day 2

Author: danstarns

agents/30-days-of-agents/day-2.mdx

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-title: "Day 2: 30 Days of Hypermode Agents"
-sidebarTitle: "Day 2: Overview"
+title: "Day 2: Morning Stand-up Automation with Sidekick"
+sidebarTitle: "Day 2: Stand-up Automation"
 description:
-  "A 30-day journey to build AI agents that act, not just chat—from natural
-  conversation to production-ready code"
+  "Connect your Google Calendar and have Sidekick draft your morning stand-up
+  updates automatically. Learn how agents understand your schedule and
+  priorities."
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+
+<Card title="Day 2 Challenge" icon="calendar-check">
+  **Goal**: automate your daily stand-up preparation
+
+**Theme**: foundation week - calendar intelligence
+
+**Time Investment**: ~10 minutes
+
+</Card>
+
+Welcome back! Yesterday you experienced how Sidekick researches and creates
+calendar events. Today we're going deeper into calendar intelligence—having
+Sidekick understand your schedule and automatically draft your daily stand-up
+updates.
+
+This is where you see the power of agents that understand context, not just
+commands.
+
+## What you'll accomplish today
+
+- Ensure your Google Calendar connection is active
+- Have Sidekick analyze your day's schedule
+- Generate a draft stand-up update based on your meetings
+- Experience how agents interpret calendar context
+
+<Warning>
+  This isn't about reading your calendar aloud. Sidekick analyzes meeting
+  patterns, identifies priorities, and suggests talking points for your
+  stand-up.
+</Warning>
+
+## Step 1 verify your calendar connection
+
+If you completed Day 1, your Google Calendar should already be connected. Let's
+verify and explore what Sidekick can see:
+
+**Ask Sidekick:**
+
+```text
+What meetings do I have today? Can you see my calendar?
+```
+
+![Calendar Connection Status - Placeholder](/images/agents/30-days-of-agents/day2-calendar-check.png)
+
+Sidekick should be able to:
+
+- List your meetings for today
+- Show meeting times and attendees
+- Identify meeting types (1:1&nbsp;s, team meetings, external calls)
+
+<Info>
+  If your calendar isn't connected, follow the connection steps from Day 1.
+  Sidekick guides you through the OAuth flow.
+</Info>
+
+## Step 2 request your stand-up draft
+
+Now for the magic. Instead of manually reviewing your calendar and thinking
+about what to share in stand-up, let Sidekick do the analysis:
+
+```text
+Based on my calendar today, can you draft my morning stand-up update?
+Include what I'm working on, any blockers you can identify from my schedule, and what I focus on today.
+```
+
+![Stand-up Draft Generation - Placeholder](/images/agents/30-days-of-agents/day2-standup-draft.png)
+
+Watch how Sidekick:
+
+- analyzes your meeting types and identifies work streams
+- spots potential scheduling conflicts or back-to-back meetings
+- suggests priorities based on meeting importance and attendees
+- drafts talking points in a natural, conversational tone
+
+<Tip>
+  **Agent Learning Moment**: notice how Sidekick infers context from calendar
+  data. it's not just reading—it's interpreting patterns and making intelligent
+  suggestions.
+</Tip>
+
+## Step 3 refine your stand-up style
+
+Your stand-up format might be different from Sidekick's initial draft. Let's
+teach it your team's style:
+
+```text
+Our stand-ups follow this format:
+- Yesterday's accomplishments
+- Today's priorities (max 3 items)
+- Any blockers or help needed
+
+Can you redraft my update in this format? Also, our team prefers bullet points over paragraphs.
+```
+
+![Stand-up Format Refinement - Placeholder](/images/agents/30-days-of-agents/day2-format-update.png)
+
+Sidekick adapts the content to match your team's preferred structure and
+communication style.
+
+## Step 4 identify intelligent insights
+
+Ask Sidekick to go beyond basic calendar reading:
+
+```text
+Looking at my schedule, what patterns do you notice?
+Are there any potential issues or optimization opportunities for my day?
+```
+
+Sidekick might identify:
+
+- **Time blocks**: "You have three 1:1&nbsp;s back-to-back 2–3:30 PM"
+- **Preparation needs**: "Your client presentation at 4 PM follows immediately
+  after your team planning session"
+- **Travel time**: "Note the location change between your 10 AM and 11 AM
+  meetings"
+- **Energy management**: "Consider scheduling buffer time before your most
+  important calls"
+
+## What just happened?
+
+In just 10 minutes, you've experienced sophisticated calendar intelligence:
+
+**Context Understanding**: sidekick doesn't just read calendar entries—it
+interprets meeting types, identifies work streams, and understands priorities
+
+**Pattern Recognition**: it spots scheduling conflicts, preparation
+opportunities, and workflow optimizations
+
+**Communication Intelligence**: it adapts content format and tone to match your
+team's communication style
+
+**Proactive Insights**: beyond the immediate request, it offers strategic
+suggestions for time management
+
+## The power of calendar intelligence
+
+Unlike static calendar apps, Sidekick understands the story your schedule tells.
+It can identify when you're overbooked, suggest optimal meeting prep time, and
+even recognize when you need buffer time between high-stakes meetings.
+
+<Card title="Tomorrow: day 3" icon="arrow-right">
+  Daily agenda preparation with contextual notes. Learn to have Sidekick prep
+  your entire day with meeting insights and action item tracking.
+</Card>
+
+## Pro tip for today
+
+Before tomorrow's session, try this experiment:
+
+```text
+If you were managing my calendar, what changes would you suggest for tomorrow to make it more productive?
+```
+
+This teaches Sidekick to think strategically about your time management, not
+just report what's scheduled.
+
+---
+
+**Time to complete**: ~10 minutes
+
+**Skills learned**: calendar intelligence, automated content generation, context
+interpretation, communication style adaptation
+
+**Next**: day 3 - daily agenda preparation with contextual insights
+
+<Tip>
+  **Remember**: every interaction teaches Sidekick more about your work
+  patterns, communication style, and priorities. The agent is learning your
+  preferences to become more helpful over time.
+</Tip>