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Sift syncs with Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook to show a unified view of all your commitments—classes, meetings, study blocks, and personal events in one place.

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What You Can Ask

"What's on my calendar today?"
"Am I free tomorrow at 3pm?"
"What do I have this week?"
"Show my schedule for Monday"
"Create a meeting with Alex on Friday at 2pm" (Premium)
"Move my 3pm to 4pm" (Premium)

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Connecting Your Calendar

Go to Settings > Integrations and connect:
  • Google Calendar — Uses secure OAuth, no password stored
  • Microsoft Outlook — Uses secure OAuth, no password stored
You can connect multiple accounts. Sift shows events from all connected calendars.

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Viewing Your Schedule

Sift can show your calendar in different views:
ViewWhat to ask
Today”What’s on my calendar?”
Specific day”Do I have anything on Saturday?”
This week”What’s my week look like?”
Free time”When am I free this week?”

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Creating Events (Premium)

"Schedule a meeting with my study group on Thursday at 4pm"
"Block off Friday afternoon for project work"
"Create a recurring event for gym every Monday and Wednesday at 7am"
Events created by Sift appear on your connected calendar.

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Free vs Premium

FeatureFreePremium
View calendarYesYes
Sync directionRead-onlyBi-directional
Create events via SiftNoYes
Modify events via SiftNoYes
Real-time syncNoYes (webhooks)

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Free (Read-Only)

  • Sift can see your events
  • Updates sync periodically (not real-time)
  • Scheduling considers your existing events
  • Cannot create or modify events through Sift

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Premium (Bi-Directional)

  • Full read and write access
  • Real-time updates via webhooks
  • Create, modify, and delete events through chat
  • Timeblocks appear on your calendar automatically

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Tips

  • Connect before scheduling so Sift knows what’s already booked
  • Check which calendars are synced in settings
  • Use “am I free at…” for quick availability checks
  • Timeblocks created by scheduling appear as calendar events (Premium)