name: ical description: Create .ics calendar files for importing events into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook, etc. Use when asked to "create calendar event", "add to calendar", "export to ics", "generate ical", or when creating scheduled events that need calendar import.

ICAL Event Creator

Generate .ics files

File Structure

code

BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Claude//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:unique-id@domain
DTSTAMP:20260120T100000Z
DTSTART:20260121T180000
DTEND:20260121T190000
SUMMARY:Event Title
DESCRIPTION:Event details here
STATUS:TENTATIVE
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR

Required Fields

VCALENDAR: VERSION:2.0, PRODID, CALSCALE:GREGORIAN, METHOD:PUBLISH

VEVENT: UID (unique), DTSTAMP (UTC with Z), DTSTART, DTEND, SUMMARY

Date Formats

•Local: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS → 20260121T180000
•UTC: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ → 20260121T170000Z
•All-day: YYYYMMDD → 20260121

Escaping in DESCRIPTION

Use \n for newlines, \, for commas, \; for semicolons.

Optional Fields

•DESCRIPTION - Event details
•LOCATION - Place
•CATEGORIES - Tags (comma-separated)
•STATUS:TENTATIVE - Marks as proposed

Filename

event_YYYY-MM-DD.ics or descriptive name like meeting_project.ics