Calendar Crab

Google Calendar CLI — list, create, move, and delete events. Zero dependencies, just Node.js + Google OAuth.

Google Calendar management via a single Node.js script. No npm install needed.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Google Cloud project with Calendar API enabled
• OAuth credentials + refresh token saved to ~/.openclaw/secrets/ (see Setup below)

Commands

List upcoming events

bash

node calendar-crab.js list --days=7 --max=20

Create an event

bash

node calendar-crab.js create \
  --title="Team Sync" \
  --date=2026-03-20 \
  --time=10:00 \
  --duration=30 \
  --location="Zoom" \
  --attendees="[e-mail],[e-mail]" \
  --description="Weekly sync" \
  --tz="America/Los_Angeles"

Move an event

bash

# By date + time
node calendar-crab.js move --date=2026-03-20 --from=10:00 --to=14:00

# By event ID
node calendar-crab.js move --id="EVENT_ID" --to="2026-03-20T14:00:00-07:00"

Delete an event

bash

node calendar-crab.js delete --id="EVENT_ID"
node calendar-crab.js delete --date=2026-03-20 --time=10:00

Configuration

Env var	Default	Description
CALENDAR_CRAB_SECRETS	~/.openclaw/secrets	Directory containing OAuth + token JSON files
CALENDAR_CRAB_TZ	System local	Default timezone for events
CALENDAR_CRAB_CALENDAR	primary	Google Calendar ID

Timezone can also be set per-command with --tz=America/Los_Angeles.

Execution rules

1. Always list first to verify the target event exists and is unique.
2. move and delete auto-notify all attendees (sendUpdates=all).
3. On failure, the raw Google API error is returned for debugging.

Setup

1. Go to Google Cloud Console and create a project.
2. Enable the Google Calendar API.
3. Create OAuth 2.0 credentials (Desktop app type).
4. Save the credentials as ~/.openclaw/secrets/google-calendar-oauth.json:

   json

   {
     "client_id": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
     "client_secret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
   }
   

5. Obtain a refresh token via the OAuth flow and save as ~/.openclaw/secrets/google-calendar-token.json:

   json

   {
     "refresh_token": "YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN",
     "access_token": "",
     "expires_in": 0,
     "obtained_at": ""
   }
   

   The script auto-refreshes the access token using the refresh token.