recipe-create-vacation-responder skill
Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.
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Install the recipe-create-vacation-responder skill
A skill is a folder. Copy it into your agent's skills folder and the agent loads it when the task matches its description.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli.git /tmp/cli mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills cp -r /tmp/cli/skills/recipe-create-vacation-responder ~/.claude/skills/recipe-create-vacation-responder
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In the Claude apps, zip the folder and upload it from the Skills settings. The folder on GitHub
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SKILL.md as published, without the frontmatter. Read it on GitHub
Set Up a Gmail Vacation Responder
PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-gmail
Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.
Steps
- Enable vacation responder: gws gmail users settings updateVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}' --json '{"enableAutoReply": true, "responseSubject": "Out of Office", "responseBodyPlainText": "I am out of the office until Jan 20. For urgent matters, contact backup@company.com.", "restrictToContacts": false, "restrictToDomain": false}'
- Verify settings: gws gmail users settings getVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}'
- Disable when back: gws gmail users settings updateVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}' --json '{"enableAutoReply": false}'
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