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Open-source scheduling with booking pages, routing forms and an API. Its official MCP server (hosted at mcp.cal.com with OAuth, or local with an API key) lets an AI assistant list, book, reschedule or cancel bookings.
Best for- Booking pages and lead routing
- Teams that want an agent to manage bookings
Not for- Personal focus-time planning
Top use cases
- Book, reschedule and cancel through the Cal.com MCP server source ↗
- Move event types and bookings over from Calendly source ↗
In depth
Plans
Cal.com lists Free (1 user, unlimited event types), Teams ($12 per user/month billed yearly, adds round-robin and routing forms), Organizations ($28 per user/month billed yearly, adds SSO and sub-teams) and custom-priced Enterprise. Yearly billing saves 25%. Checked 2026-10-17. source ↗
MCP
The hosted server at mcp.cal.com uses Streamable HTTP with OAuth 2.1, and toolsets can be limited in the URL. A local server runs over stdio with a Cal.com API key. The docs don't list plan restrictions. source ↗
How to use it with AI
How Cal.com connects to each AI platform: native connector or MCP, API through code the agent writes, browser control, or file upload.
Confirmed means both the tool's and the platform's official docs describe that route (links in the cell); IonBin has not tested every pairing. Not documented means it may work, but no official docs describe that route end to end. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Agent compatibility
MCPAPI/CLIBulk import
Recorded Oct 17, 2026. Setup and plan limits vary; check the vendor's docs. How levels are assigned.
Works well with
Workflows using this tool
Review
No long-form review yet. Verdict is based on research, not hands-on testing.
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