Google Workspace CLI

Post by 38 » Thu, Mar 05, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC

SamDc73 wrote: post #115

virgildotcodes wrote: post #95

God, getting this set up is frustrating. I've spent 45 minutes trying to get this to work, just following their defaults the whole way through. Multiple errors and issues along the way, now I'm on `gws auth login`, and trying to pick the oAuth scopes. I go ahead and trust their defaults and select `recommended`, only to get a warning that this is too many scopes and may error out (then why is this the recommended set…

I find https://github.com/steipete/gogcli a bit easier (but still confusing to setup) Google Workspace API(s) keys and Roles was always confusing to me at so many levels .. and they just seem to keeping topping that confusion, no one is addressing the core (honestly not sure if that is even possible at this point)

Post by Barbing » Thu, Mar 05, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC

dang wrote: post #146

tclancy wrote: post #34

Interesting post from the main contributor about this (at least I assume it’s what he’s referencing) https://justin.poehnelt.com/posts/rewrite-your-cli-for-ai-ag...

Thanks! Looks like he submitted it here, judging by the username: You need to rewrite your CLI for AI agents - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47252459 . I think that's pretty cool so I put the post in the SCP ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308 ).

Post by arthurcolle » Thu, Mar 05, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC

Post by mogili1 » Thu, Mar 05, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

Post by gck1 » Thu, Mar 05, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC

koakuma-chan wrote: post #132

brunoborges wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

NPM as a cross platform package distribution system works really well. The install script checks the OS and Arch, and pulls the right Rust binary. Then, they get upgrade mechanism out of the box too, and an uninstall mechanism. NPM has become the de facto standard for installing any software these days, because it is present on every OS.

I think there has been an influx of people vibe coding in Rust because its "fast" but otherwise they have no idea about Rust.