Scheduling Settings control how your Skej assistant determines availability, schedules meetings, applies preferences, and manages your calendar.
Many of these settings will feel familiar if you've used previous versions of Skej, but the new platform adds significantly more flexibility through natural-language instructions and task-specific guidance.
Default Settings vs. Task-Specific Instructions
Scheduling Settings define your assistant's default scheduling behavior.
However, instructions provided during a specific scheduling request take precedence over your saved defaults.
For example:
Your default availability may be Monday through Friday, but you can tell Skej: "Do not schedule this meeting on Friday."
Your default meeting duration may be 30 minutes, but you can request a 60-minute meeting.
Your default scheduling preferences may allow virtual meetings, but you can require an in-person meeting for a specific event.
Your default work hours may end at 5:00 PM, but you can ask Skej to accommodate an important customer meeting later in the day.
Think of Scheduling Settings as your assistant's default operating instructions. Any guidance you provide during an individual scheduling request will be applied to that request and can override your saved defaults.
Recurring Availability & Holidays
Define when you are generally available for meetings. You can configure:
Recurring working hours
Different schedules by day of week
Time off and holidays
Your assistant uses these settings as the starting point when evaluating availability and proposing meeting times.
Meeting Defaults
Configure default behavior for meetings scheduled by Skej.
Virtual Meetings
Set defaults such as:
Preferred video conferencing platform
Default meeting duration
In-Person Meetings
Configure:
Preferred locations
In-person meeting defaults
Scheduling Buffers
Define buffer time before and after meetings to prevent back-to-back scheduling.
Examples:
15-minute buffers before and after each meeting
30-minute buffers after 2 hour meeting blocks
Daily Limits
Set limits on the maximum amount of hours spent in meetings each day.
Calendars to Check
Choose which calendars Skej should use when determining availability. This allows you to:
Include multiple calendars when checking for conflicts
Exclude calendars that should not affect availability
Control which calendars are considered busy when scheduling
Your assistant will use the selected calendars when proposing times and avoiding scheduling conflicts.
Reminders
Configure meeting reminders and notifications. You can create reminders for:
Yourself
Meeting attendees
Specific participants
If you are the organizer of a meeting, Skej can send reminders directly to attendees—not just to you.
This is useful for:
Customer meetings
Interviews
Team meetings
Events that require preparation
Scheduling Instructions & Preferences
This is the a powerful scheduling setting. Instead of relying entirely on structured settings, you can provide natural-language instructions that describe how you prefer your calendar to be managed.
Because Skej can see your calendar, availability, meeting history, and scheduling context, these instructions are significantly more flexible and accurate than traditional scheduling rules.
Example Instructions
You can provide instructions such as:
"Try to group my meetings together whenever possible."
"Avoid scheduling external meetings before 10 AM."
"Schedule customer meetings before internal meetings when conflicts arise."
"Prefer in-person meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays."
The more specific your instructions, the better Skej can understand and represent your preferences.
Updating Your Settings
Scheduling settings can be updated at any time via the dashboard or by telling your assistant via natural language..
Changes take effect immediately and will be applied to future scheduling requests, availability checks, rescheduling actions, and automated coordination performed by your Skej assistant.
For best results, keep your availability, calendar selections, reminders, and scheduling instructions up to date as your working style evolves.