Google Calendar
About
Integrates with Google Calendar to enable event creation with customizable parameters including time, description, location, attendees, and timezone through OAuth authentication and API interaction.
Details
- Author
- itworkonline
- Repository
- ITworkonline/GoogleCalendarMCP
- Categories
- Developer Tools, AI, Security, API
- Tags
- #integration
Jump to
- Create events in Google Calendar with customizable:
- Start and end times
- Description
- Location
- Attendees
- Timezone
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"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Google CalendarCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
@highlight/mcp-server
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
``python
from GoogleCalendarMCP.main import create_event
The first time you run the program, it will open a browser window for you to authenticate with your Google account. After authentication, a token.json` file will be created to store your credentials for subsequent runs.
create_event
Create a calendar event with the specified details. Parameters: summary (string), start_time (string), end_time (string), description (optional string), location (optional string), attendees (optional list of strings), timezone (optional string)
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"google calendar": {
"env": {},
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
Linux
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Macos
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Windows
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "cmd"
}
GoogleCalendarMCP
A Model Completion Prompt (MCP) plugin for interacting with Google Calendar.
Features
- Create events in Google Calendar with customizable:
- Start and end times
- Description
- Location
- Attendees
- Timezone
Installation
1. Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/ITworkonline/GoogleCalendarMCP.git
cd GoogleCalendarMCP
2. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies:
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .
3. Set up Google Calendar API:
- Go to the Google Cloud Console
- Create a new project
- Enable the Google Calendar API
- Create OAuth 2.0 credentials (Desktop app)
- Download the credentials JSON file and save it as credentials.json in the project root
Usage
from GoogleCalendarMCP.main import create_event
Create a calendar event
result = await create_event(
summary="Meeting with Team",
start_time="2025-04-01T10:00:00",
end_time="2025-04-01T11:00:00",
description="Discuss project progress",
location="Conference Room 3",
attendees=["colleague@example.com"],
timezone="America/New_York"
)
Authentication
The first time you run the program, it will open a browser window for you to authenticate with your Google account. After authentication, a token.json file will be created to store your credentials for subsequent runs.
License
MIT
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