Google Calendar
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Integrates with Google Calendar API for managing calendars and events with persistent OAuth token storage, enabling seamless scheduling, retrieval, and modification operations without repeated authentication.
Details
- Author
- am2rican5
- Repository
- am2rican5/mcp-google-calendar
- Downloads
- 1,074
- License
- MIT License
- Categories
- Productivity, Other, AI, Design, Developer Tools, File Management, Security, API
- Tags
- #integration
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- Seamless Google Calendar integration with OAuth 2.0 authentication
- Persistent token storage for automatic authentication
- List and manage calendars with comprehensive event operations
- Create, read, update, and delete calendar events
- Fetch calendar events between specified dates
- Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport option for real-time updates
- Simple integration with Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Google CalendarCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
mcp-google-calendar
Environment-
CREDENTIALS_PATH
/path/to/your/credentials.json
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
-
Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project or select an existing one
3. Enable the Google Calendar API:
- Navigate to "APIs & Services" > "Library"
- Search for "Google Calendar API"
- Click "Enable"
4. Configure OAuth consent screen:
- Go to "APIs & Services" > "OAuth consent screen"
- Choose "External" user type (or "Internal" for Google Workspace)
- Fill in required information:
- App name: mcp-calendar
- User support email: (your email)
- Developer contact information: (your email)
- Add scopes:
- Click "Add or Remove Scopes"
- Find and select "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events"
- Add your email as a test user
- Complete the setup
5. Create OAuth credentials:
- Go to "Credentials"
- Click "Create Credentials" > "OAuth Client ID"
- Choose "Desktop app" as application type
- Name it (e.g., "MCP Calendar Desktop Client")
- Download the JSON file and save as credentials.json in your project directory
Create a .env file in your project root:
PORT=3420
CREDENTIALS_PATH=./credentials.json
The first time you run the server:
1. A browser window will open automatically
2. Sign in with your Google account
3. Grant the requested calendar permissions
4. The authentication token is saved to token.json
On subsequent launches:
- The server uses the saved token automatically
- No browser interaction is required unless the token expires
list_calendars
Get all available calendars.
list_calendar_events
Retrieve events between specified dates.
create_calendar_event
Add a new event to your calendar.
get_calendar_event
Fetch details for a specific event.
edit_calendar_event
Modify an existing calendar event.
delete_calendar_event
Remove an event from your calendar.
| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| list_calendars | Get all available calendars |
| list_calendar_events | Retrieve events between specified dates |
| create_calendar_event | Add a new event to your calendar |
| get_calendar_event | Fetch details for a specific event |
| edit_calendar_event | Modify an existing calendar event |
| delete_calendar_event | Remove an event from your calendar |
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"google calendar": {
"env": {
"CREDENTIALS_PATH": "/path/to/your/credentials.json"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-google-calendar"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
Linux
{
"env": {
"CREDENTIALS_PATH": "/path/to/your/credentials.json"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-google-calendar"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Macos
{
"env": {
"CREDENTIALS_PATH": "/path/to/your/credentials.json"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-google-calendar"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Windows
{
"env": {
"CREDENTIALS_PATH": "/path/to/your/credentials.json"
},
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"mcp-google-calendar"
],
"command": "cmd"
}
Google Calendar MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that integrates with Google Calendar, built with TypeScript.
Features
- Seamless Google Calendar integration with OAuth 2.0 authentication
- Persistent token storage for automatic authentication
- List and manage calendars with comprehensive event operations
- Create, read, update, and delete calendar events
- Fetch calendar events between specified dates
- Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport option for real-time updates
- Simple integration with Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants
Installation
npm install -g mcp-google-calendar
Or run directly with:
npx -y mcp-google-calendar
Prerequisites
1. Node.js (v16 or higher)
2. Google Cloud Platform account
3. Google Calendar API enabled
4. OAuth 2.0 credentials
Setup
1. Google Cloud Configuration
1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project or select an existing one
3. Enable the Google Calendar API:
- Navigate to "APIs & Services" > "Library"
- Search for "Google Calendar API"
- Click "Enable"
4. Configure OAuth consent screen:
- Go to "APIs & Services" > "OAuth consent screen"
- Choose "External" user type (or "Internal" for Google Workspace)
- Fill in required information:
- App name: mcp-calendar
- User support email: (your email)
- Developer contact information: (your email)
- Add scopes:
- Click "Add or Remove Scopes"
- Find and select "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events"
- Add your email as a test user
- Complete the setup
5. Create OAuth credentials:
- Go to "Credentials"
- Click "Create Credentials" > "OAuth Client ID"
- Choose "Desktop app" as application type
- Name it (e.g., "MCP Calendar Desktop Client")
- Download the JSON file and save as credentials.json in your project directory
2. Environment Configuration
Create a .env file in your project root:
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