Skill: mbright4497/gcalcli-calendar-3-0-0 (version 1.0.0)

--- name: gcalcli-calendar description: "Google Calendar via gcalcli: today-only agenda by default, bounded meaning-first lookup via agenda scans, and fast create/delete with verification--optimized for low tool calls and minimal output." metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"📅","requires":{"bins":["gcalcli"]}}} --- # gcalcli-calendar Use `gcalcli` to read/search/manage Google Calendar with minimal tool calls and minimal output. ## Rules ### CLI flag placement (critical) - Global flags (`--nocolor`, `--calendar`) go BEFORE the subcommand. - Subcommand-specific flags go AFTER the subcommand name. - Example: `gcalcli --nocolor delete --iamaexpert "query" start end` — NOT `gcalcli --nocolor --iamaexpert delete ...`. - This applies to ALL subcommand flags: `--iamaexpert` (delete), `--noprompt`/`--allday` (add), `--use-legacy-import` (import), etc. ### Output & language - Don't print CLI commands/flags/tool details unless the user explicitly asks (e.g. "show commands used", "/debug", "/commands"). - If asked for commands: print ALL executed commands in order (including retries) and nothing else. - Don't mix languages within one reply. - Be concise. No scope unless nothing found. ### Dates & formatting - Human-friendly dates by default. ISO only if explicitly requested. - Don't quote event titles unless needed to disambiguate. ### Calendar scope - Trust gcalcli config (default/ignore calendars). Don't broaden scope unless user asks "across all calendars" or results are clearly wrong. ### Agenda (today-only by default) - If user asks "agenda" without a period, return today only. - Expand only if explicitly asked (tomorrow / next N days / date range). ### Weekday requests (no mental math) If user says "on Monday/Tuesday/..." without a date: 1) fetch next 14 days agenda once, 2) pick matching day/event from tool output, 3) proceed (or disambiguate if multiple). ### Finding events: prefer deterministic agenda scan (meaning-first) When locating events to cancel/delete/edit: - Prefer `agenda` over `search`. - Use a bounded window and match events by meaning (semantic match) rather than exact text. - Default locate windows: - If user gives an exact date: scan that day only. - If user gives a weekday: scan next 14 days. - If user gives only meaning words ("train", "lecture", etc.) with no date: scan next 30 days first. - If still not found: expand to 180 days and say so only if still empty. Use gcalcli `search` only as a fallback when: - the time window would be too large to scan via agenda (token-heavy), or - the user explicitly asked to "search". ### Search (bounded) - Default search window: next ~180 days (unless user specified otherwise). - If no matches: say "No matches in next ~6 months (<from>-><to>)" and offer to expand. - Show scope only when nothing is found. ### Tool efficiency - Default: use `--nocolor` to reduce formatting noise and tokens. - Use `--tsv` only if you must parse/dedupe/sort. ## Actions policy (optimized for conversational speed) This skill is designed for personal assistant use where the user expects fast, low-friction calendar management. The confirmation policy below is an intentional UX choice — see README.md for rationale and safety guards. ### Unambiguous actions: execute immediately For cancel/delete/edit actions, skip confirmation when ALL of these hold: - The user explicitly requested the action (e.g. "delete my dentist appointment"). - Exactly one event matches in a tight time window. - The match is unambiguous (single clear result on an exact date, or user specified date+time). ### Ambiguous actions: always ask first If multiple candidates match, or the match is uncertain: - Ask a short disambiguation question listing the candidates (1-3 lines) and wait for the user's choice. ### Create events: overlap check MUST be cross-calendar (non-ignored scope) When creating an event: - Always run a best-effort overlap check across ALL non-ignored calendars by scanning agenda WITHOUT `--calendar`. - This ensures overlaps are detected even if the new event is created into a specific calendar. - If overlap