How do I install the Claw skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/claw in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Claw skill do?

Google Workspace via ClawEmail — Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Forms. Use PROACTIVELY when the user asks to send email, create documents, manage files, schedule events, or work with any Google service. It is listed under Docs & Writing, Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Which AI agents work with Claw?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

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modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Claw by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Claw
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Claw — Google Workspace for AI Agents

Use claw for Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, and Forms via your @clawemail.com account.

Setup

Save your ClawEmail credentials JSON to ~/.config/clawemail/credentials.json
Set the environment variable: export CLAWEMAIL_CREDENTIALS=~/.config/clawemail/credentials.json

Get credentials at https://clawemail.com — sign up, then visit /connect/YOUR_PREFIX to authorize OAuth.

Getting an Access Token

All API calls need a Bearer token. Use the helper script to refresh and cache it:

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)

The script caches tokens for 50 minutes. Always assign to TOKEN before making API calls.

Gmail

Search emails

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages?q=newer_than:7d&maxResults=10" | python3 -m json.tool

Common query operators: from:, to:, subject:, newer_than:, older_than:, is:unread, has:attachment, label:, in:inbox.

Read a message

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/MESSAGE_ID?format=full" | python3 -m json.tool

For plain text body only, use format=minimal and decode the payload. For readable output:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/MESSAGE_ID?format=full" \
  | python3 -c "
import json,sys,base64
m=json.load(sys.stdin)
hdrs={h['name']:h['value'] for h in m['payload']['headers']}
print(f\"From: {hdrs.get('From','')}\nTo: {hdrs.get('To','')}\nSubject: {hdrs.get('Subject','')}\nDate: {hdrs.get('Date','')}\n\")
def get_body(part):
    if part.get('body',{}).get('data'):
        return base64.urlsafe_b64decode(part['body']['data']).decode('utf-8','replace')
    for p in part.get('parts',[]):
        if p['mimeType']=='text/plain': return get_body(p)
    for p in part.get('parts',[]):
        b=get_body(p)
        if b: return b
    return ''
print(get_body(m['payload']))
"

Send an email

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
python3 -c "
import base64,json
raw = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(
    b'To: recipient@example.com\r\nSubject: Hello\r\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\r\n\r\nMessage body here'
).decode()
print(json.dumps({'raw': raw}))
" | curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @- \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/send"

For HTML emails, replace Content-Type: text/plain with Content-Type: text/html and use HTML in the body.

Reply to a message

Same as send, but add In-Reply-To: and References: headers from the original message, and include threadId in the JSON body:

python3 -c "
import base64,json
raw = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(
    b'To: recipient@example.com\r\nSubject: Re: Original Subject\r\nIn-Reply-To: <original-message-id>\r\nReferences: <original-message-id>\r\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\r\n\r\nReply body'
).decode()
print(json.dumps({'raw': raw, 'threadId': 'THREAD_ID'}))
" | curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @- \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/send"

List labels

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/labels" | python3 -m json.tool

Add/remove labels

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"addLabelIds":["LABEL_ID"],"removeLabelIds":["INBOX"]}' \
  "https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/messages/MESSAGE_ID/modify"

Google Drive

List files

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files?pageSize=20&fields=files(id,name,mimeType,modifiedTime,size)&orderBy=modifiedTime desc" | python3 -m json.tool

Search files

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files?q=name+contains+'report'&fields=files(id,name,mimeType,modifiedTime)" | python3 -m json.tool

Query operators: name contains 'term', mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.document', 'FOLDER_ID' in parents, trashed=false, modifiedTime > '2025-01-01'.

Common MIME types:

Document: application/vnd.google-apps.document
Spreadsheet: application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet
Presentation: application/vnd.google-apps.presentation
Folder: application/vnd.google-apps.folder
Form: application/vnd.google-apps.form

Create a folder

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"My Folder","mimeType":"application/vnd.google-apps.folder"}' \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files?fields=id,name" | python3 -m json.tool

Upload a file

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -F "metadata={\"name\":\"report.pdf\"};type=application/json" \
  -F "file=@/path/to/report.pdf;type=application/pdf" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart&fields=id,name" | python3 -m json.tool

Download a file

For Google Docs/Sheets/Slides (export):

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/FILE_ID/export?mimeType=application/pdf" -o output.pdf

Export formats: text/plain, text/html, application/pdf, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document (docx), text/csv (sheets).

For binary files (download):

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/FILE_ID?alt=media" -o output.file

Share a file

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"role":"writer","type":"user","emailAddress":"user@example.com"}' \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/FILE_ID/permissions"

Roles: reader, commenter, writer, owner. Types: user, group, domain, anyone.

Delete a file

curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/FILE_ID"

Google Docs

Create a document

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title":"My Document"}' \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents" | python3 -m json.tool

Read a document

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID" | python3 -m json.tool

For plain text extraction:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID" \
  | python3 -c "
import json,sys
doc=json.load(sys.stdin)
text=''
for el in doc.get('body',{}).get('content',[]):
    for p in el.get('paragraph',{}).get('elements',[]):
        text+=p.get('textRun',{}).get('content','')
print(text)
"

Append text to a document

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"insertText":{"location":{"index":1},"text":"Hello, world!\n"}}]}' \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID:batchUpdate"

Replace text in a document

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"replaceAllText":{"containsText":{"text":"OLD_TEXT","matchCase":true},"replaceText":"NEW_TEXT"}}]}' \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID:batchUpdate"

Insert a heading

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"insertText":{"location":{"index":1},"text":"My Heading\n"}},{"updateParagraphStyle":{"range":{"startIndex":1,"endIndex":12},"paragraphStyle":{"namedStyleType":"HEADING_1"},"fields":"namedStyleType"}}]}' \
  "https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID:batchUpdate"

Heading styles: HEADING_1 through HEADING_6, TITLE, SUBTITLE, NORMAL_TEXT.

