async-standup-compiler

Async Standup Compiler (Live)

Async standups scatter across a channel — twelve messages, three threads, and the blockers get lost. In Claude Cowork this skill reads the real channel (and the tracker), compiles one clean digest grouped by person and status, and surfaces the blockers that actually need someone — so the team gets signal, not scroll.

What This Skill Produces

• The standup digest — each person's shipped / in-progress / blocked, deduped and tightened
• The blocker board — blockers pulled to the top with who's waiting on whom
• A post-ready artifact — the digest formatted to drop back into Slack/Notion (posted only on request)

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

• The channel & window — which Slack channel and time range (e.g. "#eng-standup, today")
• The roster — who's expected, so silence is visible
• Tracker (optional) — a Notion/Linear board to cross-reference what actually moved

Framework: A Standup That Earns Its Place

1. By person, by status — shipped / in-progress / blocked; one line each, no essays.
2. Blockers first-class — every blocker names who can unblock it.
3. Silence is data — expected people who didn't post are listed, not hidden.
4. Cross-check reality — if a tracker is available, note "said done" vs "still open".
5. Signal over ceremony — the digest is shorter than the raw channel.

Execution (Cowork)

1. Read the channel — via the Slack connector, pull messages in the window; follow threads. Map each update to its author.
2. Cross-reference (optional) — via the Notion/Linear connector, check what moved; flag mismatches between claims and the board.
3. Compile — group by person into shipped/in-progress/blocked; dedupe repeats; keep each item to a line. List rostered people who didn't post.
4. Surface blockers — pull them to a board with the owner and who's waiting.
5. Emit the artifact — the digest, formatted for the target. Post it back only if asked; default is produce-and-show.

Guardrails: attribute every item to the person who actually posted it; don't invent updates for silent members — list them as "no update"; flag claim-vs-tracker mismatches rather than resolving them silently; post only on explicit request; if a connector is unauthorised, compile from what's available and say what's missing.

Output Format

An Async Standup Digest:

🚑 Blockers (needs attention)

Blocker	Owner	Waiting on

Updates by person

[name] — ✅ shipped: … · 🔨 in progress: … · ⛔ blocked: …

No update

• [names who were expected but silent]

Reality check (if tracker available)

• "said done" vs board: [mismatches]

Quality Checks

• Every item is attributed to the person who posted it
• Blockers are surfaced with an owner and who's waiting
• Silent-but-expected people are listed, not omitted
• The digest is shorter than the raw channel
• Nothing was posted back without an explicit request

Anti-Patterns

• Inventing updates for people who didn't post — mark them silent.
• Burying blockers inside a person's paragraph.
• Auto-posting the digest without being asked.
• A digest longer than the channel — compress, don't transcribe.

Example Trigger Phrases

• "Compile today's async standup from #eng-standup."
• "Pull the team's updates into one post and surface the blockers."
• "What did the team ship today? Cross-check against Linear."
• "Run async standup in Cowork and give me a post-ready digest."