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/gws-install

Quick install of the Google Workspace CLI (gws) on an additional machine using existing OAuth credentials. Requires client_secret.json from a previous gws-setup. Use whenever the user wants to install gws on a new computer, reinstall after a fresh OS, configure a second

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Quick install of the Google Workspace CLI (gws) on an additional machine using existing OAuth credentials. Requires client_secret.json from a previous gws-setup. Use whenever the user wants to install gws on a new computer, reinstall after a fresh OS, configure a second

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---
name: gws-install
description: "Quick install of the Google Workspace CLI (gws) on an additional machine using existing OAuth credentials. Requires client_secret.json from a previous gws-setup. Use whenever the user wants to install gws on a new computer, reinstall after a fresh OS, configure a second workstation, or says 'install gws', 'gws on new machine', 'set up gws again'."
compatibility: claude-code-only
---

# Google Workspace CLI — Quick Install

Install `gws` on an additional machine using OAuth credentials from a previous setup. Produces an authenticated CLI with all agent skills ready to use.

**Prerequisite**: The user must have `client_secret.json` from a previous `gws-setup` (or from Google Cloud Console). If they don't have it, use the `gws-setup` skill instead.

## Workflow

### Step 1: Pre-flight Checks

```bash
which gws && gws --version
ls ~/.config/gws/client_secret.json
gws auth status
```

If already authenticated with the right scopes, skip to Step 4.

### Step 2: Install the CLI

```bash
npm install -g @googleworkspace/cli
gws --version
```

### Step 3: Set Up Credentials

Ask the user to provide their `client_secret.json`. Three options: