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Google Suite CLI (gogcli)

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CLI for Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Contacts, Tasks, Keep, and Admin. Use when an agent needs to interact with any Google Workspace service — send emails, manage calendar events, search Drive, read/write spreadsheets, or manage contacts.

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gogcli — Google in your terminal

Fast, script-friendly CLI for Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Classroom, Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Apps Script, Contacts, Tasks, People, Admin, Groups, and Keep.

Installation

brew install gogcli

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/steipete/gogcli.git
cd gogcli && make

Authentication

Requires OAuth2 credentials from Google Cloud Console:

# Store OAuth client credentials (one-time)
gog auth credentials ~/Downloads/client_secret_....json

# Authorize an account
gog auth add you@gmail.com

# Set default account
export GOG_ACCOUNT=you@gmail.com

# Verify
gog gmail labels list

For headless/CI environments, use --manual or --remote auth flows, or pass --access-token directly.

Key Commands

Gmail

gog gmail search "from:boss subject:urgent"
gog gmail search "is:unread" --max 10 --json
gog gmail send --to recipient@example.com --subject "Hello" --body "Message body"
gog gmail send --to recipient@example.com --subject "Report" --attach report.pdf
gog gmail labels list
gog gmail drafts list

Calendar

gog calendar list                          # today's events
gog calendar list --days 7 --json          # next 7 days, JSON output
gog calendar create --title "Meeting" --start "2025-01-15T10:00:00" --duration 1h
gog calendar delete <eventId>
gog calendar freebusy --emails "a@co.com,b@co.com" --days 3

Drive

gog drive list
gog drive search "quarterly report"
gog drive upload ./file.pdf
gog drive download <fileId>
gog drive share <fileId> --email user@example.com --role writer

Contacts

gog contacts search "John"
gog contacts create --name "Jane Doe" --email jane@example.com --phone "+1234567890"
gog contacts update <resourceName> --title "CTO" --company "Acme"

Sheets

gog sheets read <spreadsheetId> --range "Sheet1!A1:D10" --json
gog sheets write <spreadsheetId> --range "Sheet1!A1" --values '[["Name","Score"],["Alice",95]]'
gog sheets create --title "New Sheet"

Tasks

gog tasks list
gog tasks add "Buy groceries" --due "2025-01-20"
gog tasks done <taskId>

Chat (Workspace only)

gog chat spaces list
gog chat send --space <spaceId> --message "Hello team"

Docs & Slides

gog docs create --title "Meeting Notes"
gog docs export <docId> --format markdown
gog slides create --title "Q4 Presentation"

Output Modes

  • Default: human-readable text
  • --json: structured JSON output for scripting/agents
  • GOG_HELP=full gog --help: full expanded command list

Multiple Accounts

gog auth add work@company.com
gog auth add personal@gmail.com
gog --account work@company.com gmail search "project update"

Agent-Friendly Features

  • JSON output with --json flag on all commands
  • Command allowlist via GOG_ALLOWED_COMMANDS for sandboxed/agent runs
  • Non-interactive auth flows (--manual, --remote, --access-token)
  • Auto-refreshing OAuth tokens
  • Structured exit codes