# Setting up the Scheduling Agent

Getting the Scheduling Agent running in your Slack workspace takes a few minutes. An administrator handles installation and calendar connections; from then on anyone in the workspace can `@mention` the agent and start scheduling.

# Step 1: Install the agent in Slack
Visit [app.cronofy.com/sign_up/slack](https://app.cronofy.com/sign_up/slack) and choose **Add to Slack**. Slack will ask you to confirm the workspace you're installing into and approve the permissions the agent needs.

Once installed, the Cronofy Scheduling Agent appears as a member of your workspace. You can `@mention` it in any channel or DM.

# Step 2: Connect calendars
The agent reads availability from the calendars connected to your Cronofy [Organizational Account](/calendar-admins/organizational-accounts/index.md). It supports Google, Microsoft 365, Exchange, and Apple Calendar.

If your organization is already using Cronofy, your existing calendar connections work straight away. If you're new to Cronofy, an administrator should:

- Sign in to the [Cronofy Dashboard](https://app.cronofy.com).

- Invite team members to connect their calendars, or set up [enterprise calendar connections](/calendar-admins/enterprise-connect-guide/index.md) for automated provisioning.

- Confirm conferencing integrations (such as [Zoom](/integrations/zoom/index.md), [Google Meet](/integrations/google-meet/index.md), or [Microsoft Teams](/integrations/microsoft-teams/index.md)) so the agent can add the right conferencing link to invitations.

# Step 3: Match Slack users to calendars
The agent needs to know which Cronofy account belongs to which Slack user. The first time someone `@mention`s the agent, it asks them to link their Slack identity to their Cronofy account. This is a one-off step per user.

For larger deployments where you'd rather not have each user authorize individually, talk to your account manager about provisioning users automatically from your identity provider.

# Step 4: (Optional) Configure scheduling templates
[Scheduling templates](/scheduler/scheduling-groups-and-rules/index.md) let admins pre-configure meeting types and the rules that go with them — default duration, buffers, working hours, conferencing, and how the host is chosen for group meetings. When users ask the agent to schedule something covered by a template, it applies those rules automatically.

Templates are optional. Without them, the agent uses each host's default meeting settings.

# Step 5: Try it
In any channel or DM, type:

```
@Cronofy what's on my calendar tomorrow?```
If the agent replies with your schedule, you're set up. If it asks you to connect your account first, follow the prompt and try again.

# Removing the agent
To remove the Scheduling Agent, an administrator can uninstall it from the **Apps** section of Slack's workspace settings. Calendars stay connected to Cronofy and can be used by the [Scheduler](/scheduler/index.md) and other integrations.


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