Read content from a Google Doc and use it as the body of a Gmail message.
Install with the open skills CLI (global, non-interactive — available in every Claude Code session):
npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill "recipe-draft-email-from-doc" -g -a claude-code -yOr manually — copy the SKILL.md below into:
~/.claude/skills/recipe-draft-email-from-doc-googleworkspace/SKILL.md---
name: recipe-draft-email-from-doc
description: "Read content from a Google Doc and use it as the body of a Gmail message."
metadata:
version: 0.22.5
openclaw:
category: "recipe"
domain: "productivity"
requires:
bins:
- gws
skills:
- gws-docs
- gws-gmail
---
# Draft a Gmail Message from a Google Doc
> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-docs`, `gws-gmail`
Read content from a Google Doc and use it as the body of a Gmail message.
## Steps
1. Get the document content: `gws docs documents get --params '{"documentId": "DOC_ID"}'`
2. Copy the text from the body content
3. Send the email: `gws gmail +send --to recipient@example.com --subject 'Newsletter Update' --body 'CONTENT_FROM_DOC'`
Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session