Gws Gmail Reply All

Gmail: Reply-all to a message (handles threading automatically).

Security Scan

An instruction-only wrapper that calls the local 'gws' CLI to perform a Gmail reply-all; it is internally coherent but depends on a separate shared SKILL.md for authentication, so inspect that shared auth configuration before installing.

Purpose & Capability

The skill's name, description, and runtime instructions consistently describe a single purpose: invoking the 'gws' CLI to reply-all to a Gmail message. The only mismatch is that this SKILL.md does not declare any auth or environment variables itself — it delegates auth and global flags to ../gws-shared/SKILL.md (expected for shared tooling, but the required credentials/scope will be defined outside this file).

Instruction Scope

All runtime instructions are limited to invoking the 'gws' CLI with documented flags and options. The SKILL.md does not instruct reading arbitrary system files, network endpoints, or unspecified environment variables. It does instruct the user/agent to consult ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth and global flags.

Install Mechanism

This is an instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files; nothing is written to disk by the skill itself. The risk surface is primarily the external 'gws' binary that must already exist on PATH.

Credentials

This skill declares no required environment variables or credentials itself, which is proportional to an instruction-only wrapper. However, it explicitly defers authentication and global flags to ../gws-shared/SKILL.md; those external requirements may request Gmail credentials or other env vars — inspect that shared file to confirm the exact credentials and scopes requested.

Persistence & Privilege

No elevated persistence is requested (always: false). The skill is user-invocable and may be invoked autonomously by the agent per platform defaults, which is normal for skills; there are no indications it modifies other skills or system-wide settings.

Assessment

This skill is a lightweight wrapper around a local 'gws' CLI and appears to do only what it says (reply-all). Before installing: 1) verify the 'gws' binary on your system (which version, where it came from, and whether you trust it). 2) Open ../gws-shared/SKILL.md (or run the recommended 'gws generate-skills' in a safe environment) to see exactly what authentication, environment variables, and scopes are required — the shared file likely contains the Gmail credentials that this command will use. 3) Confirm you are comfortable granting the gws tooling access to your Gmail account and that attachments or drafts handling meets your safety/privacy needs. If you cannot inspect the gws binary or the shared auth file, treat installation as higher risk.

gmail +reply-all

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

Reply-all to a message (handles threading automatically)

Usage

gws gmail +reply-all --message-id <ID> --body <TEXT>

Flags

Flag	Required	Default	Description
--message-id	✓	—	Gmail message ID to reply to
--body	✓	—	Reply body (plain text, or HTML with --html)
--from	—	—	Sender address (for send-as/alias; omit to use account default)
--to	—	—	Additional To email address(es), comma-separated
--attach	—	—	Attach a file (can be specified multiple times)
--cc	—	—	CC email address(es), comma-separated
--bcc	—	—	BCC email address(es), comma-separated
--html	—	—	Treat --body as HTML content (default is plain text)
--dry-run	—	—	Show the request that would be sent without executing it
--draft	—	—	Save as draft instead of sending
--remove	—	—	Exclude recipients from the outgoing reply (comma-separated emails)

Examples

gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Sounds good to me!'
gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Updated' --remove [e-mail]
gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Adding Eve' --cc [e-mail]
gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body '<i>Noted</i>' --html
gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Notes attached' -a notes.pdf
gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Draft reply' --draft

Tips

• Replies to the sender and all original To/CC recipients.
• Use --to to add extra recipients to the To field.
• Use --cc to add new CC recipients.
• Use --bcc for recipients who should not be visible to others.
• Use --remove to exclude recipients from the outgoing reply, including the sender or Reply-To target.
• The command fails if no To recipient remains after exclusions and --to additions.
• Use -a/--attach to add file attachments. Can be specified multiple times.
• With --html, the quoted block uses Gmail's gmail_quote CSS classes and preserves HTML formatting. Use fragment tags (<p>, <b>, <a>, etc.) — no <html>/<body> wrapper needed.
• With --html, inline images in the quoted message are preserved via cid: references.
• Use --draft to save the reply as a draft instead of sending it immediately.

See Also

• gws-shared — Global flags and auth
• gws-gmail — All send, read, and manage email commands