# Recipe Email Drive Link

> Shares a Google Drive file with a recipient and emails them the link with a custom message.

- Skill: `vikingokft/recipe-email-drive-link` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add vikingokft/recipe-email-drive-link`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vikingokft/recipe-email-drive-link/raw
- Safety review: CAUTION (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity, Integrations & APIs, Email & Calendar, SaaS Connectors
- Tags: Email, File Sharing, Gmail, Google Drive
- Author: vikingokft (https://skillmd.com/u/vikingokft)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vikingokft/recipe-email-drive-link

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# Email a Google Drive File Link

> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-drive`, `gws-gmail`

Share a Google Drive file and email the link with a message to recipients.

## Steps

1. Find the file: `gws drive files list --params '{"q": "name = '''Quarterly Report'''"}'`
2. Share the file: `gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FILE_ID"}' --json '{"role": "reader", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "client@example.com"}'`
3. Email the link: `gws gmail +send --to client@example.com --subject 'Quarterly Report' --body 'Hi, please find the report here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/FILE_ID'`