
Recipe Share Folder With Team
Share a Google Drive project folder with editors and viewers using repeatable gws drive commands and verify permissions in one pass.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-share-folder-with-teamWhat is this skill?
- 4-step recipe: find folder by name query, grant writer, grant reader, list permissions table
- Uses gws drive files list with mimeType folder filter and escaped JSON query params
- Separate editor (writer) and viewer (reader) permission creates per email
- Verification step via gws drive permissions list --format table
- Requires only gws-drive utility skill plus gws binary
Adoption & trust: 15.3k installs on skills.sh; 26.9k GitHub stars; 3/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
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Journey fit
Build → integrations is the canonical shelf because the skill wires Google Drive sharing into your delivery toolchain, not ongoing monitoring or launch distribution. Drive permissions are an external-service integration step when onboarding collaborators to assets your agent or team produces.
Common Questions / FAQ
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SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Recipe Share Folder With Team
# 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 1. Find the folder: `gws drive files list --params '{"q": "name = '\''Project X'\'' and mimeType = '\''application/vnd.google-apps.folder'\''"}'` 2. Share as editor: `gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --json '{"role": "writer", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "colleague@company.com"}'` 3. Share as viewer: `gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --json '{"role": "reader", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "stakeholder@company.com"}'` 4. Verify permissions: `gws drive permissions list --params '{"fileId": "FOLDER_ID"}' --format table`