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Gws Slides

Name: Gws Slides
Author: googleworkspace-bot

by googleworkspace-bot · GitHub ↗ · v1.0.12 · MIT-0

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Install in OpenClaw

/install gws-slides

Description

Google Slides: Read and write presentations.

README (SKILL.md)

slides (v1)

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

gws slides \x3Cresource> \x3Cmethod> [flags]

API Resources

presentations

batchUpdate — Applies one or more updates to the presentation. Each request is validated before being applied. If any request is not valid, then the entire request will fail and nothing will be applied. Some requests have replies to give you some information about how they are applied. Other requests do not need to return information; these each return an empty reply. The order of replies matches that of the requests.
create — Creates a blank presentation using the title given in the request. If a presentationId is provided, it is used as the ID of the new presentation. Otherwise, a new ID is generated. Other fields in the request, including any provided content, are ignored. Returns the created presentation.
get — Gets the latest version of the specified presentation.
pages — Operations on the 'pages' resource

Discovering Commands

Before calling any API method, inspect it:

# Browse resources and methods
gws slides --help

# Inspect a method's required params, types, and defaults
gws schema slides.\x3Cresource>.\x3Cmethod>

Use gws schema output to build your --params and --json flags.

Usage Guidance

This skill appears to be a thin wrapper around a 'gws' CLI for Google Slides, which is reasonable — but it defers authentication to a sibling file (../gws-shared/SKILL.md) that is not included. Before installing or enabling it: 1) Ask the publisher where authentication is stored and request explicit documentation of required env vars or token files. 2) Locate and inspect the referenced ../gws-shared/SKILL.md (or any generated files) to confirm they don't expose credentials or write to broad locations. 3) Verify the provenance of the 'gws' binary you will run (official distribution, path, version). 4) If you must allow the skill to run autonomously, consider limiting it to a test account or workspace until you confirm the auth flow and file locations. If the publisher cannot provide the missing shared SKILL.md or clear auth details, treat the skill as untrusted.

Capability Analysis

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: gws-slides Version: 1.0.12 The skill bundle is a standard interface for interacting with Google Slides via the 'gws' CLI tool. The SKILL.md file provides legitimate instructions for the AI agent to manage presentations using methods like batchUpdate, create, and get, and includes helpful discovery commands using 'gws schema'. No evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, or prompt injection was found.

Capability Assessment

ℹ Purpose & Capability

Requiring the 'gws' CLI is consistent with a Google Slides CLI wrapper. However the skill does not declare any authentication credentials or primaryEnv even though the SKILL.md references an external shared auth file (../gws-shared/SKILL.md). That missing declaration is an inconsistency between purpose and the skill's declared requirements.

⚠ Instruction Scope

The runtime instructions explicitly tell the agent to read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules, or to run `gws generate-skills` to create it. Pointing the agent to read a file outside the skill directory (and potentially to generate files) is scope-creep: it could access authentication configuration or create files that change environment-level settings. The rest of the instructions (using gws to inspect schema and call slides methods) are in-scope.

✓ Install Mechanism

There is no install spec and no code files — the skill is instruction-only. This minimizes install-time risk. The only runtime dependency is the external 'gws' binary, which is reasonable for a CLI-based Slides integration.

⚠ Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables or primary credential even though it relies on authentication described in a separate shared SKILL.md. This lack of explicit credential requirements is disproportionate and unclear — the skill should declare how Google Workspace auth is provided (env vars, token files, OAuth client config, etc.).

✓ Persistence & Privilege

The skill does not request always:true and does not indicate modifying other skills or system-wide settings. The only persistence-related concern is the instruction to create or read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md, which could write or read auth/config files, but the skill itself does not claim permanent elevated privileges.

How to Use

Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
Run the install command in chat: /install gws-slides
After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /gws-slides
Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output

Version History

v1.0.12

- Metadata version updated from 0.22.4 to 0.22.5 in SKILL.md.

v1.0.11

- Updated version in SKILL.md metadata from 0.22.3 to 0.22.4.

v1.0.10

- Updated skill metadata version from 0.22.2 to 0.22.3 in SKILL.md.

v1.0.9

- Updated skill version from 0.22.1 to 0.22.2 in metadata. - No other changes to features, usage, or documentation.

v1.0.8

- Bumped skill version from 0.22.0 to 0.22.1 in metadata. - No other user-facing changes.

v1.0.7

- Bumped skill version from 0.21.2 to 0.22.0 in SKILL.md. - No other content or functional changes detected.

v1.0.6

- Updated version in metadata from 0.21.1 to 0.21.2 in SKILL.md. - No changes to features, commands, or documentation content.

v1.0.5

- Updated skill version from 0.20.1 to 0.21.1 in metadata. - No functional or usage changes; documentation update only.

v1.0.4

- Updated version metadata in SKILL.md from 0.20.0 to 0.20.1. - No changes to skill features or functionality. - Documentation only update.

v1.0.3

- Updated version in metadata from 0.19.0 to 0.20.0 in SKILL.md.

v1.0.2

- Updated version metadata format; moved version under the metadata section and changed version from 1.0.0 to 0.19.0. - Removed redundant top-level version key. - No changes to command usage or API resource documentation.

v1.0.1

- Fixed formatting in the skill metadata section for consistency. - No functionality or usage changes.

v1.0.0

Initial release of gws-slides. - Adds commands for reading and writing Google Slides presentations. - Supports creating, retrieving, and batch updating presentations. - Includes help and API schema discovery via CLI. - Requires gws tool and shared authentication setup.

Metadata

Slug gws-slides

Version 1.0.12

License MIT-0

All-time Installs 15

Active Installs 15

Total Versions 13

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gws Slides?

Google Slides: Read and write presentations. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 588 downloads so far.

How do I install Gws Slides?

Run "/install gws-slides" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.

Is Gws Slides free?

Yes, Gws Slides is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does Gws Slides support?

Gws Slides is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).

Who created Gws Slides?

It is built and maintained by googleworkspace-bot (@googleworkspace-bot); the current version is v1.0.12.

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