Status Report

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Generate a status report with KPIs, risks, and action items. Use when writing a weekly or monthly update for leadership, summarizing project health with green/yellow/red status, surfacing risks and decisions that need stakeholder attention, or turning a pile of project tracker activity into a readable narrative.

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Generates a structured status report with KPIs, risks, decisions, and action items for leadership or stakeholders.

What it does
This skill produces a polished status report in a fixed markdown template covering an executive summary, an overall green/yellow/red status, key metrics, accomplishments, in-progress items, risks and issues, decisions needed, and next-period priorities. It can optionally pull project status, chat discussions, and calendar context when connectors are available. The output is a readable narrative report suitable for weekly, monthly, or quarterly updates.
When to use it
Use it when writing a weekly, monthly, or quarterly update for leadership, summarizing project health with green/yellow/red status, surfacing risks and decisions needing stakeholder attention, or turning tracker activity into a readable narrative.
Requirements
Instructions only; no scripts are shipped. Optional connectors for a project tracker, chat, and calendar can enrich the report but are not required.

/status-report

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Generate a polished status report for leadership or stakeholders. See the risk-assessment skill for risk matrix frameworks and severity definitions.

Usage

/status-report $ARGUMENTS

Output

markdown
## Status Report: [Project/Team] — [Period]**Author:** [Name] | **Date:** [Date]
### Executive Summary[3-4 sentence overview — what's on track, what needs attention, key wins]
### Overall Status: 🟢 On Track / 🟡 At Risk / 🔴 Off Track
### Key Metrics| Metric | Target | Actual | Trend | Status ||--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|| [KPI] | [Target] | [Actual] | [up/down/flat] | 🟢/🟡/🔴 |
### Accomplishments This Period- [Win 1]- [Win 2]
### In Progress| Item | Owner | Status | ETA | Notes ||------|-------|--------|-----|-------|| [Item] | [Person] | [Status] | [Date] | [Context] |
### Risks and Issues| Risk/Issue | Impact | Mitigation | Owner ||------------|--------|------------|-------|| [Risk] | [Impact] | [What we're doing] | [Who] |
### Decisions Needed| Decision | Context | Deadline | Recommended Action ||----------|---------|----------|--------------------|| [Decision] | [Why it matters] | [When] | [What I recommend] |
### Next Period Priorities1. [Priority 1]2. [Priority 2]3. [Priority 3]

If Connectors Available

If ~~project tracker is connected:

  • Pull project status, completed items, and upcoming milestones automatically
  • Identify at-risk items and overdue tasks

If ~~chat is connected:

  • Scan recent team discussions for decisions and blockers to include
  • Offer to post the finished report to a channel

If ~~calendar is connected:

  • Reference key meetings and decisions from the reporting period

Tips

  1. Lead with the headline — Busy leaders read the first 3 lines. Make them count.
  2. Be honest about risks — Surfacing issues early builds trust. Surprises erode it.
  3. Make decisions easy — For each decision needed, provide context and a recommendation.

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