Gmail & Calendar Skill

Read, send, search Gmail. List, create, delete calendar events.

First-Time Setup

Run npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts auth to authenticate with Google. This opens a browser for OAuth consent.

Tokens are stored per-project in .claude/google-skill.local.json.

Using Your Own Credentials (Optional)

By default, this skill uses embedded OAuth credentials. To use your own Google Cloud project credentials instead:

1. Create a Google Cloud project and enable the required APIs (Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, YouTube, Drive)
2. Create OAuth 2.0 credentials (Desktop app type)
3. Download the JSON and save to ~/.config/google-skill/credentials.json

The skill will automatically use your credentials if that file exists.

Gmail Commands

# List messages
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts list
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts list --query="is:unread" --max=5

# Read message
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts read <message-id>

# Send email (plain text)
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts send \
  --to="recipient@example.com" \
  --subject="Hello" \
  --body="Message content"

# Send HTML email
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts send \
  --to="recipient@example.com" \
  --subject="Hello" \
  --body="Plain text fallback" \
  --html="<h1>Hello</h1><p>HTML content</p>"

# Send with attachments
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts send \
  --to="recipient@example.com" \
  --subject="With files" \
  --body="See attached" \
  --attachment="/path/to/file.pdf,/path/to/other.docx"

# Send HTML with inline images
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts send \
  --to="recipient@example.com" \
  --subject="Newsletter" \
  --body="Plain text version" \
  --html="<h1>Hello</h1><img src='cid:logo'>" \
  --inline="/path/to/logo.png:logo"

# Labels
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts labels
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts label <id> --add="IMPORTANT"

# Download as EML
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts download <message-id>

# Send markdown as styled HTML email (Focus.AI branding)
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts send-md \
  --to="recipient@example.com" \
  --file="/path/to/report.md" \
  --style=client  # or "labs" for Focus.AI Labs style

# Subject defaults to first H1 in markdown, or specify explicitly:
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts send-md \
  --to="recipient@example.com" \
  --file="report.md" \
  --style=labs \
  --subject="Weekly Report"

# Create as draft instead of sending:
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts send-md \
  --to="recipient@example.com" \
  --file="report.md" \
  --draft

# Create a draft email (plain text or HTML)
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts draft \
  --to="recipient@example.com" \
  --subject="Draft Subject" \
  --body="Draft content"

# Create HTML draft with attachments
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts draft \
  --to="recipient@example.com" \
  --subject="Draft with files" \
  --body="Plain text fallback" \
  --html="<h1>Hello</h1>" \
  --attachment="/path/to/file.pdf"

Styled Email Templates

The send-md command converts markdown to beautifully styled HTML emails using Focus.AI brand guidelines:

• client (default): Professional style with teal accents, subtle borders, rounded corners
• labs: Bold experimental style with black borders, box shadows, uppercase headers

Supports: headings, bold/italic, links, code blocks, tables, lists, blockquotes, horizontal rules.

Calendar Commands

# List calendars
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts calendars

# List upcoming events
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts events
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts events --max=20

# Get event details
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts event <event-id>

# Create event
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts create \
  --summary="Meeting" \
  --start="2026-01-15T10:00:00" \
  --end="2026-01-15T11:00:00" \
  --location="Conference Room" \
  --description="Discuss project"

# Delete event
npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts delete <event-id>

Search Operators (Gmail)

Output

All commands return JSON with success and data fields.

Check Auth

npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts check

Help

npx tsx ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/gmail/scripts/gmail.ts --help