recipe-label-and-archive-emails

SKILL.md

Automatically label and archive Gmail messages matching custom search criteria.

Requires the gws-gmail skill to execute Gmail API operations

Three-step workflow: search for matching emails using query syntax, apply custom labels, and remove messages from inbox

Supports flexible filtering through Gmail's query language (e.g., sender, subject, date ranges)

Designed as a recipe template for building inbox automation workflows

Label and Archive Gmail Threads

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-gmail

Apply Gmail labels to matching messages and archive them to keep your inbox clean.

Steps

Search for matching emails: gws gmail users messages list --params '{"userId": "me", "q": "from:notifications@service.com"}' --format table

Apply a label: gws gmail users messages modify --params '{"userId": "me", "id": "MESSAGE_ID"}' --json '{"addLabelIds": ["LABEL_ID"]}'

Archive (remove from inbox): gws gmail users messages modify --params '{"userId": "me", "id": "MESSAGE_ID"}' --json '{"removeLabelIds": ["INBOX"]}'