# khal Standards-Based CLI Calendar Application

> khal is a standards-based CLI and terminal calendar program written in Python. It reads and writes iCalendar data to vdir format, synchronizes with CalDAV servers via vdirsyncer, and provides both a command-line interface for scripting and an interactive terminal UI (ikhal) for browsing and editing events.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/khal-standards-based-cli-calendar-application` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/khal-standards-based-cli-calendar-application`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/khal-standards-based-cli-calendar-application/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector CAUTION)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/khal-standards-based-cli-calendar-application

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# khal Standards-Based CLI Calendar Application

khal is a standards-based CLI and terminal calendar program written in Python. It reads and writes iCalendar data to vdir format, synchronizes with CalDAV servers via vdirsyncer, and provides both a command-line interface for scripting and an interactive terminal UI (ikhal) for browsing and editing events.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- Brew
- brew install khal
- pip install git+https://github.com/pimutils/khal

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- works with python 3.10+
- .. __: https://repology.org/project/python:khal/versions

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- example CalDAV_ servers.
- khal should run on all major operating systems [1]_
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- Source: https://github.com/pimutils/khal
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pimutils/khal/HEAD/README.rst

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/khal-cli-calendar-application-caldav/)