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Google Calendar is Google’s scheduling service for managing events and appointments. The Google Calendar MCP server lets you create, update, and search events using natural language.

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What Can It Do?

  • List and search events for any date or time range with detailed attendee information, filterable by event type
  • Create meetings with attendees and details, including special event types like Out of Office, Focus Time, and Working Location
  • Auto-generate Google Meet links when creating events
  • Update or cancel events without opening your calendar
  • Update attendee responses for any event
  • Check free slots for smart scheduling
  • Manage attendees by adding or removing them from events
  • List calendars accessible to the user
  • Move events between calendars
  • View recurring event instances with date filtering
  • Manage access control rules for calendar sharing

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Where to Use It

Add Google Calendar as a tool to any agent. The agent can then manage your schedule conversationally, choosing the right actions based on context. To add an MCP tool to your agent:
  1. Open your agent’s configuration
  2. Click Add tools → Connect an app with MCP
  3. Search for the integration and select it
  4. Authenticate with your account
You can control which tools your agent has access to. After adding an integration, click on it to enable or disable specific tools based on what your agent needs.

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In Workflows (Via Agent Node)

For automated pipelines, use an Agent Node with Google Calendar tools. This gives you the flexibility of an agent within a deterministic workflow.

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As a Custom MCP Node

You can also create a standalone MCP node for a specific action. This generates a reusable node that performs one task, useful when you need the same operation repeatedly in workflows.
To create a custom MCP node:
  1. Go to your node library and search for the integration
  2. Click Create a node with AI
  3. Describe the specific action you want (e.g., “Create a 30-minute meeting tomorrow”)
  4. Test the node and save it for reuse
Custom MCP nodes are single-purpose by design. For tasks that require multiple steps or dynamic decision-making, use an agent instead.

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Available Tools

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Example Prompts

Use these with your agent or in the Agent Node: View schedule:
Create a meeting:
Create a meeting with a Google Meet link:
Check availability:
Update a meeting:
Cancel a meeting:
Set Out of Office:
Block focus time:
Filter by event type:
Check attendee responses:
Add an attendee:
List calendars:
Move an event:
View recurring instances:
Manage calendar access:

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Troubleshooting

Agents are smart enough to chain multiple API calls together. For example, asking “Schedule a meeting when I’m free” will check availability first, then create the event. If results seem off, check the agent’s step-by-step reasoning.

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Need Help?

Use this integration directly in Claude or Cursor. Connect remotely via the Google Calendar MCP server using credentials from your Connectors page.