pp-tidycal

What this skill does

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# Tidycal — Printing Press CLI

## Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the `tidycal-pp-cli` binary. **You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill.** If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS/Linux and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin` on Windows:
   ```bash
   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install tidycal --cli-only
   ```
2. Verify: `tidycal-pp-cli --version`
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on `$PATH` for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the `npx` install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.3 or newer):

```bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/productivity/tidycal/cmd/tidycal-pp-cli@latest
```

If `--version` reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on `$PATH`. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

## Unique Capabilities

These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API.

### Agentic scheduling
- **`brief`** — Produce a contact-aware schedule brief for a day or date range.

  _Use this before drafting prep notes or deciding whether a booking needs attention._

  ```bash
  tidycal-pp-cli brief --date today --format json
  ```
- **`triage`** — Identify booking problems such as missing meeting URLs, duplicate contacts, off-hours bookings, cancelled bookings, and incomplete contact data.

  _Use this to decide which bookings require operator review._

  ```bash
  tidycal-pp-cli triage --from today --to +7d --format json
  ```
- **`propose-times`** — Fetch available TidyCal timeslots for a booking type and rank a paste-ready shortlist by date window, timezone, preference, and weekend policy.

  _Use this when proposing meeting options in chat or email._

  ```bash
  tidycal-pp-cli propose-times 123 --from today --to +14d --count 3 --format json
  ```
- **`followups`** — Create an AI-ready follow-up queue from recent bookings without sending messages or notifications.

  _Use this to prepare follow-up tasks after recent meetings._

  ```bash
  tidycal-pp-cli followups --from -7d --to today --format json
  ```
- **`assisted-book`** — Book on behalf of a contact through an inspectable dry-run and explicit confirmation gate.

  _Use this only when the operator has approved the booking details._

  ```bash
  tidycal-pp-cli assisted-book 123 --name Ada --email [email protected] --slot 2026-06-02T15:00:00Z --dry-run --format json
  ```

## Command Reference

**booking-types** — Manage booking types

- `tidycal-pp-cli booking-types create` — Create a new booking type.
- `tidycal-pp-cli booking-types list` — Get a list of booking types.

**bookings** — Manage bookings

- `tidycal-pp-cli bookings get` — Get a booking by ID.
- `tidycal-pp-cli bookings list` — Get a list of bookings.

**contacts** — Manage contacts

- `tidycal-pp-cli contacts create` — Create a new contact.
- `tidycal-pp-cli contacts list` — Get a list of contacts.

**me** — Manage me

- `tidycal-pp-cli me` — Get account details.

**teams** — Manage teams

- `tidycal-pp-cli teams get` — Get details of a specific team.
- `tidycal-pp-cli teams list` — Get a list of teams the authenticated user has access to.


### Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:

```bash
tidycal-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"
```

`which` resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code `0` means at least one match; exit code `2` means no confident match — fall back to `--help` or use a narrower query.

## Auth Setup

Run `tidycal-pp-cli auth setup` for the URL and steps to obtain a token (add `--launch` to open the URL). Then store it:

```bash
tidycal-pp-cli auth set-token YOUR_TOKEN_HERE
```

Or set `TIDYCAL_API_TOKEN` as an environment variable.

Run `tidycal-pp-cli doctor` to verify setup.

## Agent Mode

Add `--agent` to any command. Expands to: `--json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes`.

- **Pipeable** — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr
- **Filterable** — `--select` keeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs:

  ```bash
  tidycal-pp-cli booking-types list --agent --select id,name,status
  ```
- **Previewable** — `--dry-run` shows the request without sending
- **Offline-friendly** — sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available
- **Non-interactive** — never prompts, every input is a flag
- **Explicit retries** — use `--idempotent` only when an already-existing create should count as success, and `--ignore-missing` only when a missing delete target should count as success

### Response envelope

Commands that read from the local store or the API wrap output in a provenance envelope:

```json
{
  "meta": {"source": "live" | "local", "synced_at": "...", "reason": "..."},
  "results": <data>
}
```

Parse `.results` for data and `.meta.source` to know whether it's live or local. A human-readable `N results (live)` summary is printed to stderr only when stdout is a terminal AND no machine-format flag (`--json`, `--csv`, `--compact`, `--quiet`, `--plain`, `--select`) is set — piped/agent consumers and explicit-format runs get pure JSON on stdout.

## Agent Feedback

When you (or the agent) notice something off about this CLI, record it:

```
tidycal-pp-cli feedback "the --since flag is inclusive but docs say exclusive"
tidycal-pp-cli feedback --stdin < notes.txt
tidycal-pp-cli feedback list --json --limit 10
```

Entries are stored locally at `~/.local/share/tidycal-pp-cli/feedback.jsonl`. They are never POSTed unless `TIDYCAL_FEEDBACK_ENDPOINT` is set AND either `--send` is passed or `TIDYCAL_FEEDBACK_AUTO_SEND=true`. Default behavior is local-only.

Write what *surprised* you, not a bug report. Short, specific, one line: that is the part that compounds.

## Output Delivery

Every command accepts `--deliver <sink>`. The output goes to the named sink in addition to (or instead of) stdout, so agents can route command results without hand-piping. Three sinks are supported:

| Sink | Effect |
|------|--------|
| `stdout` | Default; write to stdout only |
| `file:<path>` | Atomically write output to `<path>` (tmp + rename) |
| `webhook:<url>` | POST the output body to the URL (`application/json` or `application/x-ndjson` when `--compact`) |

Unknown schemes are refused with a structured error naming the supported set. Webhook failures return non-zero and log the URL + HTTP status on stderr.

## Named Profiles

A profile is a saved set of flag values, reused across invocations. Use it when a scheduled agent calls the same command every run with the same configuration - HeyGen's "Beacon" pattern.

```
tidycal-pp-cli profile save briefing --json
tidycal-pp-cli --profile briefing booking-types list
tidycal-pp-cli profile list --json
tidycal-pp-cli profile show briefing
tidycal-pp-cli profile delete briefing --yes
```

Explicit flags always win over profile values; profile values win over defaults. `agent-context` lists all available profiles under `available_profiles` so introspecting agents discover them at runtime.

## Exit Codes

| Code | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| 0 | Success |
| 2 | Usage error (wrong arguments) |
| 3 | Resource not found |
| 4 | Authentication required |
| 5 | API error (upstream issue) |
| 7 | Rate li