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Practical guides for making Google Calendar behave the way you want.

Clear explanations of calendar automation, Google Calendar behavior, AI assistants and deterministic workflows.

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How to automatically color Google Calendar events

Google Calendar now supports custom colors, but not automatic color rules. Learn how to apply event colors by title, organizer, guests, or meeting type.

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Does Google Calendar have travel time? How to make it automatic

Google Calendar can add travel time manually from Maps, but it can’t automatically protect travel around every meeting. See how it works and how to automate it.

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Google Calendar MCP: How to connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Google now has an official Calendar MCP with read and write tools. See how it works with Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor — and why persistent calendar rules are a different problem.

11 min read Meeting buffers

How to add buffer time between meetings in Google Calendar

Speedy meetings, appointment buffers and Focus Time explained — and why none of them protect time after a meeting someone else scheduled.

8 min read Calendar Sync

How to show personal events as Busy on your work Google Calendar

Keep personal and work Google Calendars separate while still blocking your work availability. See what free/busy sharing does, what it doesn’t, and how to sync only Busy time.

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