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How-To Guides Last updated: 6 March 2026

How to Manage Event Responses

Decline, cancel, or delete calendar events, with an optional message to organisers or attendees.

Decline invitations, cancel meetings you organised, or delete events from your calendar.

Decline an Event

“Decline the 2pm meeting — I have a conflict”

tool: manage-event
params:
  action: "decline"
  eventId: "AAMkAGR..."
  comment: "Sorry, I have a conflicting meeting at that time."

A decline response is sent to the organiser with your comment.

Cancel an Event You Organised

“Cancel tomorrow’s team standup”

tool: manage-event
params:
  action: "cancel"
  eventId: "AAMkAGR..."
  comment: "Rescheduling to later this week — new invite to follow."

All attendees are notified that the event has been cancelled.

Delete an Event

“Remove that old event from my calendar”

tool: manage-event
params:
  action: "delete"
  eventId: "AAMkAGR..."

Delete removes the event from your calendar without notifying anyone. Use this for personal events or cleaning up old entries.

Decline vs Cancel vs Delete

ActionWho can do itNotifies others?Use when
declineAny attendeeYes — sends decline to organiserYou can’t attend someone else’s meeting
cancelOrganiser onlyYes — notifies all attendeesYou’re cancelling a meeting you created
deleteAnyoneNoRemoving a personal event or cleaning up

Parameter Reference

ParameterWhat it doesRequired
actiondecline, cancel, or deleteYes
eventIdThe event ID (from list-events)Yes
commentMessage sent with decline/cancelNo

This tool is marked as destructive. Your AI assistant will ask for your confirmation before declining, cancelling, or deleting any event.

Tips

  • Use list-events first to find the event ID
  • Always include a comment when declining or cancelling — it’s courteous and helps the organiser
  • Delete is silent — use it for personal events only
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