LY Corporation (LINEヤフー) began offering a "Scheduling Agent" in LINE on October 5, 2026. The AI helps friends coordinate a date inside a chat, from proposing candidate dates to collecting replies, sending reminders and suggesting the best day. You turn it on in LINE Labs, and it is positioned as part of the company's "Agent i" AI agent brand.

Type "Let's get drinks next week" and Get Candidate Dates

Usage is simple. After enabling the feature in LINE Labs, tap "Scheduling" (日程調整) in the message input area of a chat and describe what you want. If you enter something like "I want to go for drinks next week," the AI proposes an event title and candidate dates.

You can refine the candidates in plain language, with instructions such as "weekends only" or "skip the days I'm busy." When event-related dates are needed, the agent can also use web search.

Replies Can Be Handed to the AI

Each friend answers by choosing the dates that suit them. The notable option is "Leave it to AI" (AIにおまかせ): when chosen, the AI looks at the person's LINE Calendar, judges their availability and drafts a reply on their behalf. That should make it harder to keep an organizer waiting. Note that this reply feature requires LINE Calendar.

Reminders and Confirmation Are Handled Automatically

The pain points of scheduling are replies that don't come in and dates that don't work for everyone. The agent addresses both.

  • It sends an automatic reminder 24 hours before the reply deadline.
  • If no date works for everyone, the AI proposes alternative dates to each participant individually.
  • Once everyone has replied, the AI suggests the best date.
  • The confirmed schedule can be saved to LINE Calendar.

Our Take

Scheduling has often meant spreadsheets or dedicated coordination services. Here it is completed inside the chat where people already talk and links to the calendar, so there is no new app to open. What remains to be seen is how closely "Leave it to AI" replies match a person's real intent once people try it.

Summary

LINE's Scheduling Agent handles candidate proposals, reply collection, reminders, best-date suggestions and calendar registration within the chat. It launched on October 5, 2026 and is enabled through LINE Labs. Keep in mind that the "Leave it to AI" reply requires LINE Calendar. If you often arrange meetups with friends or colleagues, try it first on a small gathering.