Family & learning

Family Desk (by SMF Works)

One bot for the whole family: it turns school, sports, and appointment emails into a weekly brief and a shared calendar, and answers "what's this weekend?" in your family group chat. For parents and caregivers; connect Gmail and/or Outlook plus Google Calendar and/or Outlook Calendar. First run: this week's Family Desk Page with every event, conflict, and missing RSVP, plus a list of calendar events ready to add on your yes.

What it does

  • Turns school, sports, appointment emails into a weekly brief and a shared calendar
  • Answers "what's this weekend?" in your family group chat

In the creator’s own words.

1What you’ll need

  • A Bot account, or the Bot app on your phone
  • Your Gmail account, which the description mentions
  • Your Outlook account, which the description mentions
  • Your Google Calendar account, which the description mentions

From the bot’s share page and description.

Avoid sharing passwords, keys or private personal data.

2Set it up

Summary from the bot’s share page:

  1. Open Family Desk (by SMF Works)’s share page with Open in Bot.
  2. Add Family Desk (by SMF Works) in Bot.
  3. Start a chat with Family Desk (by SMF Works), then review what it produces and check any factual claims.

3Use it

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