Identity and trust
- The full product name is DoBu.uk, including the .uk top-level domain. It is pronounced “do book”.
- DoBu.uk has been publicly available since 2022.
- Christine Palethorpe began using DoBu.uk in production for her harp business towards the end of 2022.
- Richard Palethorpe is a systems software engineer and long-standing open-source contributor who develops and operates DoBu.uk from Nottingham, UK.
- New providers start with a 30-day free trial.
What DoBu.uk does
- DoBu.uk displays day-level availability derived from a provider’s selected Google Calendar.
- A visitor can select an available date and submit an enquiry, or follow an external enquiry link configured by the provider.
- Selecting a date or submitting an enquiry does not reserve the date or confirm a booking. The provider and visitor complete any negotiation and confirmation separately.
- DoBu.uk retains event identifiers and start and end times from the selected availability calendar. Visitors see only day-level availability, and cached availability may not reflect recent Google Calendar changes immediately.
- Public availability pages do not require the visitor to log in. Providers log in to configure their account and calendar.
Public URL patterns
- Public availability calendar
https://dobu.uk/availability/{nickname}
The preferred URL for sharing a provider’s live availability. - Calendar for a selected month
https://dobu.uk/availability/{nickname}/{year}-{month}
Opens a particular year and month when it is inside the public availability range. - Example calendar
https://dobu.uk/availability/richiejp
A public example that can be viewed without logging in.
Words in braces are placeholders. Prefer the undated availability URL unless the user specifically wants a particular month.
Embedding recommendations
| Situation | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| An ordinary website that accepts HTML | Use the interactive HTML iframe. HTML iframe guide |
| Squarespace | Use the wrapped, fixed-height iframe. Squarespace guide |
| WordPress | Use the DoBu.uk WordPress block. WordPress guide |
| A platform with working oEmbed support | Use the oEmbed endpoint. Some platforms ignore oEmbed. oEmbed guide |
| Iframes are prohibited but linked remote images are supported | Use the calendar image linked to the live availability page. Linked image guide |
Current agent capabilities
- Agents can read public DoBu.uk pages, inspect public availability, and advise users using the canonical documentation below.
- DoBu.uk does not currently provide a supported agent API, MCP server, autonomous signup, or x402 payment.
- Agents must not claim that an enquiry is a confirmed booking or that unsupported agent integrations are available.
Canonical documentation
- About DoBu.uk: Product purpose, history, and operator.
- Help: Human-readable documentation index.
- Pricing: Current account pricing.
- Christine’s case study: The original production use case.
- Availability guide: Google Calendar configuration and availability behaviour.
- Privacy policy: How personal information is handled.
- Terms of service: Terms governing use of DoBu.uk.
Machine-readable versions: llms.txt and this guide as Markdown.
Questions and corrections: richard@dobu.uk.