Google Calendar MCP gives your AI assistant access to your calendar events, attendees, meeting details, and scheduling context. Paired with Giftronaut MCP, you can turn calendar activity — like webinars, meetings, trainings, birthdays, or events — into gift card sends without switching between tools.
What this combination does
Google Calendar MCP lets your AI assistant search, read, and act on calendar events you have access to. Giftronaut MCP gives it access to your gift card catalog, recipients, and orders. Together, they let your assistant understand who attended or is scheduled for an event, then help prepare the right gift card order in Giftronaut — all in one conversation.
Common workflows include:
- Sending thank-you rewards after a meeting, webinar, or customer event
- Preparing gift cards for upcoming trainings, workshops, or onboarding sessions
- Rewarding attendees from a specific calendar invite
- Checking event details before creating or sending a gift card order
- Scheduling reminders to send rewards after an event ends
Before you start
You’ll need:
- A Google account with access to the calendar events you want to use
- Google Calendar MCP connected to your AI client
- Your Giftronaut developer account and at least one active app
- An MCP-compatible AI client that supports connecting to more than one remote MCP server
Setting up both MCPs in the same client
Connecting Google Calendar MCP
Connect Google Calendar MCP in your AI client and authorize access to the Google account that owns or can view the relevant calendar.
Once connected, confirm the integration works with a read-only prompt, such as:
“Show me my upcoming meetings today.”
“Find calendar events this week with external attendees.”
“List the attendees for my next webinar.”
Confirming Giftronaut MCP
If Giftronaut MCP is already connected, confirm it’s still working before proceeding:
“Check my Giftronaut balance.”
“List my most recent gift card orders.”
Once both respond correctly, you’re ready to run combined workflows.
What you can do
Reward webinar or event attendees
Use a calendar event as the starting point for a reward send.
Example prompt:
“Find my calendar event called ‘Customer Webinar’ from yesterday. List the attendees, match them against my Giftronaut recipients, and draft a $25 Choice Card for each person. Show me the list before creating the orders.”
Prepare gifts for upcoming meetings or trainings
Create rewards ahead of time for people scheduled to attend an event.
Example prompt:
“Look at my onboarding training next Friday. Pull the attendee list and prepare a $20 reward link for each participant. Do not send anything until I confirm.”
Send thank-you rewards after customer calls
Turn completed meetings into follow-up gifts.
Example prompt:
“Find my customer meetings from this week with external attendees. Identify which ones lasted more than 30 minutes, then prepare a $15 thank-you Choice Card for each external attendee.”
Check event details before sending
Use calendar context to avoid sending to the wrong people or for the wrong event.
Example prompt:
“Before creating the gift card order, confirm the date, title, and attendee list for my ‘Partner Demo’ calendar event.”
Schedule reward follow-ups
Use calendar timing to plan when rewards should be sent.
Example prompt:
“Find my product training session tomorrow at 2 PM. After confirming the attendee list, prepare a reward order scheduled for 30 minutes after the event ends.”
Tips
- Start with read-only prompts first, such as checking events or attendee lists, before asking the assistant to create orders.
- Ask the assistant to show you a summary before generating or sending gift cards.
- Be specific about which calendar, event name, date, and attendee type you want to use.
- For external events, confirm whether you want to reward all attendees or only non-internal participants.
- Avoid sending rewards automatically from broad calendar searches unless you have reviewed the recipient list first.
FAQs
Does Google Calendar MCP automatically send gift cards after events?
No. Google Calendar MCP provides calendar context, and Giftronaut MCP handles gift card workflows. The assistant only connects the two when your prompt asks it to.
Can I reward everyone on a calendar invite?
Yes, as long as the assistant can access the event details and attendee list. You should review the recipients before creating or sending orders.
Can I exclude internal team members?
Yes. You can ask the assistant to include only external attendees or exclude specific email domains.
Example:
“Only include attendees who do not have a @giftronaut.com email address.”
Can I use this for webinars?
Yes. If the webinar attendees are included on the calendar event or available through the calendar details, the assistant can use that information to help prepare Giftronaut rewards.
Where can I see activity from both tools?
Giftronaut MCP activity is logged in your Giftronaut request log dashboard. Google Calendar activity depends on your AI client and Google account activity controls.
Need help?
If something isn’t working or you have questions, contact us at support@giftronaut.com.