Gws Gmail Watch

gmail +watch

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

Watch for new emails and stream them as NDJSON

Usage

gws gmail +watch

Flags

| Flag | Required | Default | Description |

|------|----------|---------|-------------|

| --project | — | — | GCP project ID for Pub/Sub resources |

| --subscription | — | — | Existing Pub/Sub subscription name (skip setup) |

| --topic | — | — | Existing Pub/Sub topic with Gmail push permission already granted |

| --label-ids | — | — | Comma-separated Gmail label IDs to filter (e.g., INBOX,UNREAD) |

| --max-messages | — | 10 | Max messages per pull batch |

| --poll-interval | — | 5 | Seconds between pulls |

| --msg-format | — | full | Gmail message format: full, metadata, minimal, raw |

| --once | — | — | Pull once and exit |

| --cleanup | — | — | Delete created Pub/Sub resources on exit |

| --output-dir | — | — | Write each message to a separate JSON file in this directory |

Examples

gws gmail +watch --project my-gcp-project
gws gmail +watch --project my-project --label-ids INBOX --once
gws gmail +watch --subscription projects/p/subscriptions/my-sub
gws gmail +watch --project my-project --cleanup --output-dir ./emails

Tips

• Gmail watch expires after 7 days — re-run to renew.
• Without --cleanup, Pub/Sub resources persist for reconnection.
• Press Ctrl-C to stop gracefully.

See Also

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