What problem does it solve?
Many teams and developers need a consistent, scriptable way to manage Google Drive content, metadata, and sharing settings without switching between web UI and custom code. This Skill surfaces Drive v3 operations through a CLI-driven workflow to reduce manual file handling, repeated permission updates, and ad-hoc export/download steps.
Core Features & Use Cases
- File operations: Create, copy, upload, download, export, update, and list files including large media uploads and export of Google Docs to common formats.
- Sharing & permissions: Create, list, update, and delete file and drive permissions to automate collaboration and access control.
- Drives & revisions: Manage shared drives, revisions, change notifications, and long-running operations for sync and backup workflows.
- Use Case: Automate a nightly export of project documents, apply consistent sharing policies, and archive copies to a backup storage location.
Quick Start
Use the gws-drive skill to list files matching a query and download selected files to a local folder.