gws-gmail-watch

The `gws-gmail-watch` skill enables users to monitor incoming Gmail messages in real-time and stream them as NDJSON. This functionality addresses the challenge of efficiently tracking new emails without repeatedly polling the Gmail API manually, providing an automated solution for continuous email monitoring. By integrating with Google Cloud Pub/Sub, it allows for scalable and reliable message delivery, ensuring that email events can be captured and processed as they occur. Users can leverage this to build downstream workflows, notifications, or data pipelines that depend on timely email data.

Key features of the `gws-gmail-watch` skill include the ability to filter emails by Gmail label IDs, control the number of messages pulled per batch, set polling intervals, and select the format of the Gmail messages (full, metadata, minimal, raw). It supports both continuous watching and one-time pulls, giving flexibility for different use cases. Additionally, it provides options to manage Pub/Sub resources automatically, including cleanup on exit and writing individual messages to JSON files. These capabilities make it suitable for both simple monitoring tasks and more complex integrations with other systems.

The skill is ideal for developers, IT professionals, and productivity-focused users who need to automate email monitoring and processing. Typical use cases include triggering workflows based on incoming emails, integrating Gmail events into dashboards or logging systems, and automating notifications for specific types of messages. By providing structured and filtered email streams, `gws-gmail-watch` empowers users to build efficient and reliable email-driven automation without handling the low-level details of API polling and Pub/Sub management.