Gws Workflow Email To Task

Google Workflow: Convert a Gmail message into a Google Tasks entry.

Security Scan

The skill is an instruction-only wrapper around an existing 'gws' CLI to convert a Gmail message into a Google Tasks item and is internally coherent, but it relies on an external shared SKILL.md for auth and global flags which you should review before installing.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description match the runtime instructions: the SKILL.md calls the gws CLI's workflow +email-to-task command and only requires the gws binary, which is appropriate for this purpose.

Instruction Scope

The file delegates authentication, global flags, and security rules to ../gws-shared/SKILL.md (or the output of `gws generate-skills`). That external artifact likely contains the actual auth instructions and potentially access to credentials; it's not present here, so you must inspect it to understand what data will be accessed or stored.

Install Mechanism

Instruction-only skill with no install spec or code files — it does not write files or download code itself. The only runtime requirement is the presence of the 'gws' binary.

Credentials

This skill declares no required env vars, but its declared prerequisite (gws-shared SKILL.md) is likely where auth is configured. That external config may require OAuth tokens or other credentials; confirm what credentials gws/gws-shared asks for and where they are stored.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill is not always-enabled and does not request persistent installation. It appears to operate only by invoking the gws CLI and therefore does not request elevated platform privileges in itself.

Assessment

This skill is a lightweight wrapper that calls the 'gws' CLI to convert an email into a task. Before installing or using it: (1) Inspect ../gws-shared/SKILL.md (or the artifacts produced by `gws generate-skills`) to see how authentication is performed, what tokens/credentials are required, and where they are stored; (2) Ensure the 'gws' binary is from a trusted source and understand its auth scopes (it may request access to Gmail and Tasks via OAuth); (3) Confirm you are comfortable with the CLI creating tasks on your behalf and that the skill will prompt for confirmation as the Tips suggest; (4) If you don't have access to the referenced gws-shared SKILL.md, treat the missing dependency as a risk — do not grant credentials until you inspect how they are used.

workflow +email-to-task

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

Convert a Gmail message into a Google Tasks entry

Usage

gws workflow +email-to-task --message-id <ID>

Flags

Flag	Required	Default	Description
--message-id	✓	—	Gmail message ID to convert
--tasklist	—	@default	Task list ID (default: @default)

Examples

gws workflow +email-to-task --message-id MSG_ID
gws workflow +email-to-task --message-id MSG_ID --tasklist LIST_ID

Tips

• Reads the email subject as the task title and snippet as notes.
• Creates a new task — confirm with the user before executing.

See Also

• gws-shared — Global flags and auth
• gws-workflow — All cross-service productivity workflows commands