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ClawEmail

Google Workspace via ClawEmail — Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Forms. Use PROACTIVELY when the user asks to send email, create documents, manage files, schedule events, or work with any Google service.

Install

openclaw skills install @cto1/claw

Claw — Google Workspace for AI Agents

Use claw for Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, and Forms via your @clawemail.com account.

Setup

Save your ClawEmail credentials JSON to ~/.config/clawemail/credentials.json
Set the environment variable: export CLAWEMAIL_CREDENTIALS=~/.config/clawemail/credentials.json

Get credentials at https://clawemail.com — sign up, then visit /connect/YOUR_PREFIX to authorize OAuth.

Getting an Access Token

All API calls need a Bearer token. Use the helper script to refresh and cache it:

bash

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)

The script caches tokens for 50 minutes. Always assign to TOKEN before making API calls.

Gmail

Search emails

bash

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages?q=newer_than:7d&maxResults=10" | python3 -m json.tool

Common query operators: from:, to:, subject:, newer_than:, older_than:, is:unread, has:attachment, label:, in:inbox.

Read a message

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/MESSAGE_ID?format=full" | python3 -m json.tool

For plain text body only, use format=minimal and decode the payload. For readable output:

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/MESSAGE_ID?format=full" \
  | python3 -c "
import json,sys,base64
m=json.load(sys.stdin)
hdrs={h['name']:h['value'] for h in m['payload']['headers']}
print(f\"From: {hdrs.get('From','')}\nTo: {hdrs.get('To','')}\nSubject: {hdrs.get('Subject','')}\nDate: {hdrs.get('Date','')}\n\")
def get_body(part):
    if part.get('body',{}).get('data'):
        return base64.urlsafe_b64decode(part['body']['data']).decode('utf-8','replace')
    for p in part.get('parts',[]):
        if p['mimeType']=='text/plain': return get_body(p)
    for p in part.get('parts',[]):
        b=get_body(p)
        if b: return b
    return ''
print(get_body(m['payload']))
"

Send an email

bash

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
python3 -c "
import base64,json
raw = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(
    b'To: recipient@example.com\r\nSubject: Hello\r\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\r\n\r\nMessage body here'
).decode()
print(json.dumps({'raw': raw}))
" | curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @- \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/send"

For HTML emails, replace Content-Type: text/plain with Content-Type: text/html and use HTML in the body.

Reply to a message

Same as send, but add In-Reply-To: and References: headers from the original message, and include threadId in the JSON body:

bash

python3 -c "
import base64,json
raw = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(
    b'To: recipient@example.com\r\nSubject: Re: Original Subject\r\nIn-Reply-To: <original-message-id>\r\nReferences: <original-message-id>\r\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\r\n\r\nReply body'
).decode()
print(json.dumps({'raw': raw, 'threadId': 'THREAD_ID'}))
" | curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @- \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/send"

List labels

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/labels" | python3 -m json.tool

Add/remove labels

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"addLabelIds":["LABEL_ID"],"removeLabelIds":["INBOX"]}' \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/MESSAGE_ID/modify"

Google Drive

List files

bash

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files?pageSize=20&fields=files(id,name,mimeType,modifiedTime,size)&orderBy=modifiedTime desc" | python3 -m json.tool

Search files

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files?q=name+contains+'report'&fields=files(id,name,mimeType,modifiedTime)" | python3 -m json.tool

Query operators: name contains 'term', mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.document', 'FOLDER_ID' in parents, trashed=false, modifiedTime > '2025-01-01'.

Common MIME types:

Document: application/vnd.google-apps.document
Spreadsheet: application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet
Presentation: application/vnd.google-apps.presentation
Folder: application/vnd.google-apps.folder
Form: application/vnd.google-apps.form

Create a folder

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"My Folder","mimeType":"application/vnd.google-apps.folder"}' \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files?fields=id,name" | python3 -m json.tool

Upload a file

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -F "metadata={\"name\":\"report.pdf\"};type=application/json" \
  -F "file=@/path/to/report.pdf;type=application/pdf" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart&fields=id,name" | python3 -m json.tool

Download a file

For Google Docs/Sheets/Slides (export):

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/FILE_ID/export?mimeType=application/pdf" -o output.pdf

Export formats: text/plain, text/html, application/pdf, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document (docx), text/csv (sheets).

For binary files (download):

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/FILE_ID?alt=media" -o output.file

Share a file

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"role":"writer","type":"user","emailAddress":"user@example.com"}' \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/FILE_ID/permissions"

Roles: reader, commenter, writer, owner. Types: user, group, domain, anyone.

Delete a file

bash

curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/FILE_ID"

Google Docs

Create a document

bash

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title":"My Document"}' \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents" | python3 -m json.tool

Read a document

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID" | python3 -m json.tool

For plain text extraction:

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID" \
  | python3 -c "
import json,sys
doc=json.load(sys.stdin)
text=''
for el in doc.get('body',{}).get('content',[]):
    for p in el.get('paragraph',{}).get('elements',[]):
        text+=p.get('textRun',{}).get('content','')
print(text)
"

Append text to a document

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"insertText":{"location":{"index":1},"text":"Hello, world!\n"}}]}' \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID:batchUpdate"

Replace text in a document

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"replaceAllText":{"containsText":{"text":"OLD_TEXT","matchCase":true},"replaceText":"NEW_TEXT"}}]}' \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID:batchUpdate"

Insert a heading

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"insertText":{"location":{"index":1},"text":"My Heading\n"}},{"updateParagraphStyle":{"range":{"startIndex":1,"endIndex":12},"paragraphStyle":{"namedStyleType":"HEADING_1"},"fields":"namedStyleType"}}]}' \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID:batchUpdate"

Heading styles: HEADING_1 through HEADING_6, TITLE, SUBTITLE, NORMAL_TEXT.

