Skill

Standup Summary

Transform a raw standup transcript into a clean summary of blockers, progress, and next steps.

Goal

Convert a team standup transcript into a structured summary that clearly separates blockers, progress updates, and next steps for each team member.

Trigger

After a team standup meeting ends and a transcript or rough notes are available.

Steps

  1. 1

    Analyze the standup transcript or notes below: $standup_transcript

    • Transcript or notes have been pasted in
    • All team members mentioned are identifiable
    Analyze the standup transcript or notes below:
    
    $standup_transcript
  2. 2

    Extract progress updates for each person — what they completed or made meaningful movement on since the last standup. Group by individual contributor.

    • Every speaker has at least one progress item or is noted as having none
    • Items are concise and specific, not vague
  3. 3

    Identify all blockers raised — anything preventing progress, a dependency on another person or team, or an unresolved question. Note who owns each blocker and who can resolve it if mentioned.

    • Each blocker is attributed to a person
    • Resolution owner is noted where known
  4. 4

    List next steps for each team member — concrete tasks or intentions they committed to before the next standup. Flag any items that require coordination between multiple people.

    • Next steps are actionable, not vague intentions
    • Cross-team dependencies are flagged
  5. 5

    Compose the final standup summary with three clearly labeled sections: Progress, Blockers, and Next Steps. Use bullet points grouped by person. Prepend a one-sentence team-level status at the top.

    • All three sections are present
    • Team-level status sentence is included
    • Summary is skimmable in under 60 seconds

Output format

A structured summary with a one-sentence team status at the top, followed by three sections — Progress, Blockers, and Next Steps — each using bullet points grouped by contributor name in bold. Keep the total length under 300 words.

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