About CalendarMCP
CalendarMCP is a hosted Google Calendar MCP server for AI agents, enabling calendar reads and writes through compatible clients without self-hosting. It supports multiple accounts under one key, batch event updates, and per-calendar read/write controls.
Key features
- 01Read and manage Google Calendar events
- 02Batch-update up to 50 events
- 03Connect multiple Google accounts with one key
- 04Check availability across calendars
- 05Set per-calendar read/write permissions
Use cases
- 01Review events across one or more calendars
- 02Create events from natural-language descriptions
- 03Update recurring meetings in batches
- 04Check availability to avoid scheduling conflicts
MCP support
Its hosted HTTP MCP server exposes Google Calendar tools to compatible clients, including event management, calendar listing, and availability checks. Clients connect using an API key.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http ai-calendarmcp-server https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcp{"mcpServers":{"ai-calendarmcp-server":{"type":"http","url":"https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"ai-calendarmcp-server":{"type":"http","url":"https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"ai-calendarmcp-server":{"type":"http","url":"https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"ai-calendarmcp-server":{"serverUrl":"https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcpAuth requiredTools
Details
From the project READMECalendarMCP
The hosted Google Calendar MCP server. Connect any AI agent to your Google Calendar in about two minutes. No self-hosting, no Docker, no
credentials.json.
What this is
CalendarMCP is a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Google Calendar. Connect your Google account once, get an API key, and any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, OpenClaw, Continue, Cline, Windsurf, Goose, Zed, ChatGPT custom GPTs, n8n, etc.) can read and write your calendar.
This repo is the public docs, manifest, and client examples for the service. The hosted service is not open source. If you want a self-hosted alternative, the most popular OSS option is nspady/google-calendar-mcp and we recommend it for users who want OAuth tokens to never leave their machine.
What CalendarMCP gives you that self-hosted MCPs do not
- Zero setup. One Google OAuth click. No
credentials.json, no Google Cloud Console, no Docker. - HTTP transport. Works with Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor, and any hosted MCP client. Self-hosted stdio MCPs only work with Claude Desktop.
- Batch operations.
batch_update_eventsupdates up to 50 events in one concurrent call. Renaming a recurring meeting across a year is one prompt, not 50 clicks. - Multi-account, one key. Connect any number of Google accounts (mix OAuth and service-account-shared calendars) under a single API key. Reading fans out across all of them, results merged and sorted.
- Google Advanced Protection support. The only hosted MCP that works for GAP users (via service-account sharing. OAuth is blocked for those accounts).
- Per-calendar Read/Write matrix. Tighten what each agent can touch from the dashboard without minting new keys.
Quick start
- Visit calendarmcp.ai, sign in with Google, and copy your API key.
- Add the MCP server to your client of choice. Configs below.
- Talk to your agent: "What do I have on Tuesday?"
Client configs
Drop these into the right config file for your MCP client.
Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"calendar": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch",
"https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_AUTH_HEADER": "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_CALENDARMCP_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
See examples/claude-desktop.json and our Claude Desktop integration guide.
Claude Code
claude mcp add calendar https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcp \
--transport http \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_CALENDARMCP_API_KEY"
See examples/claude-code.sh and our Claude Code integration guide.
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"calendar": {
"url": "https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_CALENDARMCP_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
See examples/cursor.json and our Cursor integration guide.
OpenClaw
In your openclaw.json:
{
"plugins": {
"entries": {
"mcp-calendarmcp": {
"enabled": true,
"config": {
"url": "https://calendarmcp.ai/api/mcp",
"authHeader": "Bearer YOUR_CALENDARMCP_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
}
See examples/openclaw.json and our OpenClaw integration guide.
Other clients
See examples/ for Continue, Windsurf, Goose, n8n, and more.
Tools
CalendarMCP exposes 11 tools. The full machine-readable schema lives at https://calendarmcp.ai/api/docs.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_events | List events across one or all connected calendars in a time range. Auto-paginates up to 2500 results. |
get_event | Full details of one event. |
create_event | Create an event. Supports attendees, location, reminders, recurrence, all-day. |
update_event | Partial update of an existing event. |
delete_event | Delete an event. |
quick_add_event | Create from natural language ("Lunch with Sam Friday 1pm"). |
list_calendars | List every calendar the API key can see, with per-calendar R/W permissions. |
find_free_time | Free/busy query across one or more calendars. The right thing to call before create_event to prevent double-booking. |
manage_attendees | Add or remove attendees from an event. |
batch_update_events | Update up to 50 events in one concurrent call. |
Full reference: docs/tools.md.
Authentication
API keys are issued from the dashboard at calendarmcp.ai/dashboard. One key can hold any number of connected Google accounts. Per-calendar R/W scopes are enforced server-side.
Rate limit: 60 requests/minute per key. Free tier; pay-as-you-go pricing for higher limits coming soon.
Google Advanced Protection
If you have Google Advanced Protection enabled, OAuth into third-party calendar apps is blocked by Google policy. CalendarMCP supports a service-account sharing flow that works for GAP users. We're the only hosted MCP we know of that supports this.
See docs/google-advanced-protection.md.
Roadmap
- ✅ Google Calendar (live)
- ⏳ Microsoft Outlook Calendar (waitlist)
- ⏳ iCloud Calendar (waitlist)
- ⏳ CalDAV (any provider)
Pricing
Free tier with generous limits. Paid plans land soon for power users.
Comparison
| Feature | CalendarMCP | nspady (OSS) | Composio | Zapier MCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| HTTP transport | ✅ | ❌ (stdio only) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Setup time | 2 min | 25 min | 10 min | 5 min |
| Batch update events | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Multi-account, one key | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Google Advanced Protection | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Per-calendar R/W matrix | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Open source | ❌ | ✅ | partial | ❌ |
| Tokens on your machine | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
Honest read: pick nspady if you only use Claude Desktop and want zero third parties. Pick CalendarMCP for everything else.
Contributing
This repo is docs and examples. PRs welcome for:
- New client config examples
- Doc improvements and clarifications
- Translations
Service issues (bugs, feature requests for the hosted product) → GitHub Issues.
License
Examples and docs in this repo: MIT (see LICENSE).
The hosted service is not open source.
Links
- calendarmcp.ai. The service
- Docs
- Blog
- Changelog
- Integrations
- Use cases
Comments
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