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Block Personal Events

What it does: Blocks any event whose title or description contains the word "personal", preventing it from appearing in the synced calendar.

Use case: Useful when sharing a work calendar with colleagues or tools, but you want to keep personal appointments private.

function gate(event: GateEvent): GateResult {
  if (event.matches('personal')) {
    return { pass: false, reason: 'Blocked personal event' };
  }
  return { pass: true };
}

How It Works​

The matches() helper performs a case-insensitive search across both the event title and description. If either field contains "personal", the event is blocked with a descriptive reason. All other events pass through unchanged.

Customization​

Block multiple keywords:

function gate(event: GateEvent): GateResult {
  if (event.matches('personal') || event.matches('private') || event.matches('vacation')) {
    return { pass: false, reason: 'Blocked personal event' };
  }
  return { pass: true };
}

Case-insensitive by default — change the keyword to suit your naming:

function gate(event: GateEvent): GateResult {
  if (event.matches('OOO') || event.matches('out of office')) {
    return { pass: false, reason: 'Blocked out-of-office event' };
  }
  return { pass: true };
}