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Gmail: Reply-all to a message (handles threading automatically).

Overview

SKILL.mdRead at a3768d0

gmail +reply-all

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

Reply-all to a message (handles threading automatically)

Usage

gws gmail +reply-all --message-id <ID> --body <TEXT>

Flags

FlagRequiredDefaultDescription
--message-id✓—Gmail message ID to reply to
--body✓—Reply body (plain text, or HTML with --html)
--from——Sender address (for send-as/alias; omit to use account default)
--to——Additional To email address(es), comma-separated
--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
--remove——Exclude recipients from the outgoing reply (comma-separated emails)

Examples

gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Sounds good to me!'
gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Updated' --remove [email protected]
gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Adding Eve' --cc [email protected]
gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body '<i>Noted</i>' --html
gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Notes attached' -a notes.pdf
gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Draft reply' --draft

Tips

  • Replies to the sender and all original To/CC recipients.
  • Use --to to add extra recipients to the To field.
  • Use --cc to add new CC recipients.
  • Use --bcc for recipients who should not be visible to others.
  • Use --remove to exclude recipients from the outgoing reply, including the sender or Reply-To target.
  • The command fails if no To recipient remains after exclusions and --to additions.
  • Use -a/--attach to add file attachments. Can be specified multiple times.
  • With --html, the quoted block uses Gmail's gmail_quote CSS classes and preserves HTML formatting. Use fragment tags (, , , etc.) — no / wrapper needed.
  • With --html, inline images in the quoted message are preserved via cid: references.
  • Use --draft to save the reply as a draft instead of sending it immediately.

See Also

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Install it by hand

Deska runs this for you, for every agent you pick. To run it yourself in a terminal:

npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-gmail-reply-all

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