workflow +email-to-task
SkillCommunicationLets your agent turn a Gmail message into a Google Tasks entry.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the workflow +email-to-task skill
About this capability
Google Workflow: Convert a Gmail message into a Google Tasks entry.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by googleworkspace/cli in skills/gws-workflow-email-to-task/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
PREREQUISITE: Read
../gws-shared/SKILL.mdfor auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, rungws generate-skillsto create it.
Convert a Gmail message into a Google Tasks entry
Usage
gws workflow +email-to-task --message-id <ID>
Flags
| Flag | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--message-id | ✓ | — | Gmail message ID to convert |
--tasklist | — | @default | Task list ID (default: @default) |
Examples
gws workflow +email-to-task --message-id MSG_ID
gws workflow +email-to-task --message-id MSG_ID --tasklist LIST_ID
Tips
- Reads the email subject as the task title and snippet as notes.
- Creates a new task — confirm with the user before executing.
See Also
- gws-shared — Global flags and auth
- gws-workflow — All cross-service productivity workflows commands
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 31k
- Forks
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- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
gws-workflow-email-to-task- Source
- github.com/googleworkspace/cli