gws-drive

name	gws-drive
description	Google Drive: List, search, inspect, download, and export files with alias-first `gws-account` flows for `work`, `personal`, and `columbia`.
metadata	{"openclaw":{"category":"productivity","requires":{"bins":"[Truncated]"},"cliHelp":"gws drive --help"}}

drive (v3)

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

Use this skill when the user wants read-only Google Drive access from a specific saved account on this machine. Prefer gws-account <alias> ... over bare gws ....

Common Read Flows

List recent files

gws-account work drive files list --params '{"pageSize": 10, "orderBy": "modifiedTime desc", "q": "trashed=false"}' --format json

Search by title or MIME type

gws-account personal drive files list --params "{\"pageSize\": 10, \"q\": \"name contains 'tax' and trashed=false\"}" --format json
gws-account columbia drive files list --params "{\"pageSize\": 10, \"q\": \"mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.document' and trashed=false\"}" --format json

Inspect one file's metadata

gws-account work drive files get --params '{"fileId": "<FILE_ID>", "fields": "id,name,mimeType,owners,webViewLink"}' --format json

Download or export content

gws-account personal drive files download --params '{"fileId": "<FILE_ID>"}' -o ./downloaded-file.bin
gws-account columbia drive files export --params '{"fileId": "<FILE_ID>", "mimeType": "text/plain"}' -o ./exported-doc.txt

Use download for uploaded/binary files and export for native Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides files.

Shared Drives

For shared drives, set both supportsAllDrives and includeItemsFromAllDrives. Narrow to one shared drive with corpora=drive plus driveId:

gws-account work drive files list --params '{"corpora": "drive", "driveId": "<DRIVE_ID>", "includeItemsFromAllDrives": true, "supportsAllDrives": true, "pageSize": 10, "q": "trashed=false"}' --format json
gws-account work drive drives list --format json

Discovering Commands

Before calling an unfamiliar method, inspect it:

gws-account work drive --help
gws-account work drive files --help
gws-account work schema drive.files.list

Use gws-account <alias> schema drive.<resource>.<method> to inspect parameters, supported scopes, and response structure before building a command.

Notes

• Prefer read-only methods such as files.list, files.get, files.download, files.export, and drives.list unless the user explicitly asks for write access.
• Add fields when you only need specific metadata so responses stay small and readable.
• Never dump file contents by default if the document is likely to contain sensitive personal, academic, or company material.