# gws-calendar

Manage Google Calendar events, access rules, and schedules from Claude Code through the official gws command-line tool.

- command · `type=command` · Claude Code · 76 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/google-workspace/gws-calendar.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/commands/gws-calendar

## What it does

This command connects Claude Code with Google Workspace CLI (`gws`) to run Calendar API v3 actions. The assistant inspects method parameters via `gws schema calendar.<resource>.<method>`, formats request payloads into `--params` and `--json`, and executes the call.

Supported resources cover `events`, `calendars`, `calendarList`, `acl`, `freebusy`, `colors`, and `settings`. It handles quick event drafting, availability lookups, recurring instance queries, and permission updates. The command will fail immediately if `gws` is missing or unauthenticated.

Do not authenticate via a service account when creating calendars. Doing so assigns resource ownership directly to the service account rather than your user.

## Requirements
- Works with: Google Workspace

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --command google-workspace/gws-calendar
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/gws-calendar.md` — Call it with /gws-calendar. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.codex/prompts/gws-calendar.md` — Call it with /prompts:gws-calendar. Codex marks this format deprecated in favour of skills

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/prompts/gws-calendar.prompt.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.gemini/commands/gws-calendar.toml` — Gemini stores commands as TOML: the prompt text goes into the prompt field

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/google-workspace/gws-calendar.md

## When to use it
- schedule meetings from plain text using quickAdd
- query team availability using the freebusy resource
- manage calendar access control rules with acl methods
- list and filter upcoming calendar entries

## Example prompts
- /gws-calendar events list --params '{"calendarId": "primary"}'
- /gws-calendar events quickAdd --params '{"calendarId": "primary", "text": "Project sync tomorrow at 3pm"}'
- /gws-calendar freebusy query --json '{"timeMin": "2025-05-01T00:00:00Z", "timeMax": "2025-05-02T00:00:00Z", "items": [{"id": "primary"}]}'

## Source text · gws-calendar.md · MIT

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---
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit
argument-hint: "[resource] [method] [flags]"
description: "Google Calendar: Manage calendars and events."
---

# Google Workspace Calendar

Execute Google Workspace Calendar operations: $ARGUMENTS

## Prerequisites

- Google Workspace CLI (`gws`) must be installed
- Authentication configured: Run `gws auth status` to verify
- Review `gws calendar --help` for all available commands

## Available Resources and Methods

# calendar (v3)

> **PREREQUISITE:** Read `../gws-shared/SKILL.md` for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run `gws generate-skills` to create it.

```bash
gws calendar <resource> <method> [flags]
```

## Helper Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| [`+insert`](../gws-calendar-insert/SKILL.md) | create a new event |
| [`+agenda`](../gws-calendar-agenda/SKILL.md) | Show upcoming events across all calendars |

## API Resources

### acl

  - `delete` — Deletes an access control rule.
  - `get` — Returns an access control rule.
  - `insert` — Creates an access control rule.
  - `list` — Returns the rules in the access control list for the calendar.
  - `patch` — Updates an access control rule. This method supports patch semantics.
  - `update` — Updates an access control rule.
  - `watch` — Watch for changes to ACL resources.

### calendarList

  - `delete` — Removes a calendar from the user's calendar list.
  - `get` — Returns a calendar from the user's calendar list.
  - `insert` — Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
  - `list` — Returns the calendars on the user's calendar list.
  - `patch` — Updates an existing calendar on the user's calendar list. This method supports patch semantics.
  - `update` — Updates an existing calendar on the user's calendar list.
  - `watch` — Watch for changes to CalendarList resources.

### calendars

  - `clear` — Clears a primary calendar. This operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
  - `delete` — Deletes a secondary calendar. Use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
  - `get` — Returns metadata for a calendar.
  - `insert` — Creates a secondary calendar.
The authenticated user for the request is made the data owner of the new calendar.

Note: We recommend to authenticate as the intended data owner of the calendar. You can use domain-wide delegation of authority to allow applications to act on behalf of a specific user. Don't use a service account for authentication. If you use a service account for authentication, the service account is the data owner, which can lead to unexpected behavior.
  - `patch` — Updates metadata for a calendar. This method supports patch semantics.
  - `update` — Updates metadata for a calendar.

### channels

  - `stop` — Stop watching resources through this channel

### colors

  - `get` — Returns the color definitions for calendars and events.

### events

  - `delete` — Deletes an event.
  - `get` — Returns an event based on its Google Calendar ID. To retrieve an event using its iCalendar ID, call the events.list method using the iCalUID parameter.
  - `import` — Imports an event. This operation is used to add a private copy of an existing event to a calendar. Only events with an eventType of default may be imported.
Deprecated behavior: If a non-default event is imported, its type will be changed to default and any event-type-specific properties it may have will be dropped.
  - `insert` — Creates an event.
  - `instances` — Returns instances of the specified recurring event.
  - `list` — Returns events on the specified calendar.
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