# Find a time that works for everyone

alfred_ compares your calendar with each attendee's to surface mutual openings, then returns specific time slots so you skip the scheduling back and forth.

Source: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/find-time  
Updated: 2026-04-30

Works in: Chat, Text

## The prompt

- Find 30 minutes that works for me, \[PERSON 1], and \[PERSON 2] next week, afternoons preferred.

Mutual scheduling is the most tedious part of inbox management. alfred_ pulls all attendees' calendars and returns the slots where everyone's free.

## What alfred_ does

1. Reads all referenced calendars (yours + others' if accessible)
2. Filters by your stated constraints (time of day, duration, day range)
3. Returns 2–4 specific slots that work for all
4. Optionally drafts the email to send the options out

## Tips

- **Be specific about constraints**: "afternoons", "before Friday", "no early mornings"
- **Specify duration**: "30 min", "an hour", "lunch"
- **Specify the time horizon**: "this week", "next two weeks"
- **Add "draft the email"**: to chain into reply mode automatically

## What if the others' calendars aren't shared?

alfred_ can only see calendars you have access to. If others aren't shared, alfred_ will return *your* free slots and offer to draft an email asking the recipients for their availability.

## Related

- [Suggesting times](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/calendar/suggesting-times)
- [Conflict detection](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/calendar#conflicts)

## Variations

- When can the four of us meet for an hour before Friday?
- Find me 30 min with Marc this week.
- Three options for a 1-hour call with Acme between Wednesday and Friday.
- Setup a meeting for us at 2 pm pst for 90 mins. Include a Google meets link in the invitation.
- Send invite to Meti Basiri for 30 mins at 3 pm
- schedule zoom call on May 8th 6am PST with Dylan and Hart regarding raven discussion

## Best for

Multi-person scheduling, alfred_ does the calendar math instead of the email back-and-forth.