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Google Calendar.

AI-powered planning with calendar awareness.

Connect your Google Calendar to Clear Tangle for intelligent task planning that respects your schedule. The AI understands your meeting commitments and suggests optimal times for deep work, helping you plan tasks around your existing calendar events.

Key features

Multi-account supportConnect multiple Google accounts to sync all your calendars in one place.
Automatic syncEvents sync automatically every 30 minutes, keeping your schedule up-to-date.
AI planning contextAI considers your meetings when suggesting task schedules and priorities.
Read-only accessClear Tangle only reads your calendar — it never modifies your events.

Getting started

1Go to Settings → Integrations in Clear Tangle
2Click “Connect Google Calendar”
3Sign in to your Google account and authorize access
4Your primary calendar is automatically added
5Toggle additional calendars on/off as needed
MULTI-ACCOUNT
You can connect multiple Google accounts to a single Clear Tangle account. Each account shows separately in Settings with its own calendars.

Event information captured

Clear Tangle syncs the following information from your calendar events:

Time & durationEvent start time, end time, duration, and timezone information. All-day events are tracked separately.
Meeting linksGoogle Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other conference links are captured for quick access.
AttendeesOrganizer information and attendee count help the AI understand meeting importance.
LocationEvent location information, useful for understanding if travel time is needed.

AI-powered planning

When connected, Clear Tangle’s AI uses your calendar context to provide smarter task recommendations:

Focus block detectionIdentifies gaps between meetings ideal for deep work tasks
Meeting-heavy day warningsAlerts when a day has 5+ hours of meetings, suggesting lighter tasks
Pre-meeting bufferAvoids scheduling intensive tasks right before important meetings
Back-to-back awarenessSuggests breaks or light tasks when you have consecutive meetings
Daily meeting loadShows total meeting time per day to help balance your schedule
48-HOUR WINDOW
AI planning considers your calendar events for the next 48 hours. This helps balance immediate priorities with upcoming commitments.

Managing calendars

Control which calendars sync with Clear Tangle:

ACTIONDESCRIPTION
Toggle calendarEnable or disable individual calendars using the toggle switch
Manual syncClick “Sync Calendars” to immediately fetch latest events
View sync statusSee when each calendar was last synced
Disconnect accountRemove a Google account and all its calendar data

Sync schedule

Calendar events are synchronized automatically:

Automatic sync every 30 minutesEvents for the next 2 days are syncedManual sync available anytime from SettingsPast events are automatically cleaned up

Security & privacy

Your calendar data is handled securely:

Read-only access (we never modify your calendar)OAuth 2.0 with signed state parameter (15-min expiration)Tokens automatically refreshed when neededRow-level security ensures data isolationDisconnect anytime to remove all synced data
PERMISSIONS REQUESTED
Clear Tangle requests only calendar read permissions (calendar.readonly, calendar.events.readonly) plus basic profile info (email, name, picture) to identify your account.

Troubleshooting

Events not showing up?Try clicking “Sync Calendars” in Settings. Make sure the calendar is toggled on. Events sync for the next 2 days only.
Sync error message?If you see a sync error, try disconnecting and reconnecting your Google account. This refreshes the OAuth tokens.
Missing calendars?Only calendars you have access to in Google Calendar will appear. Shared calendars may need to be explicitly granted access.

Related documentation

Google Calendar Integration | Clear Tangle Documentation
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Docs/Integrations/Google Calendar

Google Calendar.

AI-powered planning with calendar awareness.

Connect your Google Calendar to Clear Tangle for intelligent task planning that respects your schedule. The AI understands your meeting commitments and suggests optimal times for deep work, helping you plan tasks around your existing calendar events.

Key features

Multi-account supportConnect multiple Google accounts to sync all your calendars in one place.
Automatic syncEvents sync automatically every 30 minutes, keeping your schedule up-to-date.
AI planning contextAI considers your meetings when suggesting task schedules and priorities.
Read-only accessClear Tangle only reads your calendar — it never modifies your events.

Getting started

1Go to Settings → Integrations in Clear Tangle
2Click “Connect Google Calendar”
3Sign in to your Google account and authorize access
4Your primary calendar is automatically added
5Toggle additional calendars on/off as needed
MULTI-ACCOUNT
You can connect multiple Google accounts to a single Clear Tangle account. Each account shows separately in Settings with its own calendars.

Event information captured

Clear Tangle syncs the following information from your calendar events:

Time & durationEvent start time, end time, duration, and timezone information. All-day events are tracked separately.
Meeting linksGoogle Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other conference links are captured for quick access.
AttendeesOrganizer information and attendee count help the AI understand meeting importance.
LocationEvent location information, useful for understanding if travel time is needed.

AI-powered planning

When connected, Clear Tangle’s AI uses your calendar context to provide smarter task recommendations:

Focus block detectionIdentifies gaps between meetings ideal for deep work tasks
Meeting-heavy day warningsAlerts when a day has 5+ hours of meetings, suggesting lighter tasks
Pre-meeting bufferAvoids scheduling intensive tasks right before important meetings
Back-to-back awarenessSuggests breaks or light tasks when you have consecutive meetings
Daily meeting loadShows total meeting time per day to help balance your schedule
48-HOUR WINDOW
AI planning considers your calendar events for the next 48 hours. This helps balance immediate priorities with upcoming commitments.

Managing calendars

Control which calendars sync with Clear Tangle:

ACTIONDESCRIPTION
Toggle calendarEnable or disable individual calendars using the toggle switch
Manual syncClick “Sync Calendars” to immediately fetch latest events
View sync statusSee when each calendar was last synced
Disconnect accountRemove a Google account and all its calendar data

Sync schedule

Calendar events are synchronized automatically:

Automatic sync every 30 minutes
Events for the next 2 days are synced
Manual sync available anytime from Settings
Past events are automatically cleaned up

Security & privacy

Your calendar data is handled securely:

Read-only access (we never modify your calendar)
OAuth 2.0 with signed state parameter (15-min expiration)
Tokens automatically refreshed when needed
Row-level security ensures data isolation
Disconnect anytime to remove all synced data
PERMISSIONS REQUESTED
Clear Tangle requests only calendar read permissions (calendar.readonly, calendar.events.readonly) plus basic profile info (email, name, picture) to identify your account.

Troubleshooting

Events not showing up?Try clicking “Sync Calendars” in Settings. Make sure the calendar is toggled on. Events sync for the next 2 days only.
Sync error message?If you see a sync error, try disconnecting and reconnecting your Google account. This refreshes the OAuth tokens.
Missing calendars?Only calendars you have access to in Google Calendar will appear. Shared calendars may need to be explicitly granted access.