diff --git a/src/app/api/ai-event/route.ts b/src/app/api/ai-event/route.ts
index b355a95..715d29b 100644
--- a/src/app/api/ai-event/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/ai-event/route.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Rules:
 		const content = data.choices[0].message.content;
 		const parsed = JSON.parse(content);
 		return NextResponse.json(parsed);
-	} catch (e) {
+	} catch {
 		return NextResponse.json(
 			{ error: "Failed to parse AI output", raw: data },
 			{ status: 500 },
diff --git a/src/app/api/ai-summary/route.ts b/src/app/api/ai-summary/route.ts
index 2ae4ff5..dedfd31 100644
--- a/src/app/api/ai-summary/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/ai-summary/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
-import type { CalendarEvent } from "@/lib/types";
 
 export async function POST(request: Request) {
 	try {
diff --git a/src/components/event-card.tsx b/src/components/event-card.tsx
index 1a1a81e..fadf846 100644
--- a/src/components/event-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/event-card.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Card, CardHeader, CardContent } from '@/components/ui/card'
-import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
 import { LucideMapPin, Clock, MoreHorizontal } from 'lucide-react'
 import { DropdownMenu, DropdownMenuContent, DropdownMenuTrigger, DropdownMenuItem } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu'
+import { RRuleDisplay } from '@/components/rrule-display'
 import type { CalendarEvent } from '@/lib/types'
 
 interface EventCardProps {
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ export const EventCard = ({ event, onEdit, onDelete }: EventCardProps) => {
               {event.title}
             </h3>
             {event.recurrenceRule && (
-              <Badge variant="secondary" className="text-xs">
-                Repeats: {event.recurrenceRule}
-              </Badge>
+              <div className="mt-1">
+                <RRuleDisplay rrule={event.recurrenceRule} />
+              </div>
             )}
             {event.description && (
               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-2 break-words">
diff --git a/src/components/recurrence-picker.tsx b/src/components/recurrence-picker.tsx
index edab6a2..58f371f 100644
--- a/src/components/recurrence-picker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/recurrence-picker.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label"
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select"
 import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox"
-import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card"
 
