Agent skill · ma08
gws-gmail-draft
Create unsent Gmail drafts through the named work, personal, or columbia gws account alias with a portable draft-only helper. Use when the user explicitly asks to save or create an email in Gmail drafts.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
Gmail Draft Creation Create Gmail drafts through gws-gmail-draft. The helper calls only Gmail users.drafts.create; it never calls a send method. Intent Gate An explicit request such as “save this in Gmail drafts” or “create a Gmail draft” authorizes draft creation in the named mailbox. A vague request such as “draft an email” means compose text locally first. Ask before writing it into Gmail. Sending is a separate action. Never interpret draft approval as send approval, and always obtain explicit confirmation immediately before sending. Accounts work → sourya4@trymyzone.com personal → sourya4@gmail.com columbia → authenticated mailbox sk5057@columbia.edu; default visible From address sourya.kakarla@columbia.edu If the intended mailbox is unclear, ask which alias to use before creating the draft. Workflow 1. Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md and ../gws-account-switch/SKILL.md. 2. Confirm ~/.config/gws/accounts/<alias>.json exists without printing it. 3. For the columbia alias, default the visible From address to the accepted send-as identity sourya.kakarla@columbia.edu. Use sk5057@columbia.edu only when the user explicitly asks for it or the context specifically requires the primary mailbox identity. 4. Prefer a body file for long or sensitive content so it is not exposed in process arguments. 5. Run --dry-run first and review the safe summary, including the resolved From address. 6. If Gmail intent is explicit, run the same command without --dry-run. 7. Report the account alias, resolved From address, recipients, subject, and returned draft ID. State clearly that nothing was sent. Examples --to, --cc, --bcc, and --attach are repeatable. Address flags also accept comma-separated values. A draft may omit recipients when the message is intentionally incomplete. Permission Boundary Google does not provide a general draft-only OAuth scope. The required gmail.compose scope also technically permits sending. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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