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Tip only: old Mac + Tailscale connector for Apple Calendar & reminders

Grok Bot still struggles with Apple Calendar; iCloud web UI is a brittle fallback.

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What hurt

Josh Idell (@joshidell) answered the Apple Calendar gap: set up an old Mac as a server, build a custom connector, then reach it from Grok Bot over Tailscale so the bot can send messages and view/update calendar, reminders, and notes. Tip only — no invented connector code. Pair with @TalosDreams’ warning that driving the iCloud web UI tends to duplicate or break events. Not affiliated with xAI.

What to install or create

Home Mac as always-on connector host → Tailscale → Grok Bot talks to Calendar/Reminders/Notes there.

Bots

  • Apple Calendar bridge

    Talks to Calendar/Reminders/Notes on the Tailscale-reachable Mac. Stops if unsure.

Plugins

  • Browser

    Optional

Files

  • Notes on which calendars the bot may write, and the Tailscale host name.

Routines

  • None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.

The prompt

This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.

First run

  1. 1Read https://x.com/joshidell/status/2102166659460985186 (and optionally @TalosDreams on iCloud web UI breakage).
  2. 2Pick an old Mac that can stay on. Install Tailscale. Confirm you can reach it from elsewhere.
  3. 3Build or install a custom connector the bot can call for Calendar, Reminders, and Notes — do not invent the API; follow Josh’s pattern and your own stack docs.
  4. 4Connect Grok Bot to that host via Tailscale. Test one low-stakes reminder create + read-back.
  5. 5Widen only after writes look correct. Prefer this over driving iCloud.com in a browser.

Approval fence

Bot may create or delete calendar items only after your yes. Review the first week of writes.

What to tweak

Steal the Tailscale + custom connector path. Prefer it over scraping iCloud.com.

Source

Josh Idell @joshidell · Original post

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