---
title: "Turn ICS calendar invites and feeds into structured events for scheduling automations"
description: "Use node-ical when an agent is handed a raw .ics file or subscription URL and needs normalized event objects, recurrence-aware dates, and timezone-safe fields it can reason over. The skill stops at parsing and structuring calendar data, not acting as a full calendar product."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-ical"
author: "Jens Maus"
category:
  - "Calendar, Email & Productivity"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  npm_package: "node-ical"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 128582
---

# Turn ICS calendar invites and feeds into structured events for scheduling automations

Use node-ical when an agent is handed a raw .ics file or subscription URL and needs normalized event objects, recurrence-aware dates, and timezone-safe fields it can reason over. The skill stops at parsing and structuring calendar data, not acting as a full calendar product.

## Prerequisites

Node.js, npm

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
npm install node-ical
```

## Documentation

- https://github.com/jens-maus/node-ical#readme

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/turn-ics-calendar-invites-and-feeds-into-structured-events-for-scheduling-automations/)