Skills Productivity Gmail Message Forwarding

Gmail Message Forwarding

v20260401
gws-gmail-forward
CLI helper that forwards a Gmail message to new recipients while preserving the original thread, attachments, and formatting; supports notes, HTML content, CC/BCC, attachment overrides, dry-run inspections, and draft saving for streamlined workflow automation.
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Overview

gmail +forward

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

Forward a message to new recipients

Usage

gws gmail +forward --message-id <ID> --to <EMAILS>

Flags

Flag Required Default Description
--message-id Gmail message ID to forward
--to Recipient email address(es), comma-separated
--from Sender address (for send-as/alias; omit to use account default)
--body Optional note to include above the forwarded message (plain text, or HTML with --html)
--no-original-attachments Do not include file attachments from the original message (inline images in --html mode are preserved)
--attach Attach a file (can be specified multiple times)
--cc CC email address(es), comma-separated
--bcc BCC email address(es), comma-separated
--html Treat --body as HTML content (default is plain text)
--dry-run Show the request that would be sent without executing it
--draft Save as draft instead of sending

Examples

gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --body 'FYI see below'
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --cc eve@example.com
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --body '<p>FYI</p>' --html
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com -a notes.pdf
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --no-original-attachments
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --draft

Tips

  • Includes the original message with sender, date, subject, and recipients.
  • Original attachments are included by default (matching Gmail web behavior).
  • With --html, inline images are also preserved via cid: references.
  • In plain-text mode, inline images are not included (matching Gmail web).
  • Use --no-original-attachments to forward without the original message's files.
  • Use -a/--attach to add extra file attachments. Can be specified multiple times.
  • Combined size of original and user attachments is limited to 25MB.
  • With --html, the forwarded block uses Gmail's gmail_quote CSS classes and preserves HTML formatting. Use fragment tags (

    , , , etc.) — no / wrapper needed.

  • Use --draft to save the forward as a draft instead of sending it immediately.

See Also

Info
Category Productivity
Name gws-gmail-forward
Version v20260401
Size 3.03KB
Updated At 2026-04-08