diff --git a/src/__pycache__/caldav_client.cpython-314.pyc b/src/__pycache__/caldav_client.cpython-314.pyc
index eea7ef1..c5ea334 100644
Binary files a/src/__pycache__/caldav_client.cpython-314.pyc and b/src/__pycache__/caldav_client.cpython-314.pyc differ
diff --git a/src/caldav_client.py b/src/caldav_client.py
index 11202cc..2c23075 100644
--- a/src/caldav_client.py
+++ b/src/caldav_client.py
@@ -71,17 +71,43 @@ class CalDAVClient:
                         })
         return results
 
-    def create_event(self, calendar_name: str, summary: str, start_time: Union[datetime, date], end_time: Union[datetime, date], description: str = "", recurrence: Optional[Dict] = None) -> str:
+    def create_event(self, calendar_name: str, summary: str, start_time: Union[datetime, date], end_time: Union[datetime, date], description: str = "", recurrence: Optional[Dict] = None, alarm_minutes: Optional[int] = None) -> str:
         calendar = self._get_calendar(calendar_name)
-        event = calendar.save_event(
-            dtstart=start_time,
-            dtend=end_time,
-            summary=summary,
-            description=description,
-            rrule=recurrence
-        )
-        # Re-parse to get the UID, though library might provide it
-        ical = icalendar.Calendar.from_ical(event.data)
+        
+        # Build raw ical for better control
+        cal = icalendar.Calendar()
+        cal.add('prodid', '-//MCP CalDAV Server//EN')
+        cal.add('version', '2.0')
+        
+        event = icalendar.Event()
+        event.add('summary', summary)
+        event.add('description', description)
+        
+        if isinstance(start_time, datetime):
+            event.add('dtstart', start_time)
+            event.add('dtend', end_time)
+        else:
+            event.add('dtstart', start_time)
+            event.add('dtend', end_time)
+            
+        if recurrence:
+            event.add('rrule', recurrence)
+            
+        if alarm_minutes is not None:
+            alarm = icalendar.Alarm()
+            alarm.add('action', 'DISPLAY')
+            alarm.add('description', f'Reminder: {summary}')
+            # Use a proper timedelta or iCalendar DURATION string
+            from datetime import timedelta
+            alarm.add('trigger', timedelta(minutes=-alarm_minutes))
+            event.add_component(alarm)
+            
+        cal.add_component(event)
+        
+        saved_event = calendar.save_event(cal.to_ical())
+        
+        # Re-parse to get the UID
+        ical = icalendar.Calendar.from_ical(saved_event.data)
         for component in ical.walk():
             if component.name == "VEVENT":
                 return str(component.get("uid"))
diff --git a/src/server.py b/src/server.py
index c9745b5..77ca134 100644
--- a/src/server.py
+++ b/src/server.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def parse_rrule(rrule_str: str) -> dict:
     return rrule
 
 @mcp.tool()
-def create_event(calendar_name: str, summary: str, start_time: str, end_time: str, description: str = "", all_day: bool = False, recurrence: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+def create_event(calendar_name: str, summary: str, start_time: str, end_time: str, description: str = "", all_day: bool = False, recurrence: Optional[str] = None, alarm_minutes: Optional[int] = None) -> str:
     """
     Creates a new event.
     
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def create_event(calendar_name: str, summary: str, start_time: str, end_time: st
         description: Event description.
         all_day: Set to True for all-day events (start/end time will be treated as dates).
         recurrence: RRULE string, e.g., "FREQ=DAILY;COUNT=10".
+        alarm_minutes: Minutes before the event to trigger an alarm/reminder.
     """
     if not client:
         return "Error: CalDAV client not initialized"
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ def create_event(calendar_name: str, summary: str, start_time: str, end_time: st
         
         rrule_dict = parse_rrule(recurrence) if recurrence else None
         
-        result = client.create_event(calendar_name, summary, dt_start, dt_end, description, rrule_dict)
+        result = client.create_event(calendar_name, summary, dt_start, dt_end, description, rrule_dict, alarm_minutes)
         return f"Event created: {result}"
     except Exception as e:
         return f"Error creating event: {str(e)}"