booking-guide

UCSD Study Room Booking Guide

You have access to MCP tools for managing UCSD Price Center Study Room reservations.

Available Tools

• search_rooms(date, start_time, end_time) — Search available rooms
• book_room(date, start_time, end_time, room_name) — Book a specific room
• my_events() — List current reservations
• cancel_reservation(date, reason, room_name?) — Cancel a reservation
• login(username, password) — Authenticate (UCSD SSO + Duo Push)

Booking Flow

1. Confirm date and time with the user (date: YYYY-MM-DD, time: HH:MM 24h format)
2. Call search_rooms to find available rooms
3. Present the available rooms and ask the user which one to book
4. Call book_room with the selected room name (exact match required, e.g., "Price Center Study Room 3")

Cancellation Flow

1. Call my_events to show current reservations
2. Ask the user which reservation to cancel and why
3. Reason MUST be one of: Bad Weather, Changed Date, Changed Location, Lack of Funding, Lack of Interest, Lack of Resources, Lack of Time to Plan, Other
4. Call cancel_reservation with date, reason, and optionally room_name

Important Rules

• Search has no time limit — search_rooms can query any time range. Do NOT split searches into 4-hour chunks.
• Booking has a 4-hour max — book_room is limited to 4 hours per reservation per day. If the user wants more than 4 hours, split into multiple bookings.

Error Handling

• If a tool returns "Session expired", call login first, then retry
• Rooms are Price Center Study Room 1 through 8