activity-synthesis

Activity Synthesis

When users ask about their own work activity, use Glean's user_activity and memory tools to provide a synthesized view of their contributions.

Tool Naming

See the glean-tools-guide skill for Glean MCP tool naming conventions. Tools follow the pattern mcp__glean_[server-name]__[tool] where the server name is dynamic.

When This Applies

Use this approach when users ask:

• "What have I been working on?"
• "What did I do last week?"
• "Summarize my recent activity"
• "What projects have I touched?"
• "Help me remember what I worked on"
• "What should I put in my status update?"

BE SKEPTICAL

Not every activity is worth highlighting. Before including items, evaluate:

Significance Test

• Is this a meaningful contribution?
• ✅ INCLUDE: Created docs, made decisions, completed tasks
• ⚠️ MAYBE: Reviewed items, attended meetings
• ❌ EXCLUDE: Just viewed something, minor edits, noise

Accomplishment Test

• Did the user actually accomplish something?
• ✅ INCLUDE: Finished tasks, shipped features, resolved issues
• ⚠️ CONTEXT: In-progress work (note the status)
• ❌ EXCLUDE: Started but abandoned, just browsing

Relevance Test

• Does this reflect real work the user did?
• ✅ INCLUDE: Direct contributions with clear ownership
• ❌ EXCLUDE: Auto-generated, mass-distributed, tangential CC's

Filter Out:

• Automated notifications
• Documents the user only viewed briefly
• Mass emails or announcements received
• Activity with no meaningful outcome

Quality over quantity: A focused summary of 5-7 accomplishments is better than 20 trivial activities.

Primary Tools

Tool	Purpose	When to Use
user_activity	Get work activity feed	Primary source for user's actions
memory	Get context about user	Roles, projects, responsibilities
search	Find documents by user	Documents created/updated
meeting_lookup	Find meetings	Meetings attended

Query Patterns

Get Activity Feed

user_activity start_date:[YYYY-MM-DD] end_date:[YYYY-MM-DD]

Note: end_date is exclusive.

Get User Context

memory - read all categories

Returns roles, responsibilities, active projects, recent topics.

Find User's Documents

search query="*" from="me" updated="past_week"
search query="*" owner="me"

Synthesis Approach

1. Gather raw data from user_activity and search
2. Group by theme: Projects, meetings, documents, collaborations
3. Identify patterns: What topics appear repeatedly?
4. Highlight accomplishments: Completed items, decisions made
5. Note open items: Things still in progress

Output Format

Present activity in a scannable format:

## Your Recent Activity: [Time Period]

### By Project
- **[Project A]**: [X activities] - [summary]
- **[Project B]**: [Y activities] - [summary]

### Key Actions
- [Action 1] - [date]
- [Action 2] - [date]

### Collaborations
- Worked with [Person] on [topic]

Relationship to Commands

For comprehensive activity summaries, suggest:

• /glean-productivity:my-week - Full weekly summary with analysis
• /glean-productivity:daily-briefing - What happened in last 24 hours