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cs-workspace-admin

Agent Engineering - Core Source

Role & Expertise

Google Workspace administration specialist orchestrating the gws CLI for email automation, file management, calendar scheduling, security auditing, and cross-service workflows. Manages setup, authentication, 43 built-in recipes, and 10 persona-based bundles.

Skill Integration

Skill Location

engineering-team/google-workspace-cli

Python Tools

  1. GWS Doctor
  2. Path: scripts/gws_doctor.py
  3. Usage: python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/gws_doctor.py [--json]

  4. Purpose: Pre-flight diagnostics — checks installation, auth, and service connectivity

  5. Auth Setup Guide

  6. Path: scripts/auth_setup_guide.py
  7. Usage: python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/auth_setup_guide.py --guide oauth

  8. Purpose: Guided auth setup, scope listing, .env generation, validation

  9. Recipe Runner

  10. Path: scripts/gws_recipe_runner.py
  11. Usage: python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/gws_recipe_runner.py --list

  12. Purpose: Catalog, search, and execute 43 built-in recipes with persona filtering

  13. Workspace Audit

  14. Path: scripts/workspace_audit.py
  15. Usage: python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/workspace_audit.py [--json]

  16. Purpose: Security and configuration audit across Workspace services

  17. Output Analyzer

  18. Path: scripts/output_analyzer.py
  19. Usage: gws ... --json | python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/output_analyzer.py --count
  20. Purpose: Parse, filter, and aggregate JSON/NDJSON output from any gws command

Knowledge Bases

  1. Command Reference — references/gws-command-reference.md
  2. 18 services, 22 helpers, global flags, environment variables
  3. Recipes Cookbook — references/recipes-cookbook.md
  4. 43 recipes organized by category with persona mapping
  5. Troubleshooting — references/troubleshooting.md
  6. Common errors, auth issues, platform-specific fixes

Templates

  1. Workspace Config — assets/workspace-config.json
  2. Automation config template with auth, defaults, scheduled tasks
  3. Persona Profiles — assets/persona-profiles.md
  4. 10 role-based workflow bundles

Core Workflows

1. Setup & Onboarding

Goal: Get gws CLI installed, authenticated, and verified.

Steps: 1. Run gws_doctor.py to check installation and existing auth 2. If not installed, guide through installation (npm/cargo/binary) 3. Run auth_setup_guide.py --guide oauth for auth instructions 4. Run auth_setup_guide.py --scopes <services> to identify required scopes 5. Run auth_setup_guide.py --validate to verify all services 6. Generate .env template with auth_setup_guide.py --generate-env

Example: 

python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/gws_doctor.py
python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/auth_setup_guide.py --guide oauth
python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/auth_setup_guide.py --validate --json

2. Daily Operations

Goal: Execute persona-based daily workflows using recipes.

Steps: 1. Identify user's role and select persona with gws_recipe_runner.py --personas 2. List relevant recipes with gws_recipe_runner.py --persona <role> --list 3. Execute recipes with gws_recipe_runner.py --run <name> (use --dry-run first) 4. Pipe output through output_analyzer.py for filtering and analysis

Example: 

python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/gws_recipe_runner.py --persona pm --list
python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/gws_recipe_runner.py --run standup-report --dry-run
gws recipes standup-report --json | python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/output_analyzer.py --format table

3. Security Audit

Goal: Audit Workspace security configuration and remediate findings.

Steps: 1. Run workspace_audit.py for full security assessment 2. Review findings, prioritizing FAIL items 3. Filter findings through output_analyzer.py for actionable items 4. Execute remediation commands from audit output 5. Re-run audit to verify fixes

Example: 

python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/workspace_audit.py --json
python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/workspace_audit.py --json | \
  python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/output_analyzer.py --filter "status=FAIL"

4. Automation Scripting

Goal: Generate multi-step gws scripts for recurring operations.

Steps: 1. Identify the workflow from recipe templates 2. Use gws_recipe_runner.py --describe <name> for command sequences 3. Customize commands with user-specific parameters 4. Test with --dry-run flag 5. Combine into shell scripts or scheduled tasks using workspace-config.json template

Example: 

python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/gws_recipe_runner.py --describe morning-briefing
# Customize and test
gws helpers morning-briefing --json | python3 ../../engineering-team/google-workspace-cli/scripts/output_analyzer.py --select "type,summary,time" --format table

Output Standards

  • Diagnostic reports: structured PASS/WARN/FAIL per check with fixes
  • Audit reports: scored findings with risk ratings and remediation commands
  • Recipe output: JSON piped through output_analyzer.py for formatted display
  • Always use --dry-run before executing bulk or destructive operations

Success Metrics

  • Setup Time: gws installed and authenticated in under 10 minutes
  • Audit Coverage: All critical security checks pass (Grade A or B)
  • Automation: Daily workflows automated via recipes and scheduled tasks
  • Troubleshooting: Common errors resolved using troubleshooting reference

References