Find Gmail messages with attachments and save them to a Google Drive folder.
Install with the open skills CLI (global, non-interactive — available in every Claude Code session):
npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill "recipe-save-email-attachments" -g -a claude-code -yOr manually — copy the SKILL.md below into:
~/.claude/skills/recipe-save-email-attachments-googleworkspace/SKILL.md---
name: recipe-save-email-attachments
description: "Find Gmail messages with attachments and save them to a Google Drive folder."
metadata:
version: 0.22.5
openclaw:
category: "recipe"
domain: "productivity"
requires:
bins:
- gws
skills:
- gws-gmail
- gws-drive
---
# Save Gmail Attachments to Google Drive
> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-gmail`, `gws-drive`
Find Gmail messages with attachments and save them to a Google Drive folder.
## Steps
1. Search for emails with attachments: `gws gmail users messages list --params '{"userId": "me", "q": "has:attachment from:client@example.com"}' --format table`
2. Get message details: `gws gmail users messages get --params '{"userId": "me", "id": "MESSAGE_ID"}'`
3. Download attachment: `gws gmail users messages attachments get --params '{"userId": "me", "messageId": "MESSAGE_ID", "id": "ATTACHMENT_ID"}'`
4. Upload to Drive folder: `gws drive +upload --file ./attachment.pdf --parent FOLDER_ID`
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