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Reasoning details
The user asks: "what are my scheduled events next week". We need to check if the user has any calendar events. We have a skill "caldir" that deals with calendar events via caldir CLI. The skill description says: "Read, create, edit, and sync calendar events as plaintext .ics files using the caldir CLI. Use whenever the user wants to query, add, modify, or sync calendar events — e.g. “what's on my calendar this week”, “add a meeting tomorrow at 3”, “cancel my Friday standup”, “sync my Google calendar”. Requires the caldir CLI."
We need to use the caldir CLI to query events. The user didn't specify a calendar system. The skill "caldir" likely expects to use the CLI caldir. We need to run a command. The skill's location is /Users/tiles/.local/share/tiles/data/pi/agent/skills/caldir/SKILL.md. We should read that file to see if there are instructions on how to use the caldir CLI.
Let's read the skill file.
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/Users/tiles/.local/share/tiles/data/pi/agent/skills/caldir/SKILL.md
- name
- caldir
- description
- Read, create, edit, and sync calendar events as plaintext .ics files using the caldir CLI. Use whenever the user wants to query, add, modify, or sync calendar events — e.g. "what's on my calendar this week", "add a meeting tomorrow at 3", "cancel my Friday standup", "sync my Google calendar". Requires the `caldir` CLI.
caldir
caldir stores calendars as directories of .ics files — one event per file, human-readable filenames. Read and edit them with normal file tools; use the caldir CLI to create events and sync with providers.
Directory layout
Each calendar is a subdirectory of the main caldir directory (by default: ~/caldir/)
~/caldir/ personal/ 2026-03-20T1500__client-call.ics 2026-03-21__offsite.ics work/ 2026-03-25T0900__dentist.ics .caldir/ # local sync state — do not touchFilename convention
- Timed event:
YYYY-MM-DDTHHMM__slug.ics(time is local, not UTC) - All-day event:
YYYY-MM-DD__slug.ics - Recurring master:
_recurring__slug.ics(no date prefix — the master covers all occurrences) - Slug: lowercased title, hyphens for spaces, alphanumerics only
Examples: 2026-03-20T1500__1-1-with-alice.ics, 2026-03-21__vacation.ics, _recurring__weekly-standup.ics
Recurring events
A recurring series is one _recurring__*.ics file with an RRULE property describing the pattern:
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,WE,FREXDATE:20260320T150000Z # occurrences that were cancelledIndividual occurrences are not separate files. To cancel one occurrence, add its start time to EXDATE. To modify one occurrence (e.g. reschedule a single standup), create a second file with the same UID plus a RECURRENCE-ID pointing at the original start time — that file overrides just that instance.
See calendar
caldir today # today's events across all calendarscaldir week # this week (through Sunday)caldir events --from 2026-04-01 --to 2026-04-30caldir events -c work # restrict to one calendar by slugDates are YYYY-MM-DD. Pass --from start to include all past events.
Searching events
Just use the filesystem — no CLI needed:
# Find an event by keywordgrep -l "Alice" ~/caldir/**/*.ics
# Read onecat ~/caldir/work/2026-03-25T0900__dentist.icsCreating events
Prefer the CLI — it handles ICS formatting, UIDs, and sync metadata:
caldir new "Meeting with Alice" --start 2026-03-20T15:00caldir new "Team standup" --start 2026-03-20T09:00 --duration 30mcaldir new "Vacation" --start 2026-03-25 --end 2026-03-28 # all-daycaldir new "Sprint planning" --start 2026-03-22T10:00 --calendar workWithout --calendar, the default from ~/.config/caldir/config.toml is used. Without --end / --duration, defaults to 1 hour (timed) or 1 day (all-day).
Editing and deleting
Edit the .ics file directly, or delete it with rm. Then sync:
caldir status # show pending local changescaldir push # upload changes to the provider (creates, updates, deletes)Syncing with providers
caldir status # see pending changes in both directionscaldir pull # download changes from providercaldir push # upload local changes to providercaldir sync # upload AND download changes to/from providerOnly events within ±365 days of today are synced. Conflicts resolve by last-write-wins.
Invites
caldir invites # pending invites (next 30 days)caldir invites --all # include already-respondedcaldir rsvp ~/caldir/work/2026-03-15T1000__standup.ics accept # or decline, maybecaldir rsvp # interactive walkthroughRun caldir push after responding to sync the RSVP to the server.
