What does this Google Calendar automation do?
A weekly run checks free/busy and books protected focus blocks into the gaps.
What can you do with it?
- Claim the gaps before someone else books them
- Keep focus time proportional to the week ahead
- Stop rescheduling deep work every Monday
The Steps
This automation runs in 3 steps:
- When Schedule — Every Week
- Then Google Calendar — Get Free/Busy
- Then Google Calendar — Create Event
Who is this automation for?
Built for anyone whose calendar fills itself. A weekly run checks free/busy and books protected focus blocks into the gaps.
How do you set it up?
- Open the "Automations" tab in your workspace.
- Click ➕ Add automation, then start from scratch.
- Add the trigger "Every Week" from Schedule.
- Add the action "Get Free/Busy" from Google Calendar.
- Add the action "Create Event" from Google Calendar.
- Connect your Google Calendar account when prompted, then enable the toggle in the top-right corner.
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