Google Calendar FAQs

Question 1

What is Google Calendar MCP?

Accepted Answer

Google Calendar MCP is a tool that allows you to interact with the Google Calendar API through a simple MCP (Message Component Protocol) interface. It provides functionality for querying, creating, and viewing calendar events.

Question 2

What features does Google Calendar MCP offer?

Accepted Answer

Key features include integration with the Google Calendar API, schedule query/creation/viewing via MCP, Google OAuth2 authentication, support for adding event participants via email, and simplified dependency management using the uv package manager.

Question 3

What MCP methods are available?

Accepted Answer

The tool provides methods such as `list_month_events` to view a month's worth of events, `list_day_events` for a specific day, `get_event_detail` to retrieve event details by ID, and `create_event` to create new events with participants.

Question 4

What technologies are used in Google Calendar MCP?

Accepted Answer

It's built using Python 3.13+, utilizes the uv package manager, the fastmcp server, and the google-api-python-client, google-auth, and google-auth-oauthlib libraries for Google API integration and OAuth2 authentication.

Question 5

How do I install and run Google Calendar MCP?

Accepted Answer

First, install uv using brew, the official install script, or PowerShell. Then, clone the GitHub repository, navigate to the directory, and run `uv sync` to install dependencies. Finally, configure your MCP server (e.g., Cursor) to point to the Google Calendar MCP application.

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