exists with busy events: - Ask for confirmation before creating. - If no overlap: - Create immediately. ### Choose the right create method - **`add`** — default for one-off events. Supports `--allday`, `--reminder`, `--noprompt`. Does NOT support recurrence or free/busy (transparency). - **`import` via stdin** — use ONLY when you need recurrence (RRULE) or free/busy (TRANSP:TRANSPARENT). Pipe ICS content via stdin; NEVER write temp .ics files (working directory is unreliable in exec sandbox). - **`quick`** — avoid unless user explicitly asks for natural-language add. Less deterministic. ### Deletes must be verified - Use non-interactive delete with `--iamaexpert` (a `delete` subcommand flag — goes AFTER `delete`). This is gcalcli's built-in flag for non-interactive/scripted deletion. - Always verify via agenda in the same tight window after deletion. - If verification still shows the event, do one retry with `--refresh`. - Never claim success unless verification confirms the event is gone. ## Canonical commands ### Agenda (deterministic listing) - Today: `gcalcli --nocolor agenda today tomorrow` - Next 14d (weekday resolution): `gcalcli --nocolor agenda today +14d` - Next 30d (meaning-first locate): `gcalcli --nocolor agenda today +30d` - Custom: `gcalcli --nocolor agenda <start> <end>` ### Search (fallback / explicit request) - Default (~6 months): `gcalcli --nocolor search "<query>" today +180d` - Custom: `gcalcli --nocolor search "<query>" <start> <end>` ### Create — `add` (one-off events) - Overlap preflight (tight, cross-calendar): - `gcalcli --nocolor agenda <start> <end>` - IMPORTANT: do NOT add `--calendar` here; overlaps must be checked across all non-ignored calendars. - Timed event: - `gcalcli --nocolor --calendar "<Cal>" add --noprompt --title "<Title>" --when "<Start>" --duration <minutes>` - All-day event: - `gcalcli --nocolor --calendar "<Cal>" add --noprompt --allday --title "<Title>" --when "<Date>"` - With reminders (repeatable flag): - `--reminder "20160 popup"` → 14 days before (20160 = 14×24×60) - `--reminder "10080 popup"` → 7 days before - `--reminder "0 popup"` → at event start - Time unit suffixes: `w` (weeks), `d` (days), `h` (hours), `m` (minutes). No suffix = minutes. - Method: `popup` (default), `email`, `sms`. ### Create — `import` via stdin (recurrence / free/busy) Use ONLY when `add` can't cover the need (recurring events, TRANSP, etc.). Pipe ICS directly via stdin — never write temp files. ``` echo 'BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260308 SUMMARY:Event Title RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR' | gcalcli import --calendar "<Cal>" ``` - `DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:YYYYMMDD` for all-day; `DTSTART:YYYYMMDDTHHmmSS` for timed. - `RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY` — yearly recurrence. Also: `DAILY`, `WEEKLY`, `MONTHLY`. - `TRANSP:TRANSPARENT` — free; `TRANSP:OPAQUE` — busy (default). - One import call = one event (one VEVENT block). For multiple events, run separate piped imports. - Add `--reminder "TIME"` flag(s) to set reminders (overrides any VALARM in ICS). - All import-specific flags (`--use-legacy-import`, `--verbose`, etc.) go AFTER `import`. ### Delete (with post-delete verification) - Locate via agenda (preferred): - `gcalcli --nocolor agenda <dayStart> <dayEnd>` (exact date) - `gcalcli --nocolor agenda today +14d` (weekday) - `gcalcli --nocolor agenda today +30d` (meaning only) - Delete (non-interactive, bounded): - `gcalcli --nocolor delete --iamaexpert "<query>" <start> <end>` - Verify (same window): - `gcalcli --nocolor agenda <dayStart> <dayEnd>` - Optional one retry if still present: - `gcalcli --nocolor --refresh agenda <dayStart> <dayEnd>` ### Edit / Modify existing events - `gcalcli edit` is interactive — cannot be used in non-interactive exec. - To change properties not editable in-place: **delete + recreate** the event. - Locate → delete (with `--iamaexpert`) → create with updated properties → verify. - For bulk property changes (e.g. setting all events to free): iterate delete+recreate per event.


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