diff --git a/trip-service/server.js b/trip-service/server.js
index f33b315..243fce0 100644
--- a/trip-service/server.js
+++ b/trip-service/server.js
@@ -109,6 +109,93 @@ async function getAiInsight(activityDetails, location, modelName = 'qwen2.5:0.5b
   });
 }
 
+async function generateAiSchedule(activities, meals, date, trip) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const prompt = `You are a strict JSON API scheduling agent. Extract a daily schedule from these plans:
+Activities: ${activities}
+Meals: ${meals}
+Date: ${date}
+
+Return ONLY a JSON array of objects. Each object must have "time" (in 24-hour HH:mm format) and "message" (a short, fun 1-sentence reminder). Estimate reasonable times if none are given (e.g. breakfast 8:00, lunch 12:30, dinner 18:30). DO NOT output any markdown or conversational text.`;
+
+    const modelName = trip.llmModel || 'qwen2.5:0.5b';
+    // Support future providers via trip.llmProvider
+    // Defaulting to Ollama for now
+    const body = JSON.stringify({ model: modelName, prompt, stream: false });
+    const url = new URL(OLLAMA_URL);
+    
+    const req = http.request({
+      hostname: url.hostname, port: url.port, path: url.pathname, method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Content-Length': Buffer.byteLength(body) }
+    }, (res) => {
+      let d = '';
+      res.on('data', c => d += c);
+      res.on('end', () => {
+        try {
+          const raw = JSON.parse(d).response;
+          // Extract JSON array using regex in case of conversational wrapper
+          const match = raw.match(/\[[\s\S]*\]/);
+          if (match) {
+            resolve(JSON.parse(match[0]));
+          } else {
+            resolve([]);
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error('[TripService] AI Schedule parsing failed:', e.message);
+          resolve([]);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    req.on('error', () => resolve([]));
+    req.write(body);
+    req.end();
+  });
+}
+
+function scheduleRemindersBatch(events, trip, dateStr) {
+  if (!events || events.length === 0) return;
+  
+  // Base date object for today in Eastern Time (approximated locally)
+  const baseDate = new Date(dateStr + "T00:00:00-04:00"); 
+
+  const items = events.map(ev => {
+    const [hh, mm] = ev.time.split(':');
+    const eventTime = new Date(baseDate);
+    eventTime.setHours(parseInt(hh, 10));
+    eventTime.setMinutes(parseInt(mm, 10));
+    
+    // Send reminder 15 minutes before the event time
+    const sendAt = new Date(eventTime.getTime() - 15 * 60000);
+    
+    // Don't schedule in the past
+    if (sendAt <= new Date()) return null;
+
+    return {
+      message: `⏰ *${trip.name} Schedule Alert*\n\n${ev.message}\n\n_Starts at ${ev.time}_`,
+      sendAt: sendAt.toISOString(),
+      label: `${trip.name} - ${ev.message.slice(0, 30)}...`,
+      to: trip.sendToGroup && trip.groupUrls && trip.groupUrls.length > 0 ? trip.groupUrls[0] : (GROUP_URL || PERSONAL_NUM)
+    };
+  }).filter(Boolean);
+
+  if (items.length === 0) return;
+
+  const body = JSON.stringify({ items });
+  const req = http.request({
+    hostname: 'reminder-service.ai-agents.svc.cluster.local',
+    port: 6001,
+    path: '/reminders/batch',
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Content-Length': Buffer.byteLength(body) }
+  }, (res) => {
+    res.on('data', () => {});
+    res.on('end', () => console.log(`[TripService] Batch queued ${items.length} reminders via reminder-service`));
+  });
+  req.on('error', (e) => console.error('[TripService] Failed to queue reminders:', e.message));
+  req.write(body);
+  req.end();
+}
+
 function sendWhatsApp(to, message) {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     const body = JSON.stringify({ to, message });
@@ -155,6 +242,15 @@ async function generateAndSendBriefing(trip, dayPlan) {
   for (const group of groupsToNotify) {
     await sendWhatsApp(group, message);
   }
+
+  // Generate and schedule detailed AI itinerary
+  console.log(`[TripService] Generating detailed AI schedule for ${trip.name} - ${dayPlan.date}`);
+  const scheduleEvents = await generateAiSchedule(dayPlan.activities, dayPlan.meals, dayPlan.date, trip);
+  if (scheduleEvents.length > 0) {
+    scheduleRemindersBatch(scheduleEvents, trip, dayPlan.date);
+  } else {
+    console.log(`[TripService] AI yielded no parseable schedule events.`);
+  }
 }
 
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