# Recipe Save Email To Doc

Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference.

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

## Description

Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference.

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

# Save a Gmail Message to Google Docs

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

Save a Gmail message body into a Google Doc for archival or reference.

## Steps

1. Find the message: `gws gmail users messages list --params '{"userId": "me", "q": "subject:important from:boss@company.com"}' --format table`
2. Get message content: `gws gmail users messages get --params '{"userId": "me", "id": "MSG_ID"}'`
3. Create a doc with the content: `gws docs documents create --json '{"title": "Saved Email - Important Update"}'`
4. Write the email body: `gws docs +write --document-id DOC_ID --text 'From: boss@company.com
Subject: Important Update

[EMAIL BODY]'`