Calendar Automation

by claude-office-skills9c4c7d5cd281MIT499 starsListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026Repository updated 8 months ago

Google Calendar and Outlook automation - scheduling optimization, meeting workflows, time blocking, and Slack/Sheets integration

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AI-generated overview

Automates Google Calendar and Outlook scheduling, time blocking, meeting prep, digests and calendar analytics.

What it does
Provides instruction-only workflows for calendar automation: daily digests posted to Slack, meeting preparation documents, smart time blocking, Calendly booking handling, and weekly calendar analytics reports. It defines YAML-style workflow steps, message templates, and time-blocking schedules, and can log metrics to Google Sheets. It relies on a Google Workspace MCP server for calendar and Slack actions.
When to use it
Use when you want to set up recurring calendar routines such as morning schedule briefings, automated meeting prep reminders, weekly focus-time blocking, or calendar time-use reports. It suits operations or personal productivity workflows that connect calendars with Slack, Sheets, or CRM tools.
Requirements
Requires a Google Workspace MCP server with calendar and Slack tools (calendar_create_event, calendar_list_events, calendar_update, slack_notify), plus access to Google Calendar, Slack, and optionally Google Sheets, Outlook, Calendly, HubSpot, and enrichment services. Ships no scripts; instructions only.

Calendar Automation

Automate Google Calendar and Outlook workflows for meeting management, time blocking, daily digests, and cross-platform synchronization. Based on n8n workflow templates.

Overview

This skill covers:

  • Meeting scheduling automation
  • Time blocking strategies
  • Daily calendar digests to Slack
  • Meeting prep reminders
  • Calendar analytics

Core Workflows

1. Daily Calendar Digest to Slack

yaml
workflow: "Morning Calendar Briefing"
schedule: "6:00 AM daily"
steps:  1. get_today_events:      calendar: primary      time_min: today_start      time_max: today_end        2. categorize_events:      categories:        meetings: has_attendees == true        focus_time: title contains "Focus" OR "Deep Work"        one_on_ones: title contains "1:1" OR "1-on-1"        interviews: title contains "Interview"          3. calculate_stats:      total_meetings: count(meetings)      total_hours: sum(duration)      free_time: 8 - total_hours      back_to_back: count(gap < 15min)        4. format_message:      template: |        ☀️ *Good morning! Here's your day:*                📅 *{date}*                *Schedule Overview:*        • {total_meetings} meetings ({total_hours}h)        • {free_time}h of free time        • {back_to_back} back-to-back slots ⚠️                *Today's Events:*        {event_list}                💡 *Tip:* {daily_tip}          5. send_to_slack:      channel: "#daily-schedule" or DM        6. log_to_sheets:      spreadsheet: "Calendar Analytics"      data: [date, meetings, hours, categories]

Event List Format:

• 9:00 AM - Team Standup (15m) 📞 Zoom• 10:00 AM - 1:1 with Sarah (30m) 👥• 11:00 AM - Focus Time (2h) 🧠• 2:00 PM - Client Call (1h) 🤝 Google Meet• 4:00 PM - Interview - PM Role (45m) 🎯

2. Meeting Prep Automation

yaml
workflow: "Meeting Preparation"
trigger:  type: calendar_event  time: 1_hour_before_meeting  filter: has_attendees AND duration >= 30min
steps:  1. get_meeting_details:      extract: [title, attendees, description, meeting_link]        2. research_attendees:      for_each: attendee      actions:        - linkedin_lookup: get_title_company        - crm_lookup: get_past_interactions        - email_search: recent_threads          3. generate_prep_doc:      template: |        # Meeting Prep: {title}                **Time:** {start_time}        **Duration:** {duration}        **Link:** {meeting_link}                ## Attendees        {attendee_profiles}                ## Context        - Last interaction: {last_meeting_date}        - Open items: {open_tasks}        - Recent emails: {email_summary}                ## Suggested Agenda        {ai_suggested_agenda}                ## Talking Points        {ai_talking_points}          4. send_reminder:      slack_dm:        message: |          ⏰ Meeting in 1 hour: *{title}*                    📋 [Prep Doc]({prep_doc_link})          🔗 [Join Meeting]({meeting_link})                    Quick context: {one_line_summary}

3. Smart Time Blocking

yaml
workflow: "Auto Time Blocking"
schedule: "Sunday 8pm" # Plan for next week
steps:  1. analyze_calendar:      range: next_7_days      identify:        - existing_meetings        - recurring_meetings        - available_slots          2. get_priorities:      source: [todoist, asana, notion]      filter: due_this_week AND high_priority        3. allocate_focus_time:      rules:        - morning_block: 9-11am (deep work)        - afternoon_block: 2-4pm (collaborative)        - minimum_gap: 15min between meetings        - max_meetings_per_day: 5          4. create_blocks:      types:        deep_work:          duration: 2h          frequency: daily          preferred_time: 9-11am          color: blue                  admin_time:          duration: 1h          frequency: daily          preferred_time: 4-5pm          color: gray                  buffer:          duration: 15min          after: external_meetings          color: yellow            5. notify:      slack: "✅ Weekly time blocks created. {x} hours of focus time protected."

