ekctl Skill for Claude Code

A Claude Code skill for managing macOS Calendar events and Reminders using the ekctl CLI tool.

Installation

Using npx (Recommended)

npx skills add schappim/ekctl-skill

Manual Installation

Add the marketplace to Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add schappim/ekctl-skill

Then install the skill:

/plugin install ekctl-skill@schappim-ekctl-skill

Prerequisites

Before using this skill, install ekctl:

brew tap schappim/ekctl
brew install ekctl

On first run, macOS will prompt you to grant Calendar and Reminders access.

What This Skill Enables

With this skill installed, Claude Code can:

• List calendars and reminder lists - See all your calendars with their IDs
• Manage calendar aliases - Set up friendly names like "work" instead of UUIDs
• Create events - Add meetings, appointments, and all-day events
• Query events - List events by date range, find specific events
• Create reminders - Add tasks with due dates and priorities
• Complete reminders - Mark reminders as done
• Delete events/reminders - Remove items you no longer need

Example Interactions

Once installed, you can ask Claude things like:

> "Show me my calendars"

> "Set up an alias called 'work' for my Work calendar"

> "What meetings do I have today?"

> "Create a meeting called 'Team Standup' tomorrow at 9am for 30 minutes on my work calendar"

> "Add a reminder to call the dentist with high priority"

> "Show me my incomplete reminders"

> "Mark the 'Buy groceries' reminder as complete"

Skill Contents

• SKILL.md - Main skill instructions and workflow
• command-reference.md - Complete ekctl command documentation
• scripting-examples.md - Advanced automation patterns

Related

• ekctl - The CLI tool this skill uses
• ekctl Homebrew Tap - Installation via Homebrew

License

MIT License