How do I grant Calendar access to the CLI?

Calendar access must be granted to the terminal app in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Calendars.

What if I’m connected over SSH or tmux?

EventKit access is unavailable in contexts where the responsible process has no app bundle; use a local terminal session launched directly from an app.

How do I modify or delete an event?

First obtain the event ID with a get or list command, then use 'update "EVENT_ID"' or 'delete "EVENT_ID"' with the desired fields.

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Flagged

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npx machina-cli add skill bendrucker/claude/calendar --openclaw

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macOS Calendar

Interact with Calendar.app using a Swift CLI that wraps EventKit.

The CLI lives at @skills/calendar/scripts/cal.swift and is invoked via swift <path> <command> [options]. It uses EventKit's native date range predicates for efficient queries and returns JSON.

Setup

Calendar access must be granted to the terminal app (Ghostty, Terminal.app, etc.) in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Calendars.

EventKit requires TCC permissions tied to an app bundle. Over SSH, in tmux, or in any context where the responsible process has no app bundle, EventKit access is unavailable. Use a local terminal session launched directly from an app (not through a multiplexer).

Read Operations

List calendars:

timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift calendars

Returns id, name, writable, and source (Google, iCloud, etc.) for each calendar. Use id or name to filter in other commands.

List events in a date range:

timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift list --start 2026-01-27 --end 2026-01-28

Filter by calendar (by name or ID):

timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift list --start 2026-01-27 --end 2026-02-03 --calendar Rides

Get event details by ID:

timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift get "EVENT_ID"

Write Operations

Create event:

timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift create \
  --title "Team Meeting" \
  --start "2026-01-28 14:00" \
  --end "2026-01-28 15:00" \
  --calendar Personal \
  --location "Conference Room" \
  --notes "Weekly sync"

Create all-day event:

timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift create \
  --title "Conference" \
  --start 2026-02-01 \
  --end 2026-02-02 \
  --allDay true

Update event:

timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift update "EVENT_ID" \
  --title "Updated Title" \
  --location "New Room"

Delete event:

timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift delete "EVENT_ID"

Event JSON Format

All commands return JSON with these fields:

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	EventKit identifier (use for get/update/delete)
`summary`	string	Event title
`start`	string	ISO 8601 start time
`end`	string	ISO 8601 end time
`allDay`	boolean	All-day event flag
`calendar`	string	Calendar name
`location`	string	Event location (if set)
`notes`	string	Event notes (if set)
`attendees`	string[]	Attendee names (if any)

Date Formats

The CLI accepts:

YYYY-MM-DD — date only (for all-day events or date range queries)
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM — date and time (local timezone)
ISO 8601 — 2026-01-28T14:00:00Z

Calendar Selection

When creating events with --calendar, the CLI tries:

Exact calendar ID match
Calendar name match (first writable match if duplicates exist)

For calendars with duplicate names (e.g., "Personal" on both Google and iCloud), use the calendar ID from the calendars command.

Troubleshooting

"Calendar access denied": Grant access in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Calendars for your terminal app.

"Calendar access denied" with "reason": "no-app-bundle": The responsible process has no app bundle context. This occurs in tmux, SSH, or similar environments where macOS cannot identify a bundled app to associate TCC permissions with. Switch to a direct terminal session (e.g., Ghostty or Terminal.app, not inside tmux).

"Event not found": Event IDs are EventKit identifiers returned by list and create. IDs from other tools (icalBuddy, JXA) are incompatible.

Times are in UTC: EventKit returns ISO 8601 in UTC. Convert to local time as needed.

Source

git clone https://github.com/bendrucker/claude/blob/main/plugins/calendar/skills/calendar/SKILL.mdView on GitHub

Overview

This skill reads and manages macOS Calendar events using a Swift CLI wrapper around EventKit. It supports listing calendars, querying events in a date range, and creating, updating, or deleting events to answer availability questions.

How This Skill Works

The CLI lives at @skills/calendar/scripts/cal.swift and is invoked with: swift <path> <command> [options]. It uses EventKit's native date range predicates for efficient queries and returns JSON. Calendar access must be granted to the terminal app; EventKit permissions depend on the app bundle, and remote contexts (SSH/tmux) may block access, so use a local terminal session launched directly from an app.

When to Use It

List calendars and inspect available calendars before querying events
List events within a specified date range to check availability
Filter events by a specific calendar when multiple calendars exist
Create or update calendar events with title, start/end times, location, and notes
Retrieve event details by ID to answer questions about a particular entry

Quick Start

Step 1: List calendars with 'timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift calendars'
Step 2: List events in a range, e.g., 'timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift list --start 2026-01-27 --end 2026-01-28'
Step 3: Create, update, or delete events as needed, e.g., 'timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift create --title "Team Meeting" --start "2026-01-28 14:00" --end "2026-01-28 15:00" --calendar Personal'

Best Practices

Grant Calendar access to the terminal app in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Calendars
Prefer an exact calendar ID match, then fall back to calendar name if duplicates exist
Use the proper date formats (YYYY-MM-DD for dates, YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM for times, or ISO 8601) as documented
Filter results with --calendar to avoid cross-calendar confusion
Validate EVENT_ID before update or delete to avoid unintended changes

Example Use Cases

timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift calendars
timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift list --start 2026-01-27 --end 2026-01-28
timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift list --start 2026-01-27 --end 2026-02-03 --calendar Rides
timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift get "EVENT_ID"
timeout 5 swift @scripts/cal.swift create --title "Team Meeting" --start "2026-01-28 14:00" --end "2026-01-28 15:00" --calendar Personal --location "Conference Room" --notes "Weekly sync"

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