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Google Calendar integration tool for listing and creating events via OAuth2 Calendar API access. Use when: checking upcoming events, creating appointments, or updating your schedule.

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Google Calendar Tool

External tool for Google Calendar event management via OAuth2 API access.

Invocation via Bash

Use Bash with animaworks-tool google_calendar <subcommand> [args]. See Actions below for syntax.

Actions

list — List upcoming events

{"tool_name": "google_calendar", "action": "list", "args": {"max_results": 20, "days": 7, "calendar_id": "primary"}}
ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
max_resultsinteger20Maximum events to return
daysinteger7Number of days ahead to search
calendar_idstring"primary"Calendar ID

add — Create new event

{"tool_name": "google_calendar", "action": "add", "args": {"summary": "Meeting", "start": "2026-03-04T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-03-04T11:00:00Z", "description": "Weekly standup", "location": "Room A"}}
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
summarystringYesEvent title
startstringYesStart time (ISO8601 or YYYY-MM-DD for all-day)
endstringYesEnd time (ISO8601 or YYYY-MM-DD for all-day)
descriptionstringNoEvent description
locationstringNoEvent location
calendar_idstringNoCalendar ID (default: primary)
attendeesarrayNoList of attendee email addresses

CLI Usage (S/C/D/G-mode)

animaworks-tool google_calendar list [-n 20] [-d 7] [--calendar-id primary]
animaworks-tool google_calendar add "Meeting" --start 2026-03-04T10:00:00Z --end 2026-03-04T11:00:00Z

Notes

  • OAuth2 authentication flow required on first use
  • Place credentials.json at ~/.animaworks/credentials/google_calendar/
  • For all-day events, use YYYY-MM-DD format for start/end