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Guide · ~3 min · Pro for AI

Group scheduling without the threads

Invite teammates. Ask Claude. Book it.

What it looks like in Claude:

Claude · Meetavel MCP
Connected
Find time for me, @alice and @bob next week, 45 minutes.
Calling find_collective_availability
3 slots, ranked by combined pain
Tue Apr 28, 14:00 UTC
All three in working hours
pain: 0
Wed Apr 29, 16:00 UTC
Bob's evening
pain: 1
Fri May 1, 13:00 UTC
Alice's lunch hour
pain: 2
Tuesday 14:00 UTC works for everyone in working hours. Want me to book it?
Yes, book it.
Calling book_meeting
Booked
Google Meet link sent · invites on calendars
1

Invite teammates as connections

On the Connections page, enter the email of each teammate. If they have a Meetavel account, they get a connection request. If not, they get a sign-up link — and you're auto-connected when they join.

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Invite teammates as connections
2

Make sure everyone has availability set

Group scheduling is only as good as the availability data behind it. Each teammate needs to finish onboarding (time zone + weekly schedule). The Connections page shows a pending state for invites that haven't accepted yet.

3

Ask Claude to find a slot

In Claude (with the Meetavel MCP set up), say: "Find time for me, alice, bob and charlie next week, 60 minutes." Claude calls find_collective_availability across all four people, intersects calendars (including Google busy times), and ranks slots by combined pain score.

4

Pick the slot Claude suggests

Claude returns the top-3 slots with combined pain scores. The lowest score is the fairest meeting time across everyone's working hours. Pick the one that works.

5

Book it

Tell Claude to book it: "Book the Wednesday 4pm UTC slot, all four of us, project sync." Claude calls book_meeting; everyone gets the calendar invite with a Google Meet link.

Why pain score?

A simple round-robin tends to favor whoever has the most flexible schedule. Pain score gives every participant a vote: 0 if the slot is in their optimal local hours, 1 if acceptable, 3 if it's a no-go. The lowest combined score wins — which is usually the most humane time across the group.