Tips
- Trust the CLI defaults. Do not manually browse calendar directories or ask the user which calendar to use. The
caldirCLI reads~/.config/caldir/config.tomlfor the calendar directory and default calendar. Just runcaldir newwithout--calendar— only pass--calendarif the user explicitly names a different calendar. - After editing a
.icsfile by hand, runcaldir statusto confirm the change is detected before pushing. - Timezone is stored per event;
caldir newuses the system timezone. - Full docs: https://caldir.org/docs.md
The user asked: "what are my scheduled events next week". They want to know upcoming events in the next week. We have a skill for caldir. We need to use the caldir CLI to get events. The skill description says we can run "caldir week" to get this week (through Sunday). But the user wants next week. "next week" could mean the upcoming week starting from next Monday? Or the next week after this week? We need to interpret. The user didn't specify calendar, so default. So we should use the caldir CLI. We need to run "caldir week" or "caldir events". The skill says: caldir week prints this week events. But we want next week. So maybe we should run "caldir events --from --to ". But maybe easiest: run "caldir week" and interpret. But the user specifically asked for next week. So we should run "caldir events --from <next week's Monday> --to <next week's Sunday>". Let's compute dates.
Today is unknown. Let's assume the current date is 2026-07-12. So next week likely starts on 2026-07-18 (Monday). End 2026-07-24 (Sunday). So run caldir events --from 2026-07-18 --to 2026-07-24. But the skill example shows caldir events --from 2026-04-01 --to 2026-04-30. So we can use that.
We need to run the command. We'll use the bash tool to execute it. Path: current working directory is /Users/tiles. So we run caldir events --from 2026-07-18 --to 2026-07-24. Let's do that.
caldir events --from 2026-07-18 --to 2026-07-24
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We need to answer user: "what are my scheduled events next week". The user presumably wants to see events for the next week (from now). We need to compute the next week relative to current date. Today is presumably July 12, 2026? Actually current date is 2026-07-12 per system. But the user is asking "next week" might refer to upcoming week after current date. We should consider next week as the week starting next Monday after current date? Or maybe the week starting next Monday? But we should interpret as the next week from today inclusive? We have to decide what the user expects. The user likely wants events scheduled for the upcoming week, e.g., from July 18 to 24? Wait, the user asked "what are my scheduled events next week". We executed caldir events --from 2026-07-18 --to 2026-07-24. That shows events from July 18 to July 24. But the current date is July 12, 2026. So the next week from July 12 would be July 18-24? Let's confirm: The week starting Monday July 18? Actually July 12 is a Tuesday. Next week would start Monday July 18. So events from July 18-24 inclusive. That matches the output. So we can answer accordingly.
But let's double-check if any events exist on other days in that range. The output shows:
- Sat Jul 18: 21:00 DDIA Sesh
- Sun Jul 19: 09:00 HAMmit
- Wed Jul 22: all-day Tisha B'Av Eve
- Thu Jul 23: all-day Tisha B'Av, 13:00 Pay aws server
It doesn't show Fri Jul 24? It might be no events. The output does not include Fri Jul 24. So we should list events for each day. Possibly we should present them sorted by date/time. Provide summary. Might also show the event names.
We should check if any other events exist. We can run caldir events --from 2026-07-18 --to 2026-07-24 --verbose maybe? But the command we used shows the events. The output is truncated to 2000 lines. It's fine. We might want to confirm if there are any events on other days. We can run caldir events --from 2026-07-18 --to 2026-07-24 again. But we already got the output. Let's re-run to confirm.
caldir events --from 2026-07-18 --to 2026-07-24
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We need to answer user: "what are my scheduled events next week". They are asking for events next week. We need to compute "next week" relative to current date: the assistant's current date is 2026-07-12. So next week likely means the week starting Monday 2026-07-18? But we need to interpret "next week" maybe meaning the upcoming week after today. Let's check typical usage: If today is 2026-07-12, next week would be 2026-07-18 to 2026-07-24 inclusive. That matches the events we saw: 21:00 DDIA Sesh on Sat 18, 09:00 HAMmit on Sun 19, all-day Tisha B'Av Eve on Wed 22, all-day Tisha B'Av on Thu 23, 13:00 Pay aws server on Thu 23.
But we need to confirm if any events on other days: maybe Monday 17 or Friday 21? The caldir events --from 2026-07-18 --to 2026-07-24 shows only those events. That includes Saturday 18, Sunday 19, Wednesday 22, Thursday 23. No events on Monday 18? Actually Saturday 18 has event. No event on Monday 18? But "Sat Jul 18" shows event. "Sun Jul 19" shows event. "Wed Jul 22" shows event. "Thu Jul 23" shows two events. So the next week includes those.
But maybe they want events for the week after next week? Wait, "next week" might mean the week after the current week, i.e., the following week starting Monday 2026-07-18. That is what we have. Good.
Thus we can answer: Saturday 18 July – 21:00 DDIA Sesh; Sunday 19 July – 09:00 HAMmit; Wednesday 22 July – all-day Tisha B'Av Eve; Thursday 23 July – all-day Tisha B'Av and 13:00 Pay aws server. Also mention no events on other days.
We should present them in a clear list.
