Recipe Block Focus Time
Create recurring Google Calendar focus blocks marked busy so solo build time stays protected from meetings and shallow interrupts.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli --skill recipe-block-focus-timeWhat is this skill?
- OpenClaw recipe that depends on gws-calendar and the gws CLI binary
- Inserts a recurring Focus Time event with RRULE FREQ=WEEKLY on weekdays
- Sets transparency opaque so blocks show as busy on primary calendar
- Two-step flow: events insert then verify with gws calendar +agenda
- Parameterized JSON for calendarId primary, timezone, and start/end datetimes
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Journey fit
Primary fit
Time blocking is a planning primitive you set up while building and reuse whenever your calendar gets noisy across later growth and operations weeks. Canonical shelf is build/pm because the recipe encodes weekly deep-work protection as project-time management, not distribution or analytics.
Common Questions / FAQ
Is Recipe Block Focus Time safe to install?
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SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Recipe Block Focus Time
# Block Focus Time on Google Calendar > **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-calendar` Create recurring focus time blocks on Google Calendar to protect deep work hours. ## Steps 1. Create recurring focus block: `gws calendar events insert --params '{"calendarId": "primary"}' --json '{"summary": "Focus Time", "description": "Protected deep work block", "start": {"dateTime": "2025-01-20T09:00:00", "timeZone": "America/New_York"}, "end": {"dateTime": "2025-01-20T11:00:00", "timeZone": "America/New_York"}, "recurrence": ["RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR"], "transparency": "opaque"}'` 2. Verify it shows as busy: `gws calendar +agenda`