What problem does it solve?
This Skill removes the friction of installing, authenticating, and operating Google Chat for Google Workspace accounts so users can programmatically list spaces, send messages, reply in threads, and manage team communication without manual UI steps.
Core Features & Use Cases
- One-time installation and auth: Walks users through installing the Google Workspace CLI (gws), verifying Node.js, and setting up OAuth2 credentials or using an existing client_secret.json.
- Full Chat operations: List spaces, read messages, send messages or threaded replies, list members, and post rich card messages using the Chat API.
- Robust fallbacks and safety: Uses Playwright only for UI-only tasks like creating spaces or editing UI settings, enforces read-before-write and confirmation rules, and provides explicit error recovery steps for token and permission issues.
- Use Case: A product manager can set up the connector, authenticate a Workspace account, and then ask the assistant to post deployment notifications or pull recent discussion threads from a named team space.
Quick Start
Ask the assistant to set up Google Chat by installing gws, authenticating your Workspace account, listing your spaces, and sending a test message to a named space.
