Vibecode Calendly
track this build5 steps, step by step0%A single-user booking page is easy; production-grade scheduling needs OAuth, availability rules, time zones, reminders, payments, team routing, and trust.
You are building a lean indie version of Calendly. Create the following project files first, then implement the application by following them. Keep the files updated as decisions change. Do not collapse this into a single README or prompt. ===== README.md ===== # Calendly indie build ## Goal Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Calendly workflow for one developer or a tiny team. ## Scope Connect calendar, publish event-type pages, let guests choose available slots, create calendar events, and send reminders. ## Quick start 1. Install the documented dependencies. 2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`. 3. Run the development command chosen during implementation. 4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`. ## Honest limits This build deliberately does not replace: - polished Google/Outlook OAuth kept working for you - team round-robin and routing - SMS reminders - the integrations directory If those capabilities are essential, use cal.com instead of pretending the gap is solved. ===== AGENTS.md ===== # Agent instructions - Optimize for a working, understandable weekend build. - Prefer the fewest moving parts that satisfy the brief. - Do not invent cryptography, security guarantees, APIs, or compliance claims. - Keep secrets out of source control and logs. - Add focused tests for destructive, security-sensitive, and data-loss paths. - Run the project checks before declaring the build complete. - Record any deliberate shortcut in the README under "Tradeoffs". ===== BUILD_PLAN.md ===== # Build plan ## Original build brief Build me a personal booking page like Calendly. Requirements: - A public /book page showing my available slots for the next 14 days; visitors pick one, enter name + email + note, and get a confirmation page. - Availability = weekly rules in a config file (e.g. Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00, 30-min slots, 15-min buffer between meetings, my timezone) minus existing bookings, rendered in the visitor's local timezone. - Google Calendar sync via OAuth (credentials in .env): busy events block slots, and confirmed bookings are created in my calendar with the visitor invited and a Google Meet link attached. Warn me in the README: this OAuth app setup is the fiddly part · budget an hour for the Google Cloud console alone. - Email confirmations to both sides via SMTP creds in .env. - Cancel/reschedule links with a signed token in the email. - SQLite storage, one Node process, no accounts, no framework lock-in. ## Required capabilities - Google/Microsoft calendar OAuth - hosted app - email notifications - timezone handling - auth ## Delivery order 1. Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands. 2. Implement the primary data model and core workflow. 3. Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence. 4. Cover the critical path with automated tests. 5. Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step. ## Done when - A new user can go from clone to first successful workflow using only the README. - The core workflow works without paid infrastructure unless the brief requires it. - Tests cover the highest-risk behavior. - Known limitations are explicit rather than hidden. ===== .env.example ===== # Copy to .env and document every variable when it is introduced. # Never put real credentials in this file. APP_ENV=development # Add only values required by the selected implementation.
You are building a lean indie version of Calendly. Create the following project files first, then implement the application by following them. Keep the files updated as decisions change. Do not collapse this into a single README or prompt. ===== README.md ===== # Calendly indie build ## Goal Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Calendly workflow for one developer or a tiny team. ## Scope Connect calendar, publish event-type pages, let guests choose available slots, create calendar events, and send reminders. ## Quick start 1. Install the documented dependencies. 2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`. 3. Run the development command chosen during implementation. 4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`. ## Honest limits This build deliberately does not replace: - polished Google/Outlook OAuth kept working for you - team round-robin and routing - SMS reminders - the integrations directory If those capabilities are essential, use cal.com instead of pretending the gap is solved. ===== AGENTS.md ===== # Agent instructions - Optimize for a working, understandable weekend build. - Prefer the fewest moving parts that satisfy the brief. - Do not invent cryptography, security guarantees, APIs, or compliance claims. - Keep secrets out of source control and logs. - Add focused tests for destructive, security-sensitive, and data-loss paths. - Run the project checks before declaring the build complete. - Record any deliberate shortcut in the README under "Tradeoffs". ===== BUILD_PLAN.md ===== # Build plan ## Original build brief Build me a personal booking page like Calendly. Requirements: - A public /book page showing my available slots for the next 14 days; visitors pick one, enter name + email + note, and get a confirmation page. - Availability = weekly rules in a config file (e.g. Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00, 30-min slots, 15-min buffer between meetings, my timezone) minus existing bookings, rendered in the visitor's local timezone. - Google Calendar sync via OAuth (credentials in .env): busy events block slots, and confirmed bookings are created in my calendar with the visitor invited and a Google Meet link attached. Warn me in the README: this OAuth app setup is the fiddly part · budget an hour for the Google Cloud console alone. - Email confirmations to both sides via SMTP creds in .env. - Cancel/reschedule links with a signed token in the email. - SQLite storage, one Node process, no accounts, no framework lock-in. ## Required capabilities - Google/Microsoft calendar OAuth - hosted app - email notifications - timezone handling - auth ## Delivery order 1. Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands. 2. Implement the primary data model and core workflow. 3. Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence. 4. Cover the critical path with automated tests. 5. Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step. ## Done when - A new user can go from clone to first successful workflow using only the README. - The core workflow works without paid infrastructure unless the brief requires it. - Tests cover the highest-risk behavior. - Known limitations are explicit rather than hidden. ===== .env.example ===== # Copy to .env and document every variable when it is introduced. # Never put real credentials in this file. APP_ENV=development # Add only values required by the selected implementation.
