Cli recipe-create-vacation-responder

Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/recipe-create-vacation-responder" ~/.claude/skills/googleworkspace-cli-recipe-create-vacation-responder && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/recipe-create-vacation-responder/SKILL.md
source content

Set Up a Gmail Vacation Responder

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe:

gws-gmail

Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.

Steps

  1. Enable vacation responder:
    gws gmail users settings updateVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}' --json '{"enableAutoReply": true, "responseSubject": "Out of Office", "responseBodyPlainText": "I am out of the office until Jan 20. For urgent matters, contact backup@company.com.", "restrictToContacts": false, "restrictToDomain": false}'
  2. Verify settings:
    gws gmail users settings getVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}'
  3. Disable when back:
    gws gmail users settings updateVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}' --json '{"enableAutoReply": false}'