# Recipe Find Free Time

Query Google Calendar free/busy status for multiple users to find a meeting slot.

- Repository: https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli (32044 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-30
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-find-free-time -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-find-free-time -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-find-free-time -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-find-free-time -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Query Google Calendar free/busy status for multiple users to find a meeting slot.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Find Free Time Across Calendars

> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-calendar`

Query Google Calendar free/busy status for multiple users to find a meeting slot.

## Steps

1. Query free/busy: `gws calendar freebusy query --json '{"timeMin": "2024-03-18T08:00:00Z", "timeMax": "2024-03-18T18:00:00Z", "items": [{"id": "user1@company.com"}, {"id": "user2@company.com"}]}'`
2. Review the output to find overlapping free slots
3. Create event in the free slot: `gws calendar +insert --summary 'Meeting' --attendee user1@company.com --attendee user2@company.com --start '2024-03-18T14:00:00' --end '2024-03-18T14:30:00'`