Google Drive File Manager
Lets an agent manage Google Drive files, folders, comments, permissions and shared drives via the gws CLI.
- Repository
- googleworkspace/cli
- Stars
- 32,059
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Files
- 1 file
What it does
This skill teaches an AI agent how to work with Google Drive through the gws command-line tool. Once installed, the agent can look up files, create, copy, download and export documents, manage comments, handle shared drives and access requests, and upload files with automatic metadata. It is a reference of available Drive API operations rather than a standalone program; the agent runs the gws commands on your behalf.
Great for
- People who already use Google Drive and want an AI agent to organise or retrieve files
- Developers automating Drive tasks from an agent workflow
- Admins managing shared drives and access proposals
Skip it if
- Anyone who has not set up gws and Google authentication, since the skill cannot work without it
- Sensitive or shared Drive content where you do not want an agent making changes, because create, update, delete and permission actions can modify or expose real files
Try asking
- “List the files in my shared drive 'Q3 Planning' and summarise what changed this week”
- “Upload this report to my Drive folder 'Client Reports' with the right metadata”
- “Export my project proposal Google Doc as a PDF”
- “Add a comment to the budget spreadsheet asking finance to review cell B12”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.
gws-drive.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip gws-drive.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip gws-drive.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
- Run gws generate-skills first if the gws-shared SKILL.md file is missing, and make sure auth is set up before asking for changes.
- Ask for read-only actions (list, get, export) first to confirm the agent is targeting the right files before allowing deletes or permission changes.
- Specify exact file names, folder names or IDs to avoid the agent acting on the wrong item.
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.