4. Calendly → Calendar + CRM

yaml
workflow: "Calendly Booking Handler"
trigger:  type: calendly  event: booking_created
steps:  1. get_booking_details:      extract: [invitee, event_type, scheduled_time, answers]        2. enrich_contact:      clearbit: lookup_by_email      linkedin: get_profile        3. create_calendar_event:      google_calendar:        title: "{event_type} with {invitee_name}"        time: scheduled_time        description: |          **Booked via Calendly**                    Name: {invitee_name}          Email: {invitee_email}          Company: {company}                    **Pre-meeting questions:**          {calendly_answers}        attendees: [invitee_email, owner_email]        reminders: [1_day, 1_hour, 15_min]          4. update_crm:      hubspot:        create_or_update_contact:          email: invitee_email          properties:            last_meeting_booked: scheduled_time            meeting_type: event_type        create_engagement:          type: MEETING          timestamp: scheduled_time            5. send_confirmation:      email:        to: invitee_email        template: meeting_confirmation        include: [calendar_invite, prep_questions]          6. notify_slack:      channel: "#meetings"      message: "📅 New booking: {event_type} with {invitee_name} on {date}"

5. Calendar Analytics

yaml
analytics_workflow:  name: "Weekly Calendar Report"  schedule: "Friday 5pm"    metrics:    time_distribution:      - meetings_total_hours      - focus_time_hours      - admin_time_hours      - 1on1_time_hours          meeting_quality:      - avg_meeting_length      - back_to_back_count      - meetings_with_agenda      - external_vs_internal          productivity:      - longest_focus_block      - fragmentation_score      - after_hours_meetings        output:    format: markdown    destinations: [slack, google_sheets]      report_template: |    # 📊 Weekly Calendar Analytics        ## Time Distribution    | Category | Hours | % of Week |    |----------|-------|-----------|    | Meetings | {meetings_hours} | {meetings_pct}% |    | Focus Time | {focus_hours} | {focus_pct}% |    | Admin | {admin_hours} | {admin_pct}% |    | Available | {available_hours} | {available_pct}% |        ## Meeting Insights    - Total meetings: {total_meetings}    - Average length: {avg_length} min    - Back-to-back: {b2b_count} ({b2b_pct}%)    - With agenda: {agenda_pct}%        ## Productivity Score    🎯 **{productivity_score}/100**        - Longest focus block: {longest_focus}    - Meeting fragmentation: {fragmentation}    - After-hours: {after_hours_count}        ## Recommendations    {ai_recommendations}

Time Blocking Templates

Maker Schedule (Individual Contributor)

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐│ 9:00 - 11:00  │ Deep Work Block 1  │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 11:00 - 11:30 │ Email/Slack        │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 11:30 - 12:30 │ Meetings Window    │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 12:30 - 1:30  │ Lunch              │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 1:30 - 3:30   │ Deep Work Block 2  │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 3:30 - 4:00   │ Buffer/Admin       │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 4:00 - 5:00   │ Meetings Window    │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 5:00 - 5:30   │ Daily Wrap-up      │└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Manager Schedule

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐│ 8:00 - 8:30   │ Daily Planning     │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 8:30 - 9:00   │ Team Standup       │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 9:00 - 12:00  │ 1:1s / Meetings    │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 12:00 - 1:00  │ Lunch              │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 1:00 - 2:00   │ Focus Time         │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 2:00 - 5:00   │ Meetings           │├─────────────────────────────────────┤│ 5:00 - 5:30   │ Email/Wrap-up      │└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Output Example

Request: "Set up daily calendar digest for my Slack"

Output:

markdown
# Daily Calendar Digest Setup
## Workflow Configuration
```yamlname: "Morning Calendar Briefing"schedule: "6:00 AM weekdays"timezone: "Asia/Shanghai"
trigger:  type: cron  expression: "0 6 * * 1-5"
actions:  1. fetch_events:      calendar: primary      date: today        2. send_slack:      channel: "@you" # or #your-channel

Sample Output

☀️ Good morning! Here's your Thursday:
📅 January 30, 2026
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
📊 Overview:• 5 meetings (4.5h)• 3.5h free time• 1 back-to-back warning ⚠️
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🗓️ Schedule:
9:00 AM │ Team Standup (15m)        │ 📞 Google Meet        │10:00 AM │ 1:1 with Sarah (30m)         │ 👥 Conference Room B         │11:00 AM │ 🧠 Focus Time (2h)         │ 1:00 PM │ Lunch        │2:00 PM │ Client Call - Acme (1h)        │ 🤝 Zoom (link attached)        │3:30 PM │ Product Review (1h)        │ 📋 Agenda attached        │5:00 PM │ ✅ Day ends
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
💡 Tip: You have 2h of focus time - tackle your highest priority task!

n8n Setup Instructions

  1. Create new workflow
  2. Add Schedule Trigger node (6am weekdays)
  3. Add Google Calendar node (Get Events)
  4. Add Code node (format message)
  5. Add Slack node (send message)
  6. Activate workflow

Would you like me to generate the full n8n workflow JSON?


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*Calendar Automation Skill - Part of Claude Office Skills*

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