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Save Gmail Attachments to Drive

Find Gmail messages with attachments and save them into a Google Drive folder via the gws CLI.

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Repository
googleworkspace/cli
Stars
32,059
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

Once installed, the agent can search your Gmail for messages that have attachments (for example, from a specific sender), read the message details, download the attachment files, and upload them to a Google Drive folder you specify. It works by running the gws command-line tool against your Google account, so it acts on real email and files rather than just giving advice. The skill is a recipe: it tells the agent which gws commands to run in which order and relies on two companion skills, gws-gmail and gws-drive, for the underlying Gmail and Drive operations.

Great for

  • People who regularly file invoices, contracts or receipts from email into Drive
  • Office or admin staff who collect client attachments into shared folders
  • Developers who already use the gws CLI and want a ready-made workflow

Skip it if

  • Anyone who has not connected their Google account to gws: the agent cannot reach Gmail or Drive without it, and granting access exposes all mail and files in that account
  • Bulk archiving of large mailboxes without review: the steps only show single-message examples and may upload the wrong or sensitive files to a shared folder
  • Users who need a non-Google email or storage provider, since it only covers Gmail and Google Drive

Try asking

  • “Save all PDF attachments from client@example.com into my 'Client Contracts' Drive folder”
  • “Find emails with attachments from my accounting firm this year and upload them to the Tax 2024 folder”
  • “Download the attachment from the latest invoice email and file it in Drive”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Save Gmail Attachments to DriveInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    recipe-save-email-attachments.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip recipe-save-email-attachments.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip recipe-save-email-attachments.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 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

  • Narrow the Gmail search query (sender, date, file type) so only the intended attachments are found before anything is uploaded.
  • Give a specific Drive folder ID and check the result, since the agent will upload files on your behalf.
  • Review the commands the agent proposes before it runs them, especially the attachment download and upload steps.

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.