Calendar Briefs Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• a morning brief of the day's family logistics
• an afternoon check for same-day pickup or activity changes
• a weekend preview for the coming Saturday and Sunday
• an ad-hoc answer to "what do I need to know right now?"

Goal

Surface the calendar and logistics information the household actually needs, at the time of day when it is useful.

High-priority categories

• pickup and dropoff changes
• same-day activity conflicts
• gear, snacks, uniforms, forms needed today
• weather impact on plans
• school items due soon
• helper or sitter schedule shifts

Low-priority categories

• unchanged routine items
• distant events that don't need action today
• ambient family calendar noise

Workflow

1. Read the relevant calendar(s) and any school or activity channels named in workspace/TOOLS.md (or TOOLS.md under a deployed workspace/ copy).
2. Determine the brief type from context: morning, afternoon pickup, weekend, or ad-hoc.
3. Extract only actionable items for the relevant window.
4. Produce a compact brief. If nothing unusual is happening, say so briefly rather than padding.

Brief shapes

• Morning brief: key events, pickup and dropoff changes, activity prep, helper schedule, school items due soon.
• Afternoon pickup check: same-day logistics only: location changes, gear, forms, snacks, uniforms, delays, overlapping activities.
• Weekend preview: Saturday and Sunday activities, sports, classes, outings, prep needs, travel timing, gear, gifts.

Rules

• Keep briefs compact. One screen of phone text is usually enough.
• If nothing needs action, say so. Do not manufacture content.
• Respect quiet hours and delivery channels from workspace/HEARTBEAT.md.
• Flag same-day items clearly.
• Do not leak private child information outside the approved gateway channels in workspace/TOOLS.md.

Good outputs

• "Morning: early dropoff for Sam (8:15), PE clothes needed. Nothing else unusual."
• "Pickup: activity moved from gym to field 2. Bring cleats."
• "Weekend: Saturday 9am soccer (shin guards), Sunday open. No gear to buy."