You are building a production product version of Calendly. Create the following project files first, then implement the application by following them. Keep the files updated as decisions change. Do not collapse this into a single README or prompt. ===== PRODUCT.md ===== # Calendly product brief ## Problem A single-user booking page is easy; production-grade scheduling needs OAuth, availability rules, time zones, reminders, payments, team routing, and trust. ## Product outcome Connect calendar, publish event-type pages, let guests choose available slots, create calendar events, and send reminders. ## Target user A serious builder who needs a maintainable product foundation rather than a one-off demo. ## Required capabilities - Google/Microsoft calendar OAuth - hosted app - email notifications - timezone handling - auth ## Explicit non-goals for v1 - polished Google/Outlook OAuth kept working for you - team round-robin and routing - SMS reminders - the integrations directory ## Success criteria - The primary workflow is measurable end to end. - Setup is reproducible in a clean environment. - Failure, recovery, and support paths are documented. - Product claims match what the implementation actually guarantees. ===== ARCHITECTURE.md ===== # Architecture ## Starting brief Build me a personal booking page like Calendly. Requirements: - A public /book page showing my available slots for the next 14 days; visitors pick one, enter name + email + note, and get a confirmation page. - Availability = weekly rules in a config file (e.g. Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00, 30-min slots, 15-min buffer between meetings, my timezone) minus existing bookings, rendered in the visitor's local timezone. - Google Calendar sync via OAuth (credentials in .env): busy events block slots, and confirmed bookings are created in my calendar with the visitor invited and a Google Meet link attached. Warn me in the README: this OAuth app setup is the fiddly part · budget an hour for the Google Cloud console alone. - Email confirmations to both sides via SMTP creds in .env. - Cancel/reschedule links with a signed token in the email. - SQLite storage, one Node process, no accounts, no framework lock-in. ## Boundaries Separate the product into replaceable modules for interface, application logic, persistence, external integrations, and operational concerns. Keep domain logic independent from delivery frameworks and vendors. ## Production baseline - Configuration: validated at startup with safe local defaults where possible. - Security: least privilege, input validation, secret redaction, rate limits on abuse-prone paths, and no invented security primitives. - Data: explicit schema and migrations, transactional writes where integrity matters, backup and restore instructions. - Integrations: adapters around third-party providers, idempotent webhook or job processing, bounded retries, and timeouts. - Observability: structured logs with request or operation IDs, an error-tracking hook, and health/readiness checks where a server exists. - Quality: unit tests for domain rules, integration tests at module boundaries, and one end-to-end critical-path test. ## Decision records For each major dependency, document why it was chosen, its failure mode, and how it can be replaced. Do not introduce infrastructure until a requirement justifies it. ===== AGENTS.md ===== # Agent instructions - Read `PRODUCT.md` and `ARCHITECTURE.md` before changing code. - Implement milestone by milestone; keep each change reviewable and leave the application runnable. - Treat authentication, payments, encryption, imports, webhooks, and destructive actions as high-risk boundaries when present. - Never invent cryptography or silently weaken a requirement to make a test pass. - Use provider interfaces for external services and deterministic fakes in tests. - Add migrations and rollback or recovery notes for persistent data changes. - Log useful operational context without credentials, tokens, passwords, or personal data. - Update documentation and run all checks before completing a milestone. ===== MILESTONES.md ===== # Delivery milestones ## M0 — Decisions and scaffold - Confirm the runtime, persistence model, threat boundaries, and deployment target. - Create a reproducible local environment and continuous checks. ## M1 — Core workflow - Implement the smallest end-to-end product path with validation and tests. - Keep integrations behind interfaces. ## M2 — Trust layer - Add secure failure behavior, recovery paths, audit-relevant events, and data safeguards. - Test abuse cases and destructive operations. ## M3 — Operability - Add structured logs, error reporting hooks, health signals, backup/restore documentation, and deployment configuration. ## M4 — Release gate - Run a clean-install test, critical-path end-to-end test, dependency review, and documented rollback exercise. - Compare the shipped behavior with `PRODUCT.md` and publish remaining limitations. ===== OPERATIONS.md ===== # Operations ## Before release - Validate configuration and secrets at startup. - Define backup, restore, and rollback procedures and test them. - Document logs, error tracking, health signals, and alert ownership. - Set dependency update and vulnerability review expectations. ## Incident checklist 1. Contain the issue without destroying evidence or user data. 2. Record the timeline and affected scope. 3. Rotate exposed secrets and revoke compromised sessions or credentials. 4. Restore from a verified source when needed. 5. Document the root cause, remediation, and regression test. ## Launch constraint Do not market omitted Calendly capabilities as implemented. The v1 non-goals in `PRODUCT.md` remain user-visible limitations until they are deliberately delivered.
