🏔️ Summit 2026 Feature
Use connected Google and Microsoft calendar or inbox context when asking Slate AI about meetings, messages, and follow-up work.
🏗️ Provisional document
This feature is pending release, and this document may change over time. Check What’s New for the latest releases.
Slate AI can reference connected calendar and inbox context when a prompt asks about messages, meetings, or scheduling details. After a user authorizes a Google or Microsoft account in Slate, Slate AI can use that connected context to help summarize recent messages, find relevant calendar entries, or answer follow-up questions tied to a user's day-to-day work.
Use this feature when the answer depends on context that already lives in a connected calendar or remote inbox. For example, a user might ask Slate AI to summarize recent email about a topic, identify the next meeting related to a project, or turn recent messages into a follow-up list.
📝 Note
Calendar and inbox context depends on user-level provider authorization. When validating this feature in a test environment, inspect setup screens or use a dedicated test account. Connecting calendar sync in a test environment can write real appointments to the external calendar.
Before you begin
Confirm that the user has access to Slate AI.
Confirm that the user can access the calendar or inbox setup page for the connection they plan to use.
Each user must authorize their own Google or Microsoft account. An administrator cannot complete provider authorization for another user.
Use a direct Google or Microsoft calendar connection for calendar context.
Use Remote Inboxes for inbox context. If Remote Inboxes does not appear in the database, confirm that the feature is available and that the user has access to the Inbox Gateway.
For general Slate AI behavior and data handling, see Slate AI Overview.
How connected context works
Slate AI works from the current user's Slate context. It can use only the services, records, and pages available to that user. A connected calendar or remote inbox does not give Slate AI access to another user's account.
Context source | Setup path | Use for |
|---|---|---|
Google Calendar or Microsoft 365 Calendar | Events > Calendars > New Calendar | Questions about meetings, availability, assigned events, or calendar details. |
Google or Microsoft 365 remote inbox | Inbox > Gateway > Remote Inboxes > New Inbox | Questions about recent messages, message topics, sender history, or follow-up items. |
If a user has not authorized the relevant account, Slate AI may return a setup explanation, an access message, or no matching context.
Connect a calendar
From the main navigation, select Events.
Select Calendars.
Select New Calendar.
From Service, select Google Calendar or Microsoft 365 Calendar.
Select Continue. Slate directs the user to the selected calendar provider.
Follow the provider's authorization prompts. Slate does not receive the user's external username or password.
After returning to Slate, configure the calendar settings and select Save.
For full calendar connection steps, see Syncing your Microsoft 365 or Google Calendar with Slate.
Connect a remote inbox
From the main navigation, select Inbox.
Select Gateway.
Under Remote Inboxes, select Configure.
Select New Inbox.
From Service, select Google or Microsoft 365.
Select Continue. Slate directs the user to the selected email provider.
Follow the provider's authorization prompts. Slate does not receive the user's external username or password.
After returning to Slate, confirm that the inbox appears in Remote Inboxes.
For background on Inbox setup, see Inbox Overview and Inbox Setup.
Ask Slate AI about calendar or inbox context
After the user connects a calendar or remote inbox, open the Slate AI side panel and ask a direct question. Name the source when the prompt should focus on calendar or inbox context.
Slate AI may return a summary, table, calendar detail, or follow-up list depending on the connected context and the prompt. If the response affects scheduling, outreach, or another person, review the source calendar entry or message before acting.
Review the response
In the Road to Summit examples, Slate AI summarized recent GitHub email from a connected inbox and returned tables of relevant requests. In a follow-up prompt, Slate AI checked the user's calendar for Summit video filming and returned the matching calendar event with the date and time.
Use the response as a working summary, then confirm details in the connected source when accuracy matters. This is especially important before sending a reply, changing a meeting, or relying on a deadline.
Troubleshooting
Slate AI says no calendar or inbox context is available
Confirm that the current user completed provider authorization for the relevant calendar or remote inbox. Then confirm that the user opened Slate AI from the same Slate account.
The connection opens an external authorization page
This is expected. Google and Microsoft authorization happens on the provider's site, and Slate does not receive the user's external username or password.
Remote Inboxes does not appear
Confirm that the feature is available in the database and that the user has access to the Inbox Gateway. In a database where Remote Inboxes is available, the setup page appears under Inbox → Gateway.
You are validating in a test environment
Use setup-page validation, a dedicated test account, or source screenshots when you do not want to connect a real provider account. Do not connect calendar sync to a personal account in a test environment unless you intend for test appointments to appear on that external calendar.