check-calendar-today
Skill: check-calendar-today
Overview
This skill queries the native macOS Calendar application to fetch all events occurring on the current date and displays them in a readable format.
When to Use
Use this skill when the user asks to:
- Check their calendar for today
- See what's on their schedule
- View today's appointments or events
- Find out if they have any meetings scheduled
- Get a summary of today's calendar
Procedure
- Execute the AppleScript command to query the Calendar application for the current date
- The script retrieves the start and end of the current day (midnight to 11:59 PM)
- Iterate through all calendars and collect events that fall within today's time range
- Format each event with its summary, start time, and end time
- Return the formatted event list or a message indicating no events are scheduled
- Display the results to the user in a clear, readable format
Output
A text summary listing all calendar events for today with their titles, start times, and end times. If no events are scheduled, returns a message indicating an empty calendar.
Reference Commands
Commands for executing this skill (adapt to actual inputs):
osascript -e 'tell application "Calendar" to set today to current date...'
Replace {{PLACEHOLDER}} values with actual credentials from the key store.
Example
Example requests that trigger this skill:
what is on my calendar for today?
Notes
- This skill requires access to the native macOS Calendar application
- The script automatically uses the current system date and time
- All calendars in the Calendar app are queried, not just the primary calendar
Keywords
calendar, events, schedule, appointments, today, agenda, meetings
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