google-cal-mcp

MCP server for Google Calendar - list, create, update, and manage calendar events.

Use Cases

Schedule meetings: "Set up a 30-min sync with Sarah next week" → finds a free slot, creates the event with a Meet link, and sends the invite.

RSVP to invites: "Accept the team offsite but decline the vendor demo" → responds to pending invitations automatically.

Find availability: "When am I free this Thursday afternoon?" → queries your calendar and returns open slots.

Reschedule events: "Move my 1:1 with Alex to Friday at 2pm" → updates the event and notifies attendees.

Daily briefing: "What's on my calendar today?" → lists all events with times, locations, and attendees.

Block focus time: "Block 2 hours tomorrow morning for deep work" → creates a calendar event to protect your time.

(These are just examples - any workflow that needs calendar access can use this.)

Setup

1. Create Google OAuth credentials

Go to Google Cloud Console
Create a new project (or use existing)
Enable the Google Calendar API
Go to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen, set up consent screen
Go to APIs & Services → Credentials → Create Credentials → OAuth client ID
Choose Web application
Add http://localhost:3000/callback to Authorized redirect URIs
Note your Client ID and Client Secret

2. Run the server

bash

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID='your-client-id' \
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET='your-client-secret' \
MCP_TRANSPORT=http \
npm start

The server runs on http://localhost:3000 by default. Change with PORT=3001.

3. Add to your MCP client

With the server running, follow the instructions on install-mcp, which generates the right config for your MCP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, VS Code, and more).

Architecture

This server acts as an OAuth proxy to Google:

mermaid

graph LR
    A[MCP client] <--> B[google-cal-mcp] <--> C[Google OAuth/API]

Server advertises itself as an OAuth authorization server via /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
/register returns the Google OAuth client credentials
/authorize redirects to Google, encoding the client's callback URL in state
/callback receives the code from Google and forwards to the client's callback
/token proxies token requests to Google, injecting client credentials
/mcp handles MCP requests, using the bearer token to call Calendar API

The server holds no tokens or state - it just proxies OAuth to Google.

Tools

Tool	Description
Calendars
`calendars_list`	List all calendars the user has access to
`calendarlist_insert`	Subscribe to a shared calendar
`calendarlist_update`	Update calendar settings (color, visibility, reminders)
`calendarlist_delete`	Unsubscribe from a calendar
Events
`events_list`	List events in a time range with search/filter
`event_get`	Get details of a specific event
`event_create`	Create a new event with attendees and Meet link
`event_update`	Update an existing event
`event_delete`	Delete an event
`event_respond`	RSVP to an invitation (accept/decline/tentative)
`event_move`	Move event to a different calendar
`event_instances`	Get instances of a recurring event
Availability
`freebusy_query`	Find free/busy times for scheduling
Sharing
`acl_list`	List who has access to a calendar
Colors
`colors_get`	Get available color palette for calendars/events

Calendar API Scopes

calendar - Full access to calendars
calendar.events - Read/write events

Contributing

Pull requests are welcomed on GitHub! To get started:

Install Git and Node.js
Clone the repository
Install dependencies with npm install
Run npm run test to run tests
Build with npm run build

Releases

Versions follow the semantic versioning spec.

To release:

Use npm version <major | minor | patch> to bump the version
Run git push --follow-tags to push with tags
Wait for GitHub Actions to publish to the NPM registry.