Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference.
Install with the open skills CLI (global, non-interactive — available in every Claude Code session):
npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill "recipe-save-email-to-doc" -g -a claude-code -yOr manually — copy the SKILL.md below into:
~/.claude/skills/recipe-save-email-to-doc-googleworkspace/SKILL.md---
name: recipe-save-email-to-doc
description: "Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference."
metadata:
version: 0.22.5
openclaw:
category: "recipe"
domain: "productivity"
requires:
bins:
- gws
skills:
- gws-gmail
- gws-docs
---
# Save a Gmail Message to Google Docs
> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-gmail`, `gws-docs`
Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference.
## Steps
1. Find the message: `gws gmail users messages list --params '{"userId": "me", "q": "subject:important from:boss@company.com"}' --format table`
2. Get message content: `gws gmail users messages get --params '{"userId": "me", "id": "MSG_ID"}'`
3. Create a doc with the content: `gws docs documents create --json '{"title": "Saved Email - Important Update"}'`
4. Write the email body: `gws docs +write --document-id DOC_ID --text 'From: boss@company.com
Subject: Important Update
[EMAIL BODY]'`
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