# Calendly indie build ## Goal Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Calendly workflow for one developer or a tiny team. ## Scope Connect calendar, publish event-type pages, let guests choose available slots, create calendar events, and send reminders. ## Quick start 1. Install the documented dependencies. 2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`. 3. Run the development command chosen during implementation. 4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`. ## Honest limits This build deliberately does not replace: - polished Google/Outlook OAuth kept working for you - team round-robin and routing - SMS reminders - the integrations directory If those capabilities are essential, use cal.com instead of pretending the gap is solved.
# Agent instructions - Optimize for a working, understandable weekend build. - Prefer the fewest moving parts that satisfy the brief. - Do not invent cryptography, security guarantees, APIs, or compliance claims. - Keep secrets out of source control and logs. - Add focused tests for destructive, security-sensitive, and data-loss paths. - Run the project checks before declaring the build complete. - Record any deliberate shortcut in the README under "Tradeoffs".
# Build plan ## Original build brief Build me a personal booking page like Calendly. Requirements: - A public /book page showing my available slots for the next 14 days; visitors pick one, enter name + email + note, and get a confirmation page. - Availability = weekly rules in a config file (e.g. Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00, 30-min slots, 15-min buffer between meetings, my timezone) minus existing bookings, rendered in the visitor's local timezone. - Google Calendar sync via OAuth (credentials in .env): busy events block slots, and confirmed bookings are created in my calendar with the visitor invited and a Google Meet link attached. Warn me in the README: this OAuth app setup is the fiddly part · budget an hour for the Google Cloud console alone. - Email confirmations to both sides via SMTP creds in .env. - Cancel/reschedule links with a signed token in the email. - SQLite storage, one Node process, no accounts, no framework lock-in. ## Required capabilities - Google/Microsoft calendar OAuth - hosted app - email notifications - timezone handling - auth ## Delivery order 1. Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands. 2. Implement the primary data model and core workflow. 3. Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence. 4. Cover the critical path with automated tests. 5. Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step. ## Done when - A new user can go from clone to first successful workflow using only the README. - The core workflow works without paid infrastructure unless the brief requires it. - Tests cover the highest-risk behavior. - Known limitations are explicit rather than hidden.
# Copy to .env and document every variable when it is introduced. # Never put real credentials in this file. APP_ENV=development # Add only values required by the selected implementation.
# Calendly product brief ## Problem A single-user booking page is easy; production-grade scheduling needs OAuth, availability rules, time zones, reminders, payments, team routing, and trust. ## Product outcome Connect calendar, publish event-type pages, let guests choose available slots, create calendar events, and send reminders. ## Target user A serious builder who needs a maintainable product foundation rather than a one-off demo. ## Required capabilities - Google/Microsoft calendar OAuth - hosted app - email notifications - timezone handling - auth ## Explicit non-goals for v1 - polished Google/Outlook OAuth kept working for you - team round-robin and routing - SMS reminders - the integrations directory ## Success criteria - The primary workflow is measurable end to end. - Setup is reproducible in a clean environment. - Failure, recovery, and support paths are documented. - Product claims match what the implementation actually guarantees.
# Architecture ## Starting brief Build me a personal booking page like Calendly. Requirements: - A public /book page showing my available slots for the next 14 days; visitors pick one, enter name + email + note, and get a confirmation page. - Availability = weekly rules in a config file (e.g. Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00, 30-min slots, 15-min buffer between meetings, my timezone) minus existing bookings, rendered in the visitor's local timezone. - Google Calendar sync via OAuth (credentials in .env): busy events block slots, and confirmed bookings are created in my calendar with the visitor invited and a Google Meet link attached. Warn me in the README: this OAuth app setup is the fiddly part · budget an hour for the Google Cloud console alone. - Email confirmations to both sides via SMTP creds in .env. - Cancel/reschedule links with a signed token in the email. - SQLite storage, one Node process, no accounts, no framework lock-in. ## Boundaries Separate the product into replaceable modules for interface, application logic, persistence, external integrations, and operational concerns. Keep domain logic independent from delivery frameworks and vendors. ## Production baseline - Configuration: validated at startup with safe local defaults where possible. - Security: least privilege, input validation, secret redaction, rate limits on abuse-prone paths, and no invented security primitives. - Data: explicit schema and migrations, transactional writes where integrity matters, backup and restore instructions. - Integrations: adapters around third-party providers, idempotent webhook or job processing, bounded retries, and timeouts. - Observability: structured logs with request or operation IDs, an error-tracking hook, and health/readiness checks where a server exists. - Quality: unit tests for domain rules, integration tests at module boundaries, and one end-to-end critical-path test. ## Decision records For each major dependency, document why it was chosen, its failure mode, and how it can be replaced. Do not introduce infrastructure until a requirement justifies it.
