Share Google Doc and Notify
Share a Google Doc with edit access and email the link to collaborators via gws CLI
- Repository
- googleworkspace/cli
- Stars
- 32,059
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Files
- 1 file
What it does
Once installed, the agent can find a Google Docs file by name, give a named person editor (writer) access to it through Google Drive, and send them an email with the document link through Gmail. It works by running the gws command-line tool with the Drive and Gmail actions described in the skill's steps, so the agent is acting on the user's real Google account.
Great for
- Team members who regularly share project documents with reviewers and want the agent to handle both the sharing and the notification
- People already using the gws command-line tool with a configured Google Workspace account
Skip it if
- Anyone who wants to share with view-only access or on a public link, since the recipe is hard-wired to editor (writer) access and a specific email address; this could grant more access than intended
- Situations where the email or doc should be checked before sending, since the steps run the share and send without a confirmation step
Try asking
- “Share the Project Brief doc with reviewer@company.com and email them the link”
- “Give editor access to my Q3 planning document to a colleague and notify them”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.
recipe-share-doc-and-notify.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip recipe-share-doc-and-notify.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip recipe-share-doc-and-notify.zip -d .claude/skills/Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.
- 3
Ask for the task
No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.
Get better results
- Replace the example email address and DOC_ID placeholders with real values, and confirm the search returns the correct document before sharing
- Check the recipient list carefully, because the share grants edit rights and the email is sent immediately
What's inside
- SKILL.md
Redistributed unmodified from googleworkspace/cli under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.