Gws Events Subscribe
Google Workspace Events: Subscribe to Workspace events and stream them as NDJSON.
Specification
- Skill ID
- googleworkspace/cli/gws-events-subscribe
- Publisher
- googleworkspace
- Repository
- cli
- Installs
- 0
- Files
- 1
- Synced
- Sep 23, 2026
How to use it
Open any RiverX project, open the Skills panel in the chat, and search for this identifier. The files are fetched from the source repository at install time.
googleworkspace/cli/gws-events-subscribeInstalls these files- SKILL.md
What this skill tells the agent
events +subscribe
PREREQUISITE: Read../gws-shared/SKILL.mdfor auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, rungws generate-skillsto create it.
Subscribe to Workspace events and stream them as NDJSON
Usage
gws events +subscribeFlags
| Flag | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--target | — | — | Workspace resource URI (e.g., //chat.googleapis.com/spaces/SPACE_ID) |
--event-types | — | — | Comma-separated CloudEvents types to subscribe to |
--project | — | — | GCP project ID for Pub/Sub resources |
--subscription | — | — | Existing Pub/Sub subscription name (skip setup) |
--max-messages | — | 10 | Max messages per pull batch (default: 10) |
--poll-interval | — | 5 | Seconds between pulls (default: 5) |
--once | — | — | Pull once and exit |
--cleanup | — | — | Delete created Pub/Sub resources on exit |
--no-ack | — | — | Don't auto-acknowledge messages |
--output-dir | — | — | Write each event to a separate JSON file in this directory |
Examples
gws events +subscribe --target '//chat.googleapis.com/spaces/SPACE' --event-types 'google.workspace.chat.message.v1.created' --project my-project
gws events +subscribe --subscription projects/p/subscriptions/my-sub --once
gws events +subscribe ... --cleanup --output-dir ./eventsTips
- Without --cleanup, Pub/Sub resources persist for reconnection.
- Press Ctrl-C to stop gracefully.
[!CAUTION] This is a write command — confirm with the user before executing.
See Also
- gws-shared — Global flags and auth
- gws-events — All subscribe to google workspace events commands
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Use this skill in a project
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