gws-drive-upload

Upload files to Google Drive with automatic MIME type detection and metadata. Accepts a local file path and uploads it to Google Drive, with optional parent folder targeting and custom filename override Automatically detects MIME type based on file extension; filename defaults to source filename unless specified with --name Requires Google Workspace authentication via the shared gws module; treat as a write command and confirm with users before execution

INSTALLATION
npx skills add https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli --skill gws-drive-upload
Run in your project or agent environment. Adjust flags if your CLI version differs.

SKILL.md

drive +upload

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

Upload a file with automatic metadata

Usage

gws drive +upload <file>

Flags

Flag

Required

Default

Description

<file>

Path to file to upload

--parent

Parent folder ID

--name

Target filename (defaults to source filename)

Examples

gws drive +upload ./report.pdf

gws drive +upload ./report.pdf --parent FOLDER_ID

gws drive +upload ./data.csv --name 'Sales Data.csv'

Tips

  • MIME type is detected automatically.
  • Filename is inferred from the local path unless --name is given.

[!CAUTION]

This is a write command — confirm with the user before executing.

See Also

  • gws-drive — All manage files, folders, and shared drives commands
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