v0.5.0

googleworkspace/cliv0.5.0Mar 5, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Introduces a compact mode for the MCP tool interface to reduce context window usage when interacting with the CLI.

Key Highlights

  • Added `--tool-mode compact|full` flag to `gws mcp`
  • Compact mode reduces the number of exposed tools from 200-400 to approximately 26

New Features

  • Compact and Full tool modes for `gws mcp`

Full Release Notes

## Release Notes

### Minor Changes

- 9cf6e0e: Add `--tool-mode compact|full` flag to `gws mcp`. Compact mode exposes one tool per service plus a `gws_discover` meta-tool, reducing context window usage from 200-400 tools to ~26.

### Patch Changes

- 0a16d0b: Add `-s`/`--services` flag to `gws auth login` to filter the scope picker
  by service name (e.g. `-s drive,gmail,sheets`). Also expands the workspace
  admin scope blocklist to include `chat.admin.*` and `classroom.*` patterns.
- 5205467: fix(setup): drain stale keypresses between TUI screen transitions

## Install gws 0.5.0

### Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

```sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-installer.sh | sh
```

### Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

```sh
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-installer.ps1 | iex"
```

### Install prebuilt binaries into your npm project

```sh
npm install @googleworkspace/cli@0.5.0
```

## Download gws 0.5.0

|  File  | Platform | Checksum |
|--------|----------|----------|
| [gws-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz) | Apple Silicon macOS | [checksum](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [gws-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz) | Intel macOS | [checksum](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [gws-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz) | x64 Windows | [checksum](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [gws-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | ARM64 Linux | [checksum](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [gws-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | x64 Linux | [checksum](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [gws-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz) | ARM64 MUSL Linux | [checksum](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/releases/download/v0.5.0/gws-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz.sha256) |

## Verifying GitHub Artifact Attestations

The artifacts in this release have attestations generated with GitHub Artifact Attestations. These can be verified by using the [GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_attestation_verify):
```sh
gh attestation verify <file-path of downloaded artifact> --repo googleworkspace/cli
```

You can also download the attestation from [GitHub](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/attestations) and verify against that directly:
```sh
gh attestation verify <file-path of downloaded artifact> --bundle <file-path of downloaded attestation>
```