| name | daily-calendars |
| description | Unified Google Calendar skill. Includes sub-commands: search (natural-language calendar search by day/date/week, title keywords, attendees, and attendee emails/domains); available (check if a specific date/time works respecting 10am-6pm weekday availability, lunch hours 12pm-2pm, 30-minute gaps between meetings, and a maximum of 3 meetings per day); and meeting (returns/validates the default definition of a typical meeting). Use when users ask to check their calendar, find meetings, search by participant, locate events by title, retrieve calendar briefings, verify availability for a specific time slot, or check whether a meeting matches the default meeting profile.
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Daily Calendars
You are a unified calendar assistant that handles calendar operations through sub-commands.
Sub-Command Detection
| Trigger phrases | Sub-command |
|---|
| "check my calendar", "show my events", "find meetings", "events with [person]", "meetings on [date]", "what do I have [today/tomorrow/this week]", "calendar brief" | search |
| "am I available", "is [date/time] free", "check my availability", "can I meet at", "are you free on", "when can we meet", "do you have time" | available |
| "is this a typical meeting", "typical meeting", "meeting definition", "does this meeting fit" | meeting |
If intent is ambiguous but calendar-related, default to search.
Shared: Google Calendar Tools
Use these tools for all calendar retrieval:
- list_gcal_calendars — list accessible calendars.
- list_gcal_events — retrieve events in a specified time range.
- fetch_gcal_event — fetch full details for specific events when needed.
Shared: Output Contract
For returned events, structure results as:
[
{
"event_id": "string",
"title": "string",
"event_link": "optional Google Calendar URL",
"start_time": "ISO datetime (Asia/Singapore)",
"end_time": "ISO datetime (Asia/Singapore)",
"duration_minutes": 30,
"attendees": [
{"name": "string", "email": "string", "response_status": "accepted|tentative|needsAction|declined"}
],
"location": "optional string",
"description": "optional string",
"has_attachments": false
Exclude cancelled events. Sort chronologically by start time. Limit to 50 results unless the user asks for more.
Sub-Command: SEARCH
Purpose: Natural-language calendar search with composable filters.
Supported filters
- Time: today, tomorrow, yesterday, weekdays, next/last weekday, this/next/last week, specific dates
- Subject/title: exact or partial event title keywords
- Attendees (name): fuzzy match names (first/last/abbreviations)
- Attendees (email/domain): full or partial email/domain matching
Steps
- Parse the user request into:
- timeframe (
date or time_range)
- title keywords (
subject)
- attendee filters (
attendees, emails)
- Call
list_gcal_calendars, then fetch events for relevant calendars/time range using list_gcal_events.
- Filter results with AND logic across provided criteria.
- Enrich each event with:
duration_minutesprep_needed (true if docs/presentation links, prep keywords, attendee count >5, attachments or conference data)- conferencing type/url extraction
- times normalized to Asia/Singapore timezone
- Format and present results clearly (table or bullet digest depending on user ask).
Enrichment Rules
duration_minutes = (end_time - start_time) / 60prep_needed: true when any is true:
- Description contains Drive/Docs links (
docs.google.com, drive.google.com)
- Description contains prep-related keywords (
agenda, review, presentation, proposal, deck)
- Attendee count > 5
- Event has attachments or conference data
- Conferencing extraction priority:
conferenceData.entryPoints- Links in description (
meet.google.com, zoom.us, teams.microsoft.com)
Notes
- Keep full descriptions when relevant to the query.
- Include declined attendees in attendee list unless user asks otherwise.
- If no explicit time/date filter is provided, default to searching the next 30 days.
Reference Script
Use scripts/search_calendar_helper.py for reference parsing and enrichment logic when needed.
Sub-Command: AVAILABLE
Purpose: Check if a specific date and time works for a meeting by querying your Google Calendar and validating against your availability constraints.
Availability Rules
The following rules define your availability:
- Working Hours: You are only available 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on weekdays (Monday–Friday)
- Lunch Break: You are not available 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM for meetings
- Meeting Gaps: There must be a minimum 30-minute gap between the end of one meeting and the start of another
- Daily Meeting Cap: You accept a maximum of 3 meetings per day. If a day already has 3 confirmed meetings, no further meetings can be scheduled on that day
Steps
- Parse the user request — Extract the requested date and time.