# Agent instructions - Read `PRODUCT.md` and `ARCHITECTURE.md` before changing code. - Implement milestone by milestone; keep each change reviewable and leave the application runnable. - Treat authentication, payments, encryption, imports, webhooks, and destructive actions as high-risk boundaries when present. - Never invent cryptography or silently weaken a requirement to make a test pass. - Use provider interfaces for external services and deterministic fakes in tests. - Add migrations and rollback or recovery notes for persistent data changes. - Log useful operational context without credentials, tokens, passwords, or personal data. - Update documentation and run all checks before completing a milestone.
# Delivery milestones ## M0 — Decisions and scaffold - Confirm the runtime, persistence model, threat boundaries, and deployment target. - Create a reproducible local environment and continuous checks. ## M1 — Core workflow - Implement the smallest end-to-end product path with validation and tests. - Keep integrations behind interfaces. ## M2 — Trust layer - Add secure failure behavior, recovery paths, audit-relevant events, and data safeguards. - Test abuse cases and destructive operations. ## M3 — Operability - Add structured logs, error reporting hooks, health signals, backup/restore documentation, and deployment configuration. ## M4 — Release gate - Run a clean-install test, critical-path end-to-end test, dependency review, and documented rollback exercise. - Compare the shipped behavior with `PRODUCT.md` and publish remaining limitations.
# Operations ## Before release - Validate configuration and secrets at startup. - Define backup, restore, and rollback procedures and test them. - Document logs, error tracking, health signals, and alert ownership. - Set dependency update and vulnerability review expectations. ## Incident checklist 1. Contain the issue without destroying evidence or user data. 2. Record the timeline and affected scope. 3. Rotate exposed secrets and revoke compromised sessions or credentials. 4. Restore from a verified source when needed. 5. Document the root cause, remediation, and regression test. ## Launch constraint Do not market omitted Calendly capabilities as implemented. The v1 non-goals in `PRODUCT.md` remain user-visible limitations until they are deliberately delivered.
$ choose a build depth, inspect the files, then open the complete pack in your agent
They pay because double-booking or missed meeting invites is costly.
xpolished Google/Outlook OAuth kept working for you
xteam round-robin and routing
xSMS reminders
xthe integrations directory
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Calendly pricing
| plan | monthly | annual (per mo) | what you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| free | $0/user | $0/user | 1 one-on-one event type, 1 connected calendar and unlimited scheduled meetings. |
| standard | $12/user | $10/user | Unlimited event types; connect up to 6 calendars; 1 seat per paid user. |
| teams | $20/user | $16/user | Unlimited event types; up to 6 connected calendars; round-robin and routing. |
| enterprise | — | $1250/workspace | Starts at a $15,000 annual contract; numeric user and event limits are custom. |
free tier1 one-on-one event type, 1 connected calendar and unlimited meetings.
billingmonthly + annual; 14-day paid-plan trial falls back to Free; Enterprise starts at $15,000/year
hidden costsEvery owner and admin occupies a paid seat; newly added seats are prorated and all users in one organization must share a plan. SAML SSO is a paid add-on with no public price.
verified 2026-08-11 · source ↗
Is Calendly free?
The free plan covers one event type on one connected calendar. Paid is Standard at $12/mo (checked 2026-08-07).
Vibecode Calendly
Kinda. The core of Calendly is buildable in a weekend with the prompt on this page, but there are real gaps: polished Google/Outlook OAuth kept working for you, team round-robin and routing. Read the honest list above before committing.
How much does Calendly cost?
Calendly costs about $12/month (Standard, checked 2026-08-07), which is $144 per year.
What do I lose by replacing Calendly?
Honestly: polished Google/Outlook OAuth kept working for you; team round-robin and routing; SMS reminders; the integrations directory. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to Calendly?
Yes: Cal.com Free (Unlimited solo event types, calendars and bookings, with payments and notifications; team routing costs money.) Google Calendar appointment schedules (One bare appointment page inside the calendar you already use; reminders, payments and polish are paid.) Koalendar Free (Unlimited booking pages and two calendar connections; payments, forms, reminders and team routing are paid.) All 7 curated free alternatives are at vibecodeit.com/calendly/alternatives. The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.