recipe-share-folder-with-team

SKILL.md

Batch-share Google Drive folders with multiple collaborators at specified permission levels.

Requires the gws-drive skill to execute folder sharing and permission management operations

Supports role-based access control: assign editor (writer) or viewer (reader) permissions to individual collaborators

Includes folder discovery by name and permission verification steps to confirm successful sharing

Designed as a multi-step recipe for programmatic team collaboration workflows

Share a Google Drive Folder with a Team

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

Share a Google Drive folder and all its contents with a list of collaborators.

Steps

Find the folder: gws drive files list --params '{"q": "name = '\''Project X'\'' and mimeType = '\''application/vnd.google-apps.folder'\''"}'

Share as editor: gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --json '{"role": "writer", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "colleague@company.com"}'

Share as viewer: gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --json '{"role": "reader", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "stakeholder@company.com"}'

Verify permissions: gws drive permissions list --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --format table