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krausefx/gogcli

Analysis updated 2026-07-05 · repo last pushed 2026-01-27

2Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5MaintainedSetup · moderate

TLDR

A command-line tool that lets you manage Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Sheets, and Contacts from your terminal using simple text commands, with built-in safety features for automation.

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    What it does
      Search emails
      Manage calendar
      Download files
      Edit spreadsheets
    How it works
      Browser auth
      Secure token storage
      Table or JSON output
    Use cases
      Manage multiple accounts
      Automate team tasks
      Safe for AI agents
    Security
      Least-privilege access
      Read-only permissions
      Limit specific services
    Audience
      Developers
      IT admins
      Startup founders
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Search emails and manage calendar events across multiple Google accounts from the terminal.

USE CASE 2

Automate creating team calendar events or downloading files from Google Drive.

USE CASE 3

Let an AI agent safely interact with your Google data by restricting which commands it can run.

USE CASE 4

Pipe Google data as JSON into other scripts or automations.

What is it built with?

CLIGoogle APIs

How does it compare?

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Stars222
LanguagePythonPython
Last pushed2026-01-27
MaintenanceMaintained
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatehard
Complexity2/52/54/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires authenticating through a browser and granting Google API permissions.

The explanation does not specify a license, so the permissions for using this tool are unknown.

In plain English

gogcli lets you control your entire Google life from the terminal. Instead of clicking around Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Contacts, Sheets, and a dozen other Google apps, you type short text commands to search emails, create calendar events, download files, or manage spreadsheets. At a high level, the tool talks directly to Google's APIs on your behalf. You authenticate once through a browser, and it securely stores your login token so you never have to sign in again. From there, you run simple commands like searching recent emails or listing calendar conflicts, and it returns the results directly in your terminal. By default, it formats output as easy-to-read tables, but you can ask it for raw JSON if you want to pipe that data into other scripts or automations. This tool is built for developers, system administrators, or anyone managing multiple Google accounts who prefers the keyboard over a mouse. For example, a startup founder juggling a personal Gmail and a company Workspace account could quickly search across both, or an IT admin could automate creating calendar events for the whole team. It also includes features specifically for AI agents, allowing you to restrict which commands an automated script can run, making it safe to let software handle your Google data. A notable design choice is its focus on least-privilege access. When you connect an account, you can tell the tool to only ask for read-only permissions, or limit its access to specific services like just Calendar and Drive. This means you aren't handing over full control of your entire Google account just to run a simple script.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Using gogcli, write a bash script that searches my Gmail for the latest 10 emails from a specific sender and outputs the results as JSON.
Prompt 2
Help me set up gogcli with read-only access to Google Calendar and Drive, then list all my upcoming calendar events for the next week in a table.
Prompt 3
How can I use gogcli to allow an AI agent to only search my emails without giving it permission to send or delete anything?

Frequently asked questions

What is gogcli?

A command-line tool that lets you manage Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Sheets, and Contacts from your terminal using simple text commands, with built-in safety features for automation.

Is gogcli actively maintained?

Maintained — commit in last 6 months (last push 2026-01-27).

What license does gogcli use?

The explanation does not specify a license, so the permissions for using this tool are unknown.

How hard is gogcli to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is gogcli for?

Mainly developer.

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