Research calendar guests and send a Slack briefing
Linked example of research calendar guests and send a Slack briefing. The agent is assembled in Zapier with a 6 AM daily schedule trigger and three tools: Google Calendar Find Event, Slack Send Channel Message, and the built-in Web Search.
- Agent or tool
- Zapier Agents
- Topic
- Research & Data
- Reported on
- X
- Added
- 2026-10-15
Why it matters
Research is mostly gathering, cleaning and comparing. Handing that groundwork to an agent leaves the person with the part that needs judgment: deciding what the findings mean. It is one of 201 sightings filed under Research & Data on Agent Sightings (number 161 by interest), and one of 10 involving Zapier Agents.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Zapier Agents or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Research brief: research calendar guests and send a Slack briefing. Prefer primary sources, include links and confidence notes, and do not contact anyone.
Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on X: https://x.com/wadefoster/status/1980684427878428975. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.
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