +subscribe

Flags

| Flag | Required | Default | Description | |------|----------|---------|-------------| | --target | — | — | Workspace resource URI (e.g., //chat.googleapis.com/spaces/SPACE_ID) | | --event-types | — | — | Comma-separated CloudEvents types to subscribe to | | --project | — | — | GCP project ID for Pub/Sub resources | | --subscription | — | — | Existing Pub/Sub subscription name (skip setup) | | --max-messages | — | 10 | Max messages per pull batch (default: 10) | | --poll-interval | — | 5 | Seconds between pulls (default: 5) | | --once | — | — | Pull once and exit | | --cleanup | — | — | Delete created Pub/Sub resources on exit | | --no-ack | — | — | Don't auto-acknowledge messages | | --output-dir | — | — | Write each event to a separate JSON file in this directory |

Examples

gws events +subscribe --target '//chat.googleapis.com/spaces/SPACE' --event-types 'google.workspace.chat.message.v1.created' --project my-project
gws events +subscribe --subscription projects/p/subscriptions/my-sub --once
gws events +subscribe ... --cleanup --output-dir ./events

Tips

• Without --cleanup, Pub/Sub resources persist for reconnection.
• Press Ctrl-C to stop gracefully.

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

See Also

• gws-shared — Global flags and auth
• gws-events — All subscribe to google workspace events commands