gws-gmail-reply-all

Reply to all recipients of a Gmail message with automatic thread handling. Replies to the original sender and all To/CC recipients; use --remove to exclude specific addresses Supports plain text and HTML body content, file attachments (multiple), and optional CC/BCC fields Includes --dry-run mode to preview the request before sending, and --from for send-as/alias accounts Requires Gmail message ID and reply body as mandatory inputs; fails if no valid recipients remain after exclusions

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

SKILL.md

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

Flag

Required

Default

Description

--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 bob@example.com

gws gmail +reply-all --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --body 'Adding Eve' --cc eve@example.com

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

  • gws-gmail — All send, read, and manage email commands
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