Connecting Google Calendar Beginner

Connect Google Calendar so your bot can work in it for you. This guide explains what that means, how to connect it in a few clicks, and practical things to try.

What you'll learn

What connecting Google Calendar lets your bot do
How to connect it step by step
How to stay in control and disconnect

Before you start

The Grok Bot app, installed and signed in. New? See where to download it and installing and signing in.
A Google Calendar account you can sign in to.

1. What Google Calendar is and why connect it

Google Calendar is Google's calendar. A connector is a link that lets your bot work inside an app for you, instead of you clicking around yourself. Once Google Calendar is connected, you can just ask in plain words and your bot does the work in Google Calendar. New to connectors? Read What is a connector first.

2. Connect Google Calendar

Open Grok Bot and click Connect apps in the sidebar. (Or just type "Connect Google Calendar" to your bot; it can show a Connect card right in the chat.)
Find Google Calendar in the list. If you can't find it, ask your bot; which connectors appear can depend on your account.
Click to connect. Your web browser opens Google Calendar's own sign-in page.
Sign in there and read what access it asks for, then approve. Your password goes to Google Calendar, never into the chat.
Come back to Grok Bot and test it with a simple request, like one of the ideas below.

Screenshot: The Connect apps list in the sidebar with Google Calendar highlighted.

Screenshot: Google Calendar's own sign-in or permission screen.

3. What your bot can do with it

You can ask it to check when you are free.
You can ask it to suggest meeting times.
You can ask it to create and update events, and RSVP to invites.

Exactly which actions are available depends on the connector's current tools. If you're not sure, ask: "What can you do with Google Calendar?"

4. Staying in control

A connected app is available to every bot on your account. Bots draft messages and changes for your approval, and risky actions are checked by Auto-review (see Safety and approvals). To cut access later, remove the connection on the Google Calendar side (Google: manage third-party connections) or ask your bot how to disconnect it.

Ideas to try

Busy week.
What does my calendar look like tomorrow, and where do I have a free hour?
Side gig appointments.
Create an event Saturday 10-11 AM called 'Dog walking - Patel' with the address in the notes.
Planning ahead.
Find three 30-minute slots next week when I'm free in the afternoon.
Invites.
List the invites I haven't answered yet.

Tips

Start with read-only requests (search, list, summarize) before asking for changes.
If you have more than one account, tell the bot which one to use.
If Google Calendar stops responding, ask your bot to check the connection. You may just need to sign in again.

Facts about the Grok Bot app come from Cursor's official Grok Bot documentation. Google Calendar details: Google: manage third-party connections. Menus and services change; if something looks different, check the official docs or ask your bot.