GWS Workflow Rapid

Rapid access to cross-service Google Workspace workflows including standup reports, meeting prep, email-to-task conversion, weekly digests, and file announcements.

When to Use This Command

Run this command when you need to execute productivity workflows that span multiple Google Workspace services in a single operation.

• You want to generate a standup report combining today's calendar events and open tasks
• You need to prepare for your next meeting with agenda, attendees, and linked documents
• You want to convert a Gmail message into a Google Tasks entry
• You need a weekly digest summarizing meetings and unread email counts

Use it also when:

• You want to announce a Drive file in a Google Chat space
• You need to quickly discover what cross-service workflows are available

Quick Start

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# .claude/commands/gws-workflow-rapid.md
name: gws-workflow-rapid
description: Rapid cross-service GWS workflows
arguments:
  workflow: The workflow command to execute

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# Generate a standup report
claude gws-workflow-rapid "+standup-report --format table"

Expected output:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Today's Standup - March 15, 2026           │
├─────────────┬──────────────────────────────┤
│ 09:00-09:30 │ Team Standup                 │
│ 11:00-12:00 │ Sprint Review                │
│ 14:00-14:30 │ 1:1 with Manager             │
├─────────────┴──────────────────────────────┤
│ Open Tasks:                                │
│  - Review PR #42 (due today)               │
│  - Deploy staging build                    │
│  - Update documentation                    │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Core Concepts

Concept	Description
Workflow	A multi-service operation combining Calendar, Tasks, Gmail, etc.
Standup Report	Today's meetings + open tasks in a single view
Meeting Prep	Next meeting details with attendees and linked documents
Email-to-Task	Convert a Gmail message into a Google Tasks entry
Weekly Digest	Weekly summary of meetings and unread email counts

Available Workflows:
  +standup-report  ──> Calendar + Tasks
  +meeting-prep    ──> Calendar + Drive
  +email-to-task   ──> Gmail + Tasks
  +weekly-digest   ──> Calendar + Gmail
  +file-announce   ──> Drive + Chat

Configuration

Parameter	Default	Description
workflow	required	The workflow helper command (e.g., +standup-report)
format	json	Output format: json, table, yaml, csv
calendar	primary	Calendar ID for calendar-based workflows
message-id	none	Gmail message ID for email-to-task workflow
dry-run	false	Preview workflow output without write operations

Best Practices

1. Use table format for daily workflows -- Standup reports and meeting prep are more readable in table format. Use --format table for interactive use.

2. Run standup-report at the start of each day -- Make this part of your morning routine to get a consolidated view of today's commitments and outstanding tasks.

3. Chain workflows in automation scripts -- Combine multiple workflows sequentially: standup report, then meeting prep for the next event, then weekly digest on Fridays.

4. All workflows are read-only by default -- Except for +email-to-task and +file-announce, workflows only read data. No confirmation needed for read-only operations.

5. Specify calendar ID for non-primary calendars -- If you use separate calendars for work and personal events, pass --calendar Work to target the correct calendar.

Common Issues

1. Empty standup report -- If no calendar events exist for today and no tasks are in the default task list, the report will be empty. Verify data exists in Calendar and Tasks.

2. Meeting prep shows wrong event -- The command shows the next upcoming event. If a past event has not ended according to Calendar, it may be returned instead.

3. File announce requires Chat space access -- The +file-announce workflow posts to Google Chat, requiring Chat API access and membership in the target space.