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gmail

Skill9 starsChanged 4 days agoMITView on GitHub

Use when the user asks to read, search, or list Gmail messages, threads, or labels. Readonly access only — no sending or modifying.

We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

2 rules. 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.

  • 0

    Common

    Most of the 22 edited versions we read keep these.

  • 1

    Distinctive

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 1

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Distinctive:

    Read and search Gmail messages using the Gmail API with a selected Google account.

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  2. Very specific:

    Search or list messages using Gmail search syntax (q= parameter).

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“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 22 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

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SKILL.md

Gmail

Read and search Gmail messages using the Gmail API with a selected Google account. Readonly scope only.

Configuration

The shared Google credential configuration is defined once in the google-oauth skill: skills/google-oauth/SKILL.md.

API Reference

Send every Gmail API request through charliebot google request. The command mints the selected account's access token inside its own process, so the token never appears in a command, in the output or in a run record. The command prints the response body on stdout and exits 0 for an HTTP 2xx answer; another status exits 1.

Choose the Account

Choose the account using the Accounts section in the google-oauth skill. Pass --account <name> on every request, and omit --account for the default account.

List Messages

charliebot google request GET "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages?maxResults=10"

With search query (Gmail search syntax):

charliebot google request GET "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages?q=from%3Aexample%40gmail.com&maxResults=10" --account <name>

Read a Message

charliebot google request GET "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/MESSAGE_ID?format=full"

To extract readable text from the response:

  • The body is in payload.body.data (base64url-encoded) for simple messages.
  • For multipart messages, walk payload.parts[] and find the part with mimeType: text/plain (or text/html as fallback). The text is in parts[].body.data.
  • Decode base64url: echo "$DATA" | tr '_-' '/+' | base64 -d

Read a Thread

charliebot google request GET "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/threads/THREAD_ID?format=full"

Returns all messages in the thread.

List Labels

charliebot google request GET "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/labels"

Bootstrap / Re-Authorization

Choose an account in the Accounts section and follow Add or Re-Authorize an Account in the google-oauth skill: skills/google-oauth/SKILL.md.

Workflow

  1. Choose the account that matches the request using the Accounts section in the google-oauth skill.
  2. Send each request with charliebot google request GET <URL> --account <name>. Omit --account for the default account.
  3. Search or list messages using Gmail search syntax (q= parameter).
  4. Fetch full message content and decode the body.
  5. Present extracted text to the user.

Common Gmail Search Queries

  • from:someone@example.com — from a specific sender
  • to:someone@example.com — to a specific recipient
  • subject:keyword — subject contains keyword
  • is:unread — unread messages
  • newer_than:2d — messages from the last 2 days
  • has:attachment — messages with attachments
  • label:LABEL_NAME — messages with a specific label
  • Combine with spaces (AND) or OR: from:a@b.com subject:invoice

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  • Other versions24 projects use a version of this.

    Word for word · 0

    None found.

    Edited · 0

    None found.

    Wrote their own version · 24

    1. vellum-ai/vellum-assistant★ 1.5ksame name
    2. gemini-cli-extensions/workspace★ 646same name
    3. greatSumini/cc-system★ 438same name
    4. sanjay3290/ai-skills★ 424same name
    5. glebis/claude-skills★ 404same name
    6. refly-ai/refly-skills★ 203same name
    7. hyperfx-ai/marketing-skills★ 107same name
    8. obra/muse-skills★ 20same name
    9. AbdullahMalik17/malikclaw★ 16same name
    10. pbc-os/smb-starter-kit★ 10same name

    14 more not listed

    How matches are found. Word for word: the exact same text. Edited: shares passages with this file (“99% same” means 99% of its five-word phrases also appear here; 10% or more counts). Their own version: similar meaning, or, weakest, the same name. We can’t tell which project had it first. Projects are counted among the 200 most-starred candidates, and mentions are links to the repository we found, up to 50 per site, so both counts are a floor.

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