We might also confirm if there are any all-day events on Monday 18 or Friday 21? The output didn't show. So we can mention none.
We should confirm if events on Monday 17? Not part of next week.
Thus answer.
We should also mention that the events are from the caldir CLI output. Provide times.
We might include date and time, with timezone? The times are local.
Thus answer.
Scheduled events for the week of 2026‑07‑18 – 2026‑07‑24
| Day | Date | Time (local) | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Jul 18 | 21:00 | DDIA Sesh |
| Sun | Jul 19 | 09:00 | HAMmit |
| Wed | Jul 22 | All‑day | Tisha B'Av Eve |
| Thu | Jul 23 | All‑day | Tisha B'Av |
| Thu | Jul 23 | 13:00 | Pay aws server |
No events are scheduled on Monday 18, Tuesday 19, Friday 21, or Saturday 24 of that week.
Reasoning details
The user wants to create a Google event on July 14 from 10am to 10pm, named "local-first lab day". We have the caldir skill available. The skill description says: "Read, create, edit, and sync calendar events as plaintext .ics files using the caldir CLI. Use whenever the user wants to query, add, modify, or sync calendar events — e.g. 'what's on my calendar this week', 'add a meeting tomorrow at 3', 'cancel my Friday standup', 'sync my Google calendar'. Requires the caldir CLI."
So we need to use the caldir CLI to create a new event. The user wants to create a Google event. The caldir CLI has the capability to sync with providers. So we need to create the event locally, then push to Google. The command is likely: caldir new "local-first lab day" --start 2026-07-14T10:00 --duration 12h or --end 2026-07-14T22:00.
We can use the caldir CLI. The user didn't specify a calendar, so default calendar will be used. We need to run a bash command to create the event. Then push to sync with Google. The user wants to create a Google event. So we need to create local event and push. Let's run caldir new "local-first lab day" --start 2026-07-14T10:00 --end 2026-07-14T22:00. Then run caldir push. Or we can combine? The caldir CLI may support --calendar google or something, but the default calendar should be Google if configured. We don't know. But we can just run new and push.
We need to run the command in the shell. Let's run: caldir new "local-first lab day" --start 2026-07-14T10:00 --end 2026-07-14T22:00. Then caldir push. We should provide output to the user.
We need to call the bash tool for each command. Let's do that.
caldir new "local-first lab day" --start 2026-07-14T10:00 --end 2026-07-14T22:00
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[32m Created: ~/caldir/pavanan-anandu63-gmail-com/2026-07-14T1000__localfirst-lab-day.ics[39m
The user asked: "Ok, can you create a google event on July 14, 10am to 10pm, name is local-first lab day". The assistant has executed caldir new command to create the event. The output indicates the event was created at path ~/caldir/pavanan-anandu63-gmail-com/2026-07-14T1000__localfirst-lab-day.ics. However the user specifically wants a "google event". The caldir CLI likely creates an event in the local caldir store, but to create a google event, we might need to push to the provider. The caldir CLI has a push command to sync local changes to the provider. The assistant hasn't done that. The user may expect the event to appear in Google Calendar. So we should run caldir push. Also, the event is created but we didn't specify the provider. The user didn't specify which calendar or provider. The caldir new command created the event in the default calendar, which might be a local file. But to ensure it syncs to Google Calendar, we should run caldir push. We should confirm that the event appears in Google Calendar. The user might want to see confirmation. We can respond confirming the event was created and ask to sync.
We can do: caldir push to sync to provider. Then respond.
caldir push
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📅 orthodox-holidays [2m No changes to push[0m
📅 muslim-holidays [2m No changes to push[0m
📅 holidays-in-india [2m No changes to push[0m
📅 pavanan-anandu63-gmail-com [32m+[39m [32mlocal-first lab day[39m [2mTue Jul 14, 10:00[0m
📅 christian-holidays [2m No changes to push[0m
📅 jewish-holidays [2m No changes to push[0m
Pushed: 1 created, 0 updated, 0 deleted
The user requested: "Ok, can you create a google event on July 14, 10am to 10pm, name is local-first lab day".
We responded by running caldir new with start 2026-07-14T10:00, end 2026-07-14T22:00. Then we pushed. That is correct.
We might want to confirm that the event was created. The output shows the event created and pushed. The user hasn't asked for confirmation but presumably we should respond acknowledging that the event was created.
We should respond concisely: "Event created and pushed to Google Calendar." Possibly also mention that the event is in the pavanan-anandu63-gmail-com calendar.
We might also include the .ics file path: ~/caldir/pavanan-anandu63-gmail-com/2026-07-14T1000__localfirst-lab-day.ics. But not necessary. Just confirm.
Also might ask if they want any other changes. But no.
Let's answer.
✅ The event “local‑first lab day” has been created for 2026‑07‑14 from 10:00 to 22:00 and pushed to Google Calendar.