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Calendar & Scheduling Automation

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

10 minutes
By communitySource
#calendar#scheduling#google-calendar#outlook#automation

You spend 30 minutes every morning juggling calendar invites, moving meetings around, and manually blocking focus time that gets overwritten by the next person who needs 'just 15 minutes.'

Who it's for: managers with back-to-back meetings, executive assistants managing multiple calendars, remote teams coordinating across time zones, freelancers booking client calls, anyone whose calendar controls their life

Example

"Automate my calendar so focus blocks are protected and meeting prep happens automatically" → Google Calendar workflows that auto-block focus time, send prep docs before meetings, post daily agendas to Slack, and sync across Outlook

CLAUDE.md Template

New here? 3-minute setup guide → | Already set up? Copy the template below.

Or install from your terminal:
npx ccplaybooks add calendar-automation
# 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 workflow covers:
- Meeting scheduling automation
- Time blocking strategies
- Daily calendar digests to Slack
- Meeting prep reminders
- Calendar analytics

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README.md

What This Does

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


Quick Start

Step 1: Create a Project Folder

mkdir -p ~/Documents/CalendarAutomation

Step 2: Download the Template

Click Download above, then:

mv ~/Downloads/CLAUDE.md ~/Documents/CalendarAutomation/

Step 3: Start Working

cd ~/Documents/CalendarAutomation
claude

Examples

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

Output:

# Daily Calendar Digest Setup

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