Google Sheets

Create a spreadsheet

bash

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"properties":{"title":"My Spreadsheet"}}' \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets" | python3 -m json.tool

Read cells

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A1:D10" | python3 -m json.tool

Write cells

bash

curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"values":[["Name","Age","City"],["Alice","30","NYC"],["Bob","25","LA"]]}' \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A1:C3?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED" | python3 -m json.tool

Append rows

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"values":[["Charlie","35","Chicago"]]}' \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A:C:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED&insertDataOption=INSERT_ROWS" | python3 -m json.tool

Clear a range

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A1:D10:clear"

Get spreadsheet metadata

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID?fields=properties.title,sheets.properties" | python3 -m json.tool

Google Slides

Create a presentation

bash

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title":"My Presentation"}' \
  "https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations" | python3 -m json.tool

Get presentation info

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations/PRESENTATION_ID" | python3 -m json.tool

Add a new slide

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"createSlide":{"slideLayoutReference":{"predefinedLayout":"TITLE_AND_BODY"}}}]}' \
  "https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations/PRESENTATION_ID:batchUpdate" | python3 -m json.tool

Layouts: BLANK, TITLE, TITLE_AND_BODY, TITLE_AND_TWO_COLUMNS, TITLE_ONLY, SECTION_HEADER, ONE_COLUMN_TEXT, MAIN_POINT, BIG_NUMBER.

Add text to a slide

First get the slide's page object IDs, then insert text into a placeholder:

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"insertText":{"objectId":"PLACEHOLDER_OBJECT_ID","text":"Hello from ClawEmail!","insertionIndex":0}}]}' \
  "https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations/PRESENTATION_ID:batchUpdate"

Add an image to a slide

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"createImage":{"url":"https://example.com/image.png","elementProperties":{"pageObjectId":"SLIDE_ID","size":{"width":{"magnitude":3000000,"unit":"EMU"},"height":{"magnitude":2000000,"unit":"EMU"}},"transform":{"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"translateX":1000000,"translateY":1500000,"unit":"EMU"}}}}]}' \
  "https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations/PRESENTATION_ID:batchUpdate"

Google Calendar

List upcoming events

bash

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events?timeMin=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)&maxResults=10&singleEvents=true&orderBy=startTime" | python3 -m json.tool

Get events in a date range

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events?timeMin=2025-03-01T00:00:00Z&timeMax=2025-03-31T23:59:59Z&singleEvents=true&orderBy=startTime" | python3 -m json.tool

Create an event

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "summary": "Team Meeting",
    "description": "Weekly standup",
    "start": {"dateTime": "2025-03-15T10:00:00-05:00", "timeZone": "America/New_York"},
    "end": {"dateTime": "2025-03-15T11:00:00-05:00", "timeZone": "America/New_York"},
    "attendees": [{"email": "colleague@example.com"}]
  }' \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events" | python3 -m json.tool

Update an event

bash

curl -s -X PATCH -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"summary":"Updated Meeting Title","location":"Conference Room A"}' \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events/EVENT_ID" | python3 -m json.tool

Delete an event

bash

curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events/EVENT_ID"

List calendars

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/users/me/calendarList" | python3 -m json.tool

Google Forms

Create a form

bash

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"info":{"title":"Feedback Form"}}' \
  "https://forms.googleapis.com/v1/forms" | python3 -m json.tool

Add questions

bash

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"createItem":{"item":{"title":"How would you rate this?","questionItem":{"question":{"required":true,"scaleQuestion":{"low":1,"high":5,"lowLabel":"Poor","highLabel":"Excellent"}}}},"location":{"index":0}}}]}' \
  "https://forms.googleapis.com/v1/forms/FORM_ID:batchUpdate"

Get form responses

bash

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://forms.googleapis.com/v1/forms/FORM_ID/responses" | python3 -m json.tool

Tips

Always refresh token first: Start every sequence with TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
JSON output: Pipe through python3 -m json.tool for readable output, or | python3 -c "import json,sys;..." for extraction
Pagination: Most list endpoints return nextPageToken. Pass it as ?pageToken=TOKEN for the next page
Batch operations: Docs, Sheets, and Slides support batchUpdate — send multiple operations in one request
Error 401: Token expired. Re-run token.sh to refresh
Error 403: Scope not authorized. The ClawEmail OAuth includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, and Forms scopes
Rate limits: Google APIs have per-user rate limits. Add brief delays between rapid successive calls
File IDs: Google Docs/Sheets/Slides URLs contain the file ID: https://docs.google.com/document/d/FILE_ID/edit

When to Use

User asks to send, read, or search email
User wants to create or edit documents, spreadsheets, or presentations
User needs to manage files in Google Drive
User wants to schedule or check calendar events
User asks to create forms or review form responses
Any task involving Google Workspace services

ClawEmail

Install

Claw — Google Workspace for AI Agents

Setup

Getting an Access Token

Gmail

Search emails

Read a message

Send an email

Reply to a message

List labels

Add/remove labels

Google Drive

List files

Search files

Create a folder

Upload a file

Download a file

Share a file

Delete a file

Google Docs

Create a document

Read a document

Append text to a document

Replace text in a document

Insert a heading

Google Sheets

Create a spreadsheet

Read cells

Write cells

Append rows

Clear a range

Get spreadsheet metadata

Google Slides

Create a presentation

Get presentation info

Add a new slide

Add text to a slide

Add an image to a slide

Google Calendar

List upcoming events

Get events in a date range

Create an event

Update an event

Delete an event

List calendars

Google Forms

Create a form

Add questions

Get form responses

Tips

When to Use

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