gws-gmail-reply

name	gws-gmail-reply
version	1.0.0
description	Gmail: Reply to a message (handles threading automatically).
metadata	{"openclaw":{"category":"productivity","requires":{"bins":["gws"]},"cliHelp":"gws gmail +reply --help"}}

gmail +reply

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

Reply to a message (handles threading automatically)

Usage

gws gmail +reply --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
--cc	—	—	Additional CC email address(es), comma-separated
--bcc	—	—	BCC email address(es), comma-separated
--html	—	—	Send as HTML (quotes original with Gmail styling; treat --body as HTML)
--dry-run	—	—	Show the request that would be sent without executing it

Examples

gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Thanks, got it!'
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Looping in Carol' --cc [e-mail]
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Adding Dave' --to [e-mail]
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Reply' --bcc [e-mail]
gws gmail +reply --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body '<b>Bold reply</b>' --html

Tips

• Automatically sets In-Reply-To, References, and threadId headers.
• Quotes the original message in the reply body.
• --to adds extra recipients to the To field.
• For reply-all, use +reply-all instead.

See Also

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