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recipe-bulk-download-folder▌

googleworkspace/cli · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-bulk-download-folder
summary

Bulk download all files from a Google Drive folder with automatic format conversion.

  • ›Requires the gws-drive skill and gws binary to execute
  • ›Lists folder contents by querying parent folder ID, then downloads each file individually
  • ›Supports exporting Google Docs and Sheets as PDF or other formats during download
  • ›Workflow: query folder, iterate through results, download or export each file to local storage
skill.md

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