The King hands out five appointments, each booked in fixed slots (30 min by default). Only the slot you booked is active, so book the slot that covers the moment you'll actually spend โ when your queue finishes, when the event starts, or when your troops need healing.
Queue: training โ Noble Advisor (fallback: Chief Minister); research and construction โ Chief Minister. If the slot that covers the finish has fewer than the minimum useful minutes left, the next full slot is ranked first.
Event: the slot active at the start is preferred; with a duration, slots are scored by overlap with the event. Bear Trap weights the start more heavily because rally leads need the buff from the first rally.
King Skills (Groundworks, Fresh Ideas, Mobilize, Community Healing) are separate from appointments. The King can schedule them up to 48h ahead.
Buff values are community-reported and may differ with kingdom progression. They're shown for reference only, and recommendations never depend on them.