Kitchen Table Agents
🗓️ Calendar & school

Sick-day cover plan

A as needed prompt from our calendar & school collection. Medium difficulty. Copy it, paste it into your AI assistant, and approve what it drafts.

The prompt

Filled in for 🌍 wherever you live
When a child is too unwell for nursery/daycare (per our paediatrician or family doctor or clinic guidance, not your diagnosis), help us decide cover: who can take the day, what work meetings to move, and a short message to their workplace for my approval. Do not send or cancel anything without asking.

🩺 This touches health. It helps you organise reminders and questions; it is not medical advice. Check decisions with your doctor, midwife, health visitor or vet.

How do I use the “Sick-day cover plan” prompt?

  1. Copy the prompt. Tap “Copy prompt”. It's filled in for your country; change it with the “Filled for” menu.
  2. Paste it into your AI assistant. Use ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Gemini or another assistant you trust. If the prompt mentions your calendar, email or files, connect them or paste the details in.
  3. Make it a tool you come back to. Come back whenever this comes up. The prompt works the same each time.
  4. Approve before anything happens. Read what your agent drafts. Nothing should be sent, booked, bought or paid for without your yes.

Is it safe to let an AI agent do this?

This prompt already asks the agent to check with you. Keep the house-rule line switched on when you copy and your agent is also told to ask before it sends, books, buys, pays for, deletes or shares anything. It touches health, so treat it as an organising aid and check decisions with a professional.

Which AI assistants does it work with?

Any assistant that accepts a text prompt, such as ChatGPT, Grok, Claude or Gemini. Features like scheduled tasks or calendar access depend on your assistant.

More calendar & school prompts

Weekly

Sunday 14-day family clash check

Read every calendar I share with you for the next 14 days, using YYYY-MM-DD dates. List clashes, double-bookings, and days where both parents are busy at drop-off or pick-up. Suggest one fix per clash. Don't change anything without asking.
Details for Sunday 14-day family clash check
Daily

Nursery email digest

Each evening, read emails from [nursery/daycare/school domain]. Tell me what to pack, wear, sign or pay for tomorrow, and list any deadlines in the next 7 days. Never pay, reply or sign anything without asking.
Details for Nursery email digest