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gws-calendar-insert
gws-calendar-insert is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by googleworkspace. Its author describes it as: “Google Calendar: Create a new event.”. The project has 30k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli ~/.claude/skills/gws-calendar-insert`.
What gws-calendar-insert does
> **PREREQUISITE:** Read `../gws-shared/SKILL.md` for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run `gws generate-skills` to create it.
Installation
Add gws-calendar-insert to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli ~/.claude/skills/gws-calendar-insertAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
What's inside
The SKILL.md for gws-calendar-insert is organised into these sections:
- Usage
- Flags
- Examples
- Tips
- See Also
When to use it
Reach for gws-calendar-insert when you want productivity help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in googleworkspace/cli, an established project with 30,434 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Things to check
- Sparse description in metadata — read the repository for full details
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does gws-calendar-insert do?
- Google Calendar: Create a new event.
- How do I install gws-calendar-insert?
- Run git clone https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli ~/.claude/skills/gws-calendar-insert in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli before installing.
- Is gws-calendar-insert free to use?
- Yes. gws-calendar-insert is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does gws-calendar-insert come from?
- gws-calendar-insert ships inside googleworkspace/cli, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 30,434 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
Related skills
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