Manage Preferences

Preferences help the assistant understand your scheduling constraints and habits. Here’s how to manage them.

Preference categories

You can set preferences in these categories:

Category	Examples
Timezone	Your local timezone for scheduling
Working hours	When you’re available for meetings
Meeting duration	Your default meeting length
Availability	Days/times you prefer or avoid
Location	Where you work (for timezone detection)

Setting preferences

You can set preferences in two ways:

In the app

1. Go to your SkipUp workspace settings
2. Click Preferences in the sidebar
3. Adjust settings for each category
4. Save your changes

Via natural language

Tell the assistant your preferences in any scheduling email:

• “I prefer morning meetings”
• “No meetings on Fridays”
• “I’m usually free after 2pm”
• “Keep my meetings under 30 minutes when possible”

The assistant remembers these and applies them to future scheduling.

AI-inferred preferences

The assistant learns from your calendar patterns:

• If you rarely have meetings before 10am, it may deprioritize early slots
• If you frequently block Friday afternoons, it avoids those times
• Your typical meeting durations influence suggestions

These inferred preferences are used as soft guidelines, not hard rules.

Explicit vs. inferred preferences

• Explicit preferences — Rules you’ve stated directly (“No meetings on Mondays”). These are always respected.
• Inferred preferences — Patterns the assistant notices (“You seem to prefer mornings”). These are suggestions that can be overridden.

Explicit preferences always take priority over inferred ones.

Temporary preferences

Need different rules for a specific period? Set temporary preferences:

• “I’m focused on a project until March 15—only schedule urgent meetings”
• “I’m on East Coast time this week”
• “Block my mornings for the next two weeks”

Temporary preferences have a start and end date. Once they expire, your regular preferences resume automatically.

Setting temporary preferences in the app

1. Go to Preferences in your settings
2. Click Add temporary preference
3. Set your preference and date range
4. Save

Viewing your preferences

To see all your current preferences:

1. Go to Preferences in your settings
2. View the list of active preferences
3. Edit or remove any that no longer apply

The assistant shows both your explicit preferences and any patterns it has inferred from your calendar.

Tips for effective preferences

• Start broad, refine over time — Set basic working hours first, then add specific constraints as needed
• Be explicit about hard constraints — “Never on Fridays” is clearer than occasional declines
• Use temporary preferences for short-term changes — Don’t change your main preferences for a one-week trip