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Google Drive: Manage files, folders, and shared drives.

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$ npx -y skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-drive --agent claude-code

SKILL.md

gws-drive.SKILL.md
name: gws-drive
description: "Google Drive: Manage files, folders, and shared drives."
metadata:
  version: 0.22.5
  openclaw:
    category: "productivity"
    requires:
      bins:
        - gws
    cliHelp: "gws drive --help"

drive (v3)

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

gws drive <resource> <method> [flags]

Helper Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | [`+upload`](../gws-drive-upload/SKILL.md) | Upload a file with automatic metadata |

API Resources

about

  • `get` — Gets information about the user, the user's Drive, and system capabilities. For more information, see [Return user info](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/user-info). Required: The `fields` parameter must be set. To return the exact fields you need, see [Return specific fields](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/fields-parameter).

accessproposals

  • `get` — Retrieves an access proposal by ID. For more information, see [Manage pending access proposals](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/pending-access).
  • `list` — List the access proposals on a file. For more information, see [Manage pending access proposals](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/pending-access). Note: Only approvers are able to list access proposals on a file. If the user isn't an approver, a 403 error is returned.
  • `resolve` — Approves or denies an access proposal. For more information, see [Manage pending access proposals](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/pending-access).

approvals

  • `get` — Gets an Approval by ID.
  • `list` — Lists the Approvals on a file.

apps

  • `get` — Gets a specific app. For more information, see [Return user info](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/user-info).
  • `list` — Lists a user's installed apps. For more information, see [Return user info](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/user-info).

changes

  • `getStartPageToken` — Gets the starting pageToken for listing future changes. For more information, see [Retrieve changes](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-changes).
  • `list` — Lists the changes for a user or shared drive. For more information, see [Retrieve changes](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-changes).
  • `watch` — Subscribes to changes for a user. For more information, see [Notifications for resource changes](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/push).

channels

  • `stop` — Stops watching resources through this channel. For more information, see [Notifications for resource changes](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/push).

comments

  • `create` — Creates a comment on a file. For more information, see [Manage comments and replies](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-comments). Required: The `fields` parameter must be set. To return the exact fields you need, see [Return specific fields](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/fields-parameter).
  • `delete` — Deletes a comment. For more information, see [Manage comments and replies](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-comments).
  • `get` — Gets a comment by ID. For more information, see [Manage comments and replies](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-comments). Required: The `fields` parameter must be set. To return the exact fields you need, see [Return specific fields](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/fields-parameter).
  • `list` — Lists a file's comments. For more information, see [Manage comments and replies](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-comments). Required: The `fields` parameter must be set. To return the exact fields you need, see [Return specific fields](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/fields-parameter).
  • `update` — Updates a comment with patch semantics. For more information, see [Manage comments and replies](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-comments). Required: The `fields` parameter must be set. To return the exact fields you need, see [Return specific fields](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/fields-parameter).

drives

  • `create` — Creates a shared drive. For more information, see [Manage shared drives](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-shareddrives).
  • `get` — Gets a shared drive's metadata by ID. For more information, see [Manage shared drives](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-shareddrives).
  • `hide` — Hides a shared drive from the default view. For more information, see [Manage shared drives](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-shareddrives).
  • `list` — Lists the user's shared drives. This method accepts the `q` parameter, which is a search query combining one or more search terms. For more information, see the [Search for shared drives](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/search-shareddrives) guide.
  • `unhide` — Restores a shared drive to the default view. For more information, see [Manage shared drives](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-shareddrives).
  • `update` — Updates the metadata for a shared drive. For more information, see [Manage shared drives](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/manage-shareddrives).

files

  • `copy` — Creates a copy of a file and applies any requested updates with patch semantics. For more information, see [Create and manage files](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/create-file).
  • `create` — Creates a file. For
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