Day 9 of 28 · OpenClaw Challenge
Connecting to Your Calendar
⏱ 7 min
📊 Beginner
Yesterday your agent conquered your inbox. Today it learns your schedule.
Connecting your calendar means your agent can see your time, protect your time, and manage your time — all without you switching between apps.
What the calendar tool unlocks
Once connected, your agent can:
Read — see all your events, attendees, and meeting notes.
Create — schedule new meetings by finding open slots.
Reschedule — move meetings when plans change, notifying all attendees automatically.
Protect — block focus time, enforce your meeting-free zones, and decline conflicts.
Knowledge Check
Which of these can OpenClaw do once connected to your calendar?
A
Read, create, reschedule, and protect your time
B
Delete your calendar entirely
C
Only read your events — it can't make changes
D
Only create new events — it can't see existing ones
The calendar tool gives full read-write access — the agent can see your schedule, create events, move them, and protect your time. It won't delete anything without your approval.
Now watch what happens when scheduling gets complicated:
I need to meet with the design team this week. Can you set it up?
Let me check everyone's calendars...
I checked calendars for you, Alex, Priya, and Marcus:
✅ **Wednesday 2-3pm** — everyone's free
⚠️ Thursday 10am works for 3/4 but conflicts with Marcus's standup
❌ Friday is packed for the whole team
Want me to book Wednesday 2-3pm? I'll send invites and add the Figma project link to the event.
Done ✓
📅 "Design Team Sync" — Wednesday 2-3pm
👥 Invites sent to Alex, Priya, Marcus
🔗 Figma link added to the event description
📝 Agenda placeholder added — want me to draft one?
↻ Replay conversation
Knowledge Check
What did the agent check before suggesting a meeting time?
B
Everyone's calendars — finding a slot where all attendees are free
C
Just the team's Slack availability
D
A random time generator
The agent cross-referenced multiple calendars to find a time that works for everyone. It even flagged the partial conflict on Thursday and explained why Friday wouldn't work.
Protecting your time
Here's where it gets really good. Your agent doesn't just schedule — it protects.
I need focus time this afternoon. Clear my schedule from 1 to 5.
Checking your afternoon...
You have 2 meetings in that window:
1. **1:30pm — Sprint planning** (6 attendees)
2. **3:00pm — 1:1 with Jake** (just you two)
Here's my plan:
— Sprint planning → moved to tomorrow 10am (checked all 6 calendars, everyone's free)
— 1:1 with Jake → moved to Thursday same time (Jake confirmed via auto-response)
— 1-5pm blocked as "Focus Time" on your calendar
Both groups have been notified. Your afternoon is clear. 🛡️
↻ Replay conversation
Knowledge Check
Before rescheduling the sprint planning meeting, what did the agent verify?
A
Nothing — it just moved it
B
It asked each attendee individually on Slack
C
It only checked your calendar
D
It checked all 6 attendees' calendars to make sure the new time works for everyone
The agent checked all 6 calendars before suggesting a new time. It didn't just move a meeting and hope for the best — it found a slot that works for everyone. That's the kind of thoroughness that takes you 15 minutes of back-and-forth emails, done instantly.
Calendar + email = compounding power
Notice something? Your agent now has two connected tools. And they make each other more powerful:
When someone emails you a meeting request, the agent can check your calendar and respond with available times — without you doing anything.
When a meeting is coming up, the agent can pull relevant emails, documents, and notes to prep you automatically.
Each new tool doesn't just add capability — it multiplies what the agent can do.
Final Check
Why does connecting both email and calendar make the agent more powerful than either one alone?
A
Because it looks more impressive in demos
B
Because the agent needs two tools to function at all
C
Because each tool costs more money
D
Because the tools compound — email context improves calendar decisions, and calendar context improves email responses
When tools work together, they multiply value. The agent uses email context to make smarter calendar decisions (like knowing who to schedule with based on recent conversations) and calendar context to write better emails (like referencing upcoming meetings).
📅
Day 9 Complete
"Email plus calendar — your agent now manages your two biggest time sinks."
Tomorrow — Day 10
Memory — It Remembers You
Your agent can read email and manage your calendar. But does it remember your preferences? Let's fix that.