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Praxis Google Workspace

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Google Workspace CLI for Gmail, Calendar, and Drive. Official Google APIs wrapper for secure, direct API access without third-party proxies. Use when managing emails, calendar events, or searching Google Drive files. Supports Gmail search operators, label management, drafts, calendar event creation, and Drive file search.

Install

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Praxis Google Workspace CLI

Official Google APIs wrapper for Gmail, Calendar, and Drive. Direct connection to Google — no third-party proxy.

Setup

1. Create Google Cloud Project

  1. Go to https://console.cloud.google.com
  2. Create a new project
  3. Enable these APIs:
    • Gmail API
    • Google Calendar API
    • Google Drive API

2. Create OAuth Credentials

  1. Go to APIs & Services → Credentials
  2. Click Create Credentials → OAuth client ID
  3. Application type: Desktop app
  4. Download the JSON file

3. Configure the CLI

praxis-gws auth credentials /path/to/client_secret.json

4. Authenticate

praxis-gws gmail labels

This will output a Google OAuth URL. Open it in your browser, authorize the app, and paste the authorization code back.

Usage

Gmail Commands

Search messages:

praxis-gws gmail search "is:unread from:example.com"
praxis-gws gmail search "subject:meeting has:attachment" --max 20

Get message:

praxis-gws gmail get <messageId>

Send email:

praxis-gws gmail send "recipient@example.com" "Subject" "Body text"

Create draft:

praxis-gws gmail draft "recipient@example.com" "Subject" "Draft body"

List labels:

praxis-gws gmail labels

Modify labels:

praxis-gws gmail modify <messageId> --add STARRED --remove UNREAD

Calendar Commands

List events:

praxis-gws calendar list primary --max 10
praxis-gws calendar list primary --from "2026-02-22T00:00:00" --to "2026-03-01T23:59:59"

Create event:

praxis-gws calendar create primary "Meeting Title" \
  --from "2026-02-25T14:00:00" \
  --to "2026-02-25T15:00:00"

Drive Commands

Search files:

praxis-gws drive search "name contains 'project'"
praxis-gws drive search "mimeType = 'application/vnd.google-apps.document'"

Get file metadata:

praxis-gws drive get <fileId>

Gmail Search Operators

  • is:unread - Unread messages
  • is:starred - Starred messages
  • from:email@example.com - From specific sender
  • to:email@example.com - To specific recipient
  • subject:keyword - Subject contains keyword
  • after:2026/01/01 - After date
  • before:2026/12/31 - Before date
  • has:attachment - Has attachments
  • in:inbox - In inbox
  • label:important - With specific label

Common Labels

  • INBOX - Inbox
  • SENT - Sent mail
  • DRAFT - Drafts
  • STARRED - Starred
  • UNREAD - Unread
  • IMPORTANT - Important
  • TRASH - Trash
  • SPAM - Spam

Security

  • OAuth tokens stored locally in ~/.config/praxis-gws/
  • Direct API connection to Google (no proxy)
  • Uses official googleapis Node.js library
  • Required scopes:
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly

Troubleshooting

Error: credentials.json not found → Run praxis-gws auth credentials /path/to/client_secret.json

Error: Invalid grant / Token expired → Delete ~/.config/praxis-gws/token.json and re-run to trigger new OAuth flow

"Google hasn't verified this app" warning → Click Advanced → Go to [project name] (unsafe) to proceed

CLI Script

The CLI is available at:

scripts/praxis-gws.js

Requires Node.js and the googleapis npm package:

npm install -g googleapis
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