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name: gws-gmail-reply version: 1.0.0 description: "Gmail: Reply to a message (handles threading automatically)." metadata: openclaw: category: "productivity" requires: bins: ["gws"] cliHelp: "gws gmail +reply --help"

gmail +reply

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to 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 carol@example.com
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Adding Dave' --to dave@example.com
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Reply' --bcc secret@example.com
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