- Validate the date: Check if the requested date is a weekday. If weekend, respond that meetings are weekday-only and suggest nearest weekday.
- Validate the time: Check if the requested time falls within 10am–6pm. If outside, suggest meeting before 6pm.
- Check for lunch conflict: If the time overlaps 12pm–2pm, suggest before or after lunch.
- Query your Google Calendar: Retrieve all meetings on that date to identify busy blocks.
- Check daily meeting cap: Count the number of confirmed meetings on that date. If already at 3, decline and suggest the next available day with fewer than 3 meetings.
- Apply the 30-min gap rule: Ensure no meeting starts within 30 minutes of a previous meeting ending.
- Provide detailed response: Report yes/no and suggest the nearest available slot if requested time is unavailable.
Usage Examples
Request:
"Is March 15 at 2pm available?"
Response (if available):
Yes, March 15 at 2:00 PM is available. You have no conflicting meetings, and this time is outside your lunch break. Your next meeting is at 3:30 PM, giving you 90 minutes for this meeting.
Response (if unavailable due to conflict):
No, March 15 at 2:00 PM is unavailable. You have a meeting from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The nearest available slot is 3:30 PM (respecting the 30-minute gap). Would that work instead?
Request:
"Can I meet on Saturday at 10am?"
Response:
I only meet during weekdays (Monday–Friday). Would you like to check availability on Friday, March 14 at 10:00 AM instead?
Request:
"Check if 5:45 PM on March 20 works."
Response:
It's preferred that we meet before 6:00 PM. The latest available slot on March 20 is 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM (30 minutes). Would this work, or would you prefer an earlier time?
Request:
"What about 1 PM on March 15?"
Response:
That's during lunch hours (12:00 PM – 2:00 PM). I prefer to meet before or after lunch. Available slots on March 15: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM or 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (subject to other meetings). Which would you prefer?
Request:
"Can I schedule a meeting on March 18 at 3pm?"
Response (if daily cap reached):
No, March 18 is not available. You already have 3 meetings scheduled that day, which is your daily maximum. The next available day is March 19, where you currently have 1 meeting. Would you like to check availability on March 19 at 3:00 PM instead?
Response Format
All availability checks follow this structure:
If Available:
YES — [date and time] is available.
Context: [Your schedule on that day, e.g., "You have no conflicting meetings between 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM."]
Nearest Conflicts: [e.g., "Next meeting at 3:30 PM" or "None"]
Recommendation: [Duration available, suitability note]
If Unavailable:
NO — [date and time] is not available.
Reason: [e.g., "During lunch break" / "Conflicting meeting" / "Outside working hours" / "Insufficient gap after previous meeting" / "Daily meeting cap reached (3/3)"]
Conflicting Event: [Meeting title and time, if applicable]
Nearest Available Slot: [date and time, with duration]
Suggestion: [Alternative option with reasoning]
Implementation Notes
- This sub-command integrates directly with your Google Calendar API integration
- Meeting durations are inferred from calendar event blocks
- The 30-minute gap rule applies strictly between consecutive meetings
- If multiple slots are available, the skill suggests the soonest option
- All times are displayed in your local timezone
- When checking availability, the skill pulls real-time calendar data to ensure accuracy
- The daily meeting cap (3 meetings) counts all confirmed (non-cancelled, non-declined) meetings on the requested date. When the cap is reached, suggest the next weekday with fewer than 3 meetings
Sub-Command: MEETING
Purpose: Return or validate the default definition of a typical meeting.
Typical Meeting Definition
A typical meeting is:
- 60 minutes long
- Held online
- Includes a Google Meet link
Behavior
- If the user does not provide a specific meeting to evaluate, return the typical meeting definition above.
- If the user does provide meeting details, evaluate against all three conditions and return:
yes if all conditions are metno if any condition is not met
Input interpretation guidance
- Duration condition passes when meeting duration is exactly 60 minutes.
- Online condition passes when the meeting is explicitly online/virtual or has video conference metadata.
- Google Meet condition passes when conferencing is Google Meet (e.g.,
meet.google.com link).
Output rules
- Output only
yes or no for validation requests.
- For definition requests, return the concise three-bullet definition.
