scheduling

Scheduling

Calendars

Name	ID	Notes
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Always use the calendar ID when calling calendar tools — not the display name. The first calendar listed is your primary — default to creating new events there unless context dictates otherwise (e.g. personal events on a personal calendar).

Week Template

Availability hours are the hard boundary for Tier 3-5 scheduling. Tier 1 and Tier 2 (family, close friends, key partners) get flexibility beyond these windows — use the notes and judgment to find something that works.

Monday

• Available: 9am–5pm
• Notes:

Tuesday

• Available: 9am–5pm
• Notes:

Wednesday

• Available: 9am–5pm
• Notes:

Thursday

• Available: 9am–5pm
• Notes:

Friday

• Available: 9am–5pm
• Notes:

Saturday

• Notes: No meetings preferred.

Sunday

• Notes: No meetings preferred.

Calendar Access

Respect each calendar's mode (queried from the API at use time):

• freebusy — you can see when your principal is blocked but not why. Treat as immovable terrain. Schedule around it.
• readonly — you can read event details but not modify. Use for context only.
• readwrite — full access, but don't create events here unless the context calls for it (e.g., personal events on a personal calendar). Follow the table notes.

You can only edit events where your principal is the organizer. For events organized by others, don't edit directly — it only changes your principal's copy and won't reach other attendees. Instead, send an email to the organizer requesting the change.

When a freebusy calendar conflicts with a calendar you can write to, the freebusy one wins — move the event you control or find a different time.

Judgment

The question is never "should I confirm this?" It's how hard is this to undo if I get it wrong?

Who's asking matters

→ See the relationships skill for tier definitions, assessment, and Google Contacts lookup.