Morning briefing from Google Calendar
Connect the Google Calendar connector and have Cowork deliver a daily morning brief with your schedule, prep notes, and top tasks.
Last tested Mar 27, 2026
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Local Folders
Connected Services
Permitted Actions
Why these permissions? Read-only access to Google Calendar is all that's needed. No write permissions required — this is purely reading your schedule and delivering information to you via Dispatch.
Workflow Steps
Add the Google Calendar connector
In Cowork Settings → Connectors, find Google Calendar and authenticate. Grant read-only access to your calendar.
Create briefing-config.md
In your Cowork project folder, create briefing-config.md with your preferred briefing format, key meetings to highlight, and how you want to organize your prep notes.
Set up a 7am scheduled task
Open Cowork and type /schedule. Configure a daily task to run at 7am that reads your Google Calendar, lists all meetings for today, includes prep suggestions, and pulls top 3 tasks from briefing-config.md.
Pair with Dispatch for phone delivery
Enable Dispatch on your phone and subscribe to the morning briefing task. You'll get the brief texted to your phone at 7am every day.
Review and refine the prompt
After the first few days, adjust the prompt to match what works best for you. Add context like timezone, meeting duration display, or custom formatting.
Cowork Prompt Pack
Cowork-readyRead my Google Calendar using the Calendar connector. Compile a morning briefing with: (1) today's full schedule with meeting times and titles, (2) prep suggestions for my top meetings, and (3) my top 3 tasks from briefing-config.md. Format as a message I can scan in under 2 minutes. Do not modify any calendar events.
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