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