Recipe Share Folder With Team
googleworkspace/cliOfficial
A straightforward automation for bulk-sharing Google Drive folders when you're setting up project workspaces or onboarding teams. It handles the common pattern of finding a folder by name, then applying different permission levels to different collaborators in one go. The verification step at the end is clutch because Google Drive permissions can be finicky and it's easy to miss someone or set the wrong access level. Works well when you have a consistent folder structure and need to replicate sharing patterns across multiple projects, though you'll still need to manually specify each email address and their role.
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Install
$ npx -y skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-share-folder-with-team --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
Files
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
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- Repository
- github.com/googleworkspace/cli
- Category
- CLI & Terminal