 type Recurrence = {
   freq: "NONE" | "DAILY" | "WEEKLY" | "MONTHLY"
diff --git a/src/components/rrule-display.tsx b/src/components/rrule-display.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d491afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/rrule-display.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
+import type { RecurrenceRule } from "@/lib/rfc5545-types"
+
+interface RRuleDisplayProps {
+  rrule: string | RecurrenceRule
+  className?: string
+}
+
+export function RRuleDisplay({ rrule, className }: RRuleDisplayProps) {
+  const parsedRule = typeof rrule === 'string' ? parseRRuleString(rrule) : rrule
+  const humanText = formatRRuleToHuman(parsedRule)
+  
+  return (
+    <div className={className}>
+      <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{humanText}</span>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+interface RRuleDisplayDetailedProps {
+  rrule: string | RecurrenceRule
+  className?: string
+  showBadges?: boolean
+}
+
+export function RRuleDisplayDetailed({ rrule, className, showBadges = true }: RRuleDisplayDetailedProps) {
+  const parsedRule = typeof rrule === 'string' ? parseRRuleString(rrule) : rrule
+  const humanText = formatRRuleToHuman(parsedRule)
+  const details = getRRuleDetails(parsedRule)
+  
+  return (
+    <div className={className}>
+      <div className="space-y-2">
+        <div className="text-sm font-medium">{humanText}</div>
+        
+        {showBadges && details.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1">
+            {details.map((detail, index) => (
+              <Badge key={index} variant="outline" className="text-xs">
+                {detail}
+              </Badge>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function parseRRuleString(rruleString: string): RecurrenceRule {
+  const parts = Object.fromEntries(rruleString.split(";").map(p => p.split("=")))
+  
+  return {
+    freq: parts.FREQ as RecurrenceRule['freq'],
+    until: parts.UNTIL ? new Date(parts.UNTIL.replace(/(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2})T(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})Z?/, '$1-$2-$3T$4:$5:$6Z')).toISOString() : undefined,
+    count: parts.COUNT ? parseInt(parts.COUNT, 10) : undefined,
+    interval: parts.INTERVAL ? parseInt(parts.INTERVAL, 10) : undefined,
+    bySecond: parts.BYSECOND ? parts.BYSECOND.split(",").map((n: string) => parseInt(n, 10)) : undefined,
+    byMinute: parts.BYMINUTE ? parts.BYMINUTE.split(",").map((n: string) => parseInt(n, 10)) : undefined,
+    byHour: parts.BYHOUR ? parts.BYHOUR.split(",").map((n: string) => parseInt(n, 10)) : undefined,
+    byDay: parts.BYDAY ? parts.BYDAY.split(",") : undefined,
+    byMonthDay: parts.BYMONTHDAY ? parts.BYMONTHDAY.split(",").map((n: string) => parseInt(n, 10)) : undefined,
+    byYearDay: parts.BYYEARDAY ? parts.BYYEARDAY.split(",").map((n: string) => parseInt(n, 10)) : undefined,
+    byWeekNo: parts.BYWEEKNO ? parts.BYWEEKNO.split(",").map((n: string) => parseInt(n, 10)) : undefined,
+    byMonth: parts.BYMONTH ? parts.BYMONTH.split(",").map((n: string) => parseInt(n, 10)) : undefined,
+    bySetPos: parts.BYSETPOS ? parts.BYSETPOS.split(",").map((n: string) => parseInt(n, 10)) : undefined,
+    wkst: parts.WKST as RecurrenceRule['wkst'],
+  }
+}
+
+function formatRRuleToHuman(rule: RecurrenceRule): string {
+  const { freq, interval = 1, count, until, byDay, byMonthDay, byMonth, byHour, byMinute, bySecond } = rule
+  
+  let text = ""
+  
+  // Base frequency
+  switch (freq) {
+    case 'SECONDLY':
+      text = interval === 1 ? "Every second" : `Every ${interval} seconds`
+      break
+    case 'MINUTELY':
+      text = interval === 1 ? "Every minute" : `Every ${interval} minutes`
+      break
+    case 'HOURLY':
+      text = interval === 1 ? "Every hour" : `Every ${interval} hours`
+      break
+    case 'DAILY':
+      text = interval === 1 ? "Daily" : `Every ${interval} days`
+      break
+    case 'WEEKLY':
+      text = interval === 1 ? "Weekly" : `Every ${interval} weeks`
+      break
+    case 'MONTHLY':
+      text = interval === 1 ? "Monthly" : `Every ${interval} months`
+      break
+    case 'YEARLY':
+      text = interval === 1 ? "Yearly" : `Every ${interval} years`
+      break
+  }
+  
+  // Add day specifications
+  if (byDay?.length) {
+    const dayNames = {
+      'SU': 'Sunday', 'MO': 'Monday', 'TU': 'Tuesday', 'WE': 'Wednesday',
+      'TH': 'Thursday', 'FR': 'Friday', 'SA': 'Saturday'
+    }
+    
+    const days = byDay.map(day => {
+      // Handle numbered days like "2TU" (second Tuesday)
+      const match = day.match(/^(-?\d+)?([A-Z]{2})$/)
+      if (match) {
+        const [, num, dayCode] = match
+        const dayName = dayNames[dayCode as keyof typeof dayNames]
+        if (num) {
+          const ordinal = getOrdinal(parseInt(num))
+          return `${ordinal} ${dayName}`
+        }
+        return dayName
+      }
+      return day
+    })
+    
+    if (freq === 'WEEKLY') {
+      text += ` on ${formatList(days)}`
+    } else {
+      text += ` on ${formatList(days)}`
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // Add month day specifications
+  if (byMonthDay?.length) {
+    const days = byMonthDay.map(day => {
+      if (day < 0) {
+        return `${getOrdinal(Math.abs(day))} to last day`
+      }
+      return getOrdinal(day)
+    })
+    text += ` on the ${formatList(days)}`
+  }
+  
+  // Add month specifications
+  if (byMonth?.length) {
+    const monthNames = [
+      'January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June',
+      'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'
+    ]
+    const months = byMonth.map(month => monthNames[month - 1])
+    text += ` in ${formatList(months)}`
+  }
+  
+  // Add time specifications
+  if (byHour?.length || byMinute?.length || bySecond?.length) {
+    const timeSpecs = []
+    if (byHour?.length) {
+      const hours = byHour.map(h => `${h.toString().padStart(2, '0')}:00`)
+      timeSpecs.push(`at ${formatList(hours)}`)
+    }
+    if (byMinute?.length && !byHour?.length) {
+      timeSpecs.push(`at minute ${formatList(byMinute.map(String))}`)
+    }
+    if (bySecond?.length && !byHour?.length && !byMinute?.length) {
+      timeSpecs.push(`at second ${formatList(bySecond.map(String))}`)
+    }
+    if (timeSpecs.length) {
+      text += ` ${timeSpecs.join(' ')}`
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // Add end conditions
+  if (count) {
+    text += `, ${count} time${count === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
+  } else if (until) {
+    const date = new Date(until)
+    text += `, until ${date.toLocaleDateString()}`
+  }
+  
+  return text
+}
+
+function getRRuleDetails(rule: RecurrenceRule): string[] {
+  const details: string[] = []
+  
+  if (rule.wkst && rule.wkst !== 'MO') {
+    const dayNames = {
+      'SU': 'Sunday', 'MO': 'Monday', 'TU': 'Tuesday', 'WE': 'Wednesday',
+      'TH': 'Thursday', 'FR': 'Friday', 'SA': 'Saturday'
+    }
+    details.push(`Week starts ${dayNames[rule.wkst]}`)
+  }
+  
+  if (rule.byWeekNo?.length) {
+    details.push(`Week ${formatList(rule.byWeekNo.map(String))}`)
+  }
+  
+  if (rule.byYearDay?.length) {
+    details.push(`Day ${formatList(rule.byYearDay.map(String))} of year`)
+  }
+  
+  if (rule.bySetPos?.length) {
+    const positions = rule.bySetPos.map(pos => {
+      if (pos < 0) {
+        return `${getOrdinal(Math.abs(pos))} to last`
+      }
+      return getOrdinal(pos)
+    })
+    details.push(`Position ${formatList(positions)}`)
+  }
+  
+  return details
+}
+
+function getOrdinal(num: number): string {
+  const suffix = ['th', 'st', 'nd', 'rd']
+  const v = num % 100
+  return num + (suffix[(v - 20) % 10] || suffix[v] || suffix[0])
+}
+
+function formatList(items: string[]): string {
+  if (items.length === 0) return ''
+  if (items.length === 1) return items[0]
+  if (items.length === 2) return `${items[0]} and ${items[1]}`
+  return `${items.slice(0, -1).join(', ')}, and ${items[items.length - 1]}`
+}
+
+// Hook for easy usage in components
+export function useRRuleDisplay(rrule?: string) {
+  if (!rrule) return null
+  
+  try {
+    const parsedRule = parseRRuleString(rrule)
+    return {
+      humanText: formatRRuleToHuman(parsedRule),
+      details: getRRuleDetails(parsedRule),
+      parsedRule
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      humanText: "Invalid recurrence rule",
+      details: [],
+      parsedRule: null,
+      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+    }
+  }
+}