# Recipe Draft Email From Doc

Read content from a Google Doc and use it as the body of a Gmail message.

- Repository: https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli (32044 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-30
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-draft-email-from-doc -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-draft-email-from-doc -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-draft-email-from-doc -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-draft-email-from-doc -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Read content from a Google Doc and use it as the body of a Gmail message.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Draft a Gmail Message from a Google Doc

> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-docs`, `gws-gmail`

Read content from a Google Doc and use it as the body of a Gmail message.

## Steps

1. Get the document content: `gws docs documents get --params '{"documentId": "DOC_ID"}'`
2. Copy the text from the body content
3. Send the email: `gws gmail +send --to recipient@example.com --subject 'Newsletter Update' --body 'CONTENT_FROM_DOC'`