Google Sheets

Create a spreadsheet

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"properties":{"title":"My Spreadsheet"}}' \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets" | python3 -m json.tool

Read cells

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A1:D10" | python3 -m json.tool

Write cells

curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"values":[["Name","Age","City"],["Alice","30","NYC"],["Bob","25","LA"]]}' \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A1:C3?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED" | python3 -m json.tool

Append rows

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"values":[["Charlie","35","Chicago"]]}' \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A:C:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED&insertDataOption=INSERT_ROWS" | python3 -m json.tool

Clear a range

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID/values/Sheet1!A1:D10:clear"

Get spreadsheet metadata

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/SPREADSHEET_ID?fields=properties.title,sheets.properties" | python3 -m json.tool

Google Slides

Create a presentation

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title":"My Presentation"}' \
  "https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations" | python3 -m json.tool

Get presentation info

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations/PRESENTATION_ID" | python3 -m json.tool

Add a new slide

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"createSlide":{"slideLayoutReference":{"predefinedLayout":"TITLE_AND_BODY"}}}]}' \
  "https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations/PRESENTATION_ID:batchUpdate" | python3 -m json.tool

Layouts: BLANK, TITLE, TITLE_AND_BODY, TITLE_AND_TWO_COLUMNS, TITLE_ONLY, SECTION_HEADER, ONE_COLUMN_TEXT, MAIN_POINT, BIG_NUMBER.

Add text to a slide

First get the slide's page object IDs, then insert text into a placeholder:

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"insertText":{"objectId":"PLACEHOLDER_OBJECT_ID","text":"Hello from ClawEmail!","insertionIndex":0}}]}' \
  "https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations/PRESENTATION_ID:batchUpdate"

Add an image to a slide

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"createImage":{"url":"https://example.com/image.png","elementProperties":{"pageObjectId":"SLIDE_ID","size":{"width":{"magnitude":3000000,"unit":"EMU"},"height":{"magnitude":2000000,"unit":"EMU"}},"transform":{"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"translateX":1000000,"translateY":1500000,"unit":"EMU"}}}}]}' \
  "https://slides.googleapis.com/v1/presentations/PRESENTATION_ID:batchUpdate"

Google Calendar

List upcoming events

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events?timeMin=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)&maxResults=10&singleEvents=true&orderBy=startTime" | python3 -m json.tool

Get events in a date range

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events?timeMin=2025-03-01T00:00:00Z&timeMax=2025-03-31T23:59:59Z&singleEvents=true&orderBy=startTime" | python3 -m json.tool

Create an event

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "summary": "Team Meeting",
    "description": "Weekly standup",
    "start": {"dateTime": "2025-03-15T10:00:00-05:00", "timeZone": "America/New_York"},
    "end": {"dateTime": "2025-03-15T11:00:00-05:00", "timeZone": "America/New_York"},
    "attendees": [{"email": "colleague@example.com"}]
  }' \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events" | python3 -m json.tool

Update an event

curl -s -X PATCH -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"summary":"Updated Meeting Title","location":"Conference Room A"}' \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events/EVENT_ID" | python3 -m json.tool

Delete an event

curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events/EVENT_ID"

List calendars

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/users/me/calendarList" | python3 -m json.tool

Google Forms

Create a form

TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"info":{"title":"Feedback Form"}}' \
  "https://forms.googleapis.com/v1/forms" | python3 -m json.tool

Add questions

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"requests":[{"createItem":{"item":{"title":"How would you rate this?","questionItem":{"question":{"required":true,"scaleQuestion":{"low":1,"high":5,"lowLabel":"Poor","highLabel":"Excellent"}}}},"location":{"index":0}}}]}' \
  "https://forms.googleapis.com/v1/forms/FORM_ID:batchUpdate"

Get form responses

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://forms.googleapis.com/v1/forms/FORM_ID/responses" | python3 -m json.tool

Tips

Always refresh token first: Start every sequence with TOKEN=$(~/.openclaw/skills/claw/scripts/token.sh)
JSON output: Pipe through python3 -m json.tool for readable output, or | python3 -c "import json,sys;..." for extraction
Pagination: Most list endpoints return nextPageToken. Pass it as ?pageToken=TOKEN for the next page
Batch operations: Docs, Sheets, and Slides support batchUpdate — send multiple operations in one request
Error 401: Token expired. Re-run token.sh to refresh
Error 403: Scope not authorized. The ClawEmail OAuth includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, and Forms scopes
Rate limits: Google APIs have per-user rate limits. Add brief delays between rapid successive calls
File IDs: Google Docs/Sheets/Slides URLs contain the file ID: https://docs.google.com/document/d/FILE_ID/edit

When to Use

User asks to send, read, or search email
User wants to create or edit documents, spreadsheets, or presentations
User needs to manage files in Google Drive
User wants to schedule or check calendar events
User asks to create forms or review form responses
Any task involving Google Workspace services

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