gmail +send

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

Send an email

Usage

gws gmail +send --to <EMAILS> --subject <SUBJECT> --body <TEXT>

Flags

| Flag | Required | Default | Description | |------|----------|---------|-------------| | --to | ✓ | — | Recipient email address(es), comma-separated | | --subject | ✓ | — | Email subject | | --body | ✓ | — | Email body (plain text, or HTML with --html) | | --from | — | — | Sender address (for send-as/alias; omit to use account default) | | --attach | — | — | Attach a file (can be specified multiple times) | | --cc | — | — | CC email address(es), comma-separated | | --bcc | — | — | BCC email address(es), comma-separated | | --html | — | — | Treat --body as HTML content (default is plain text) | | --dry-run | — | — | Show the request that would be sent without executing it | | --draft | — | — | Save as draft instead of sending |

Examples

gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi Alice!'
gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi!' --cc bob@example.com
gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body '<b>Bold</b> text' --html
gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi!' --from alias@example.com
gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Report' --body 'See attached' -a report.pdf
gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Files' --body 'Two files' -a a.pdf -a b.csv
gws gmail +send --to alice@example.com --subject 'Hello' --body 'Hi!' --draft

Tips

• Handles RFC 5322 formatting, MIME encoding, and base64 automatically.
• Use --from to send from a configured send-as alias instead of your primary address.
• Use -a/--attach to add file attachments. Can be specified multiple times. Total size limit: 25MB.
• With --html, use fragment tags (, , , , etc.) — no / wrapper needed.
• Use --draft to save the message as a draft instead of sending it immediately.

[!CAUTION] This is a write command — confirm with the user before executing.

See Also

• gws-shared — Global flags and auth
• gws-gmail — All send, read, and manage email commands