> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mosaqo.com/llms.txt
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# Availability & lead time

> Set your weekly schedule, advance notice, and buffer time — and know exactly what each one actually does today.

Set in the **Availability** step of the service builder.

## Weekly schedule

A day-by-day list where you mark each day as unavailable or add one or more time windows (up to 5 per day). This is what actually controls which start times a guest can pick — the guest booking screen only ever shows times inside these windows. Defaults to Monday–Friday 08:00–20:00, weekends unavailable.

<Frame caption="Weekly availability schedule">
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/mosaqo/images/services/availability-schedule.png" alt="Weekly availability schedule" />
</Frame>

## Advance notice (lead time)

This is meant to set how much notice you need before a booking starts (e.g. "2 hours").

<Warning>
  **This isn't enforced as a booking cutoff today.** A guest can technically still book a slot that starts sooner than your configured advance notice — nothing in the app currently blocks it. The one place this setting *does* show up: it's used to calculate the cancellation deadline shown to the guest (e.g. "cancel by this time for a refund"). Don't rely on it to prevent last-minute bookings — keep an eye on new requests instead, and reach out directly if timing is tight.
</Warning>

## Time between bookings (buffer)

Meant to block out recovery/travel/setup time after a booking (e.g. a 60-minute service with a 30-minute buffer would block 90 minutes total).

<Warning>
  **This also isn't enforced today.** It's stored on the service, but nothing currently uses it to prevent overlapping or back-to-back bookings. If your provider needs real recovery time between jobs, manage that manually when assigning requests for now.
</Warning>

## Bottom line

Today, your **weekly schedule** is the only setting that actually limits what a guest can book. Advance notice and buffer time are there for when stricter enforcement ships — treat them as notes to yourself, not guarantees, for now.