Agent skill · software engineering · googleworkspace
recipe-watch-drive-changes
Subscribe to change notifications on a Google Drive file or folder.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands for managing Google Drive change notifications that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires gws installed locally. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-01. 30,245 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Watch for Drive Changes PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-events Subscribe to change notifications on a Google Drive file or folder. Steps 1. Create subscription: gws events subscriptions create --json '{"targetResource": "//drive.googleapis.com/drives/DRIVEID", "eventTypes": ["google.workspace.drive.file.v1.updated"], "notificationEndpoint": {"pubsubTopic": "projects/PROJECT/topics/TOPIC"}, "payloadOptions": {"includeResource": true}}' 2. List active subscriptions: gws events subscriptions list 3. Renew before expiry: gws events +renew --subscription SUBSCRIPTIONID
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills googleworkspace/recipe-watch-drive-changes