getpipher Morning Standup
Bismillah! Time to catch up on what's happening across your GitHub universe.
Arguments: [timeframe] [--style=A|B|C|D] [--external]
Argument Parsing
TIMEFRAME (positional):
- No argument → Last workday (smart default)
- "24h" or "1d" → Last 24 hours
- "7d" → Last 7 days
- "YYYY-MM-DD" → Since specific date
FLAGS:
--style=X or -s X → Table style (A, B, C, D). Default: A
--external or -e → Expand external contributions (show full table)
STYLE OPTIONS:
A = Pure ASCII (default) - 100% consistent, +--+ borders
B = Fixed-Width Unicode - ┌──┐ borders, truncated text, emojis in headers
C = Minimal Lines - Clean ─── separators, most compact
D = Status Codes - Unicode borders + 4-char status codes with legend
Last Workday Calculation:
- Monday → Friday (3 days ago)
- Sunday → Friday (2 days ago)
- Tue-Sat → Yesterday (1 day ago)
Execution Plan
Parse Arguments
- Extract timeframe (positional argument)
- Extract --style flag (default: A)
- Check for --external flag
Discover GitHub Scope
- Fetch username via
gh api user - Fetch all orgs dynamically via
gh api user/orgs - Personal account always included
- Fetch username via
Fetch Activity Data (parallel for speed)
- PRs you authored (open)
- PRs requesting your review
- Issues you authored (open)
- Issues assigned to you
- Unread notifications
Categorize and Analyze
- Group by: Your Orgs | Personal | External
- Status: Approved | Changes Requested | Waiting | Draft | Merged
- Age: Calculate days since creation/update
Render Output (based on --style flag)
- Use appropriate table format
- External: collapsed summary unless --external flag
Generate Today's Actions
- Priority-ordered actionable items
Table Style Specifications
Style A: Pure ASCII (DEFAULT)
================================================================================
STANDUP · [Day] [Date] · [X] PRs · [Y] reviews · [Z] issues
================================================================================
YOUR PRS
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+----------+------+
| Repo | Title | Status | Age |
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+----------+------+
| owner/repo#123 | PR title here | WAITING | 1d |
| owner/repo#456 | Another PR title | MERGED | 2d |
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+----------+------+
REVIEWS NEEDED
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| None - inbox zero! |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
ISSUES (showing X of Y)
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+----------+------+
| Repo | Title | Type | Age |
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+----------+------+
| owner/repo#789 | Issue title here | authored | <1d |
| owner/repo#101 | Another issue | assigned | 5d |
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+----------+------+
EXTERNAL (X PRs)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Nx org1 (Xd) | Nx org2 (Xd) | Nx legacy (Xd+) |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
TODAY'S ACTIONS
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. CHECK - repo#123 waiting Xd |
| 2. DECIDE - repo#456 stale Xd |
| 3. FOCUS - description |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Style B: Fixed-Width Unicode
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STANDUP · [Day] [Date] · [X] PRs · [Y] reviews · [Z] issues
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
🚀 YOUR PRS
┌──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┬──────────┬──────┐
│ Repo │ Title │ Status │ Age │
├──────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────┤
│ owner/repo#123 │ PR title here truncat... │ WAITING │ 1d │
│ owner/repo#456 │ Another PR title tru... │ MERGED │ 2d │
└──────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────┴──────────┴──────┘
👀 REVIEWS NEEDED
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ None - inbox zero! │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
📋 ISSUES (X/Y)
┌──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┬──────────┬──────┐
│ Repo │ Title │ Type │ Age │
├──────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────┤
│ owner/repo#789 │ Issue title here tru... │ authored │ <1d │
│ owner/repo#101 │ Another issue trunca... │ assigned │ 5d │
└──────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────┴──────────┴──────┘
🌍 EXTERNAL (X PRs)
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Nx org1 (Xd) │ Nx org2 (Xd) │ Nx legacy (Xd+) │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
💡 TODAY'S ACTIONS
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. CHECK → repo#123 waiting Xd │
│ 2. DECIDE → repo#456 stale Xd │
│ 3. FOCUS → description │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Style C: Minimal Lines
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STANDUP · [Day] [Date] · [X] PRs · [Y] reviews · [Z] issues
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
🚀 YOUR PRS
Repo Title Status Age
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
owner/repo#123 PR title here WAITING 1d
owner/repo#456 Another PR title MERGED 2d
👀 REVIEWS NEEDED
None - inbox zero!
📋 ISSUES (X/Y)
Repo Title Type Age
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
owner/repo#789 Issue title here authored <1d
owner/repo#101 Another issue assigned 5d
🌍 EXTERNAL: Nx org1 (Xd) │ Nx org2 (Xd) │ Nx legacy (Xd+)
💡 TODAY'S ACTIONS
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1. CHECK → repo#123 waiting Xd
2. DECIDE → repo#456 stale Xd
3. FOCUS → description
Style D: Status Codes + Legend
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ STANDUP · [Day] [Date] · [X] PRs · [Y] reviews · [Z] issues ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
🚀 YOUR PRS
┌──────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬──────┬──────┐
│ Repo │ Title │ ST │ Age │
├──────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼──────┼──────┤
│ owner/repo#123 │ PR title here │ WAIT │ 1d │
│ owner/repo#456 │ Another PR title │ MRGD │ 2d │
└──────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴──────┴──────┘
ST: WAIT=Waiting · MRGD=Merged · APRV=Approved · CHGS=Changes Requested · DRFT=Draft
👀 REVIEWS NEEDED: None - inbox zero!
📋 ISSUES (X/Y)
┌──────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬──────┬──────┐
│ Repo │ Title │ TY │ Age │
├──────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼──────┼──────┤
│ owner/repo#789 │ Issue title here │ AUTH │ <1d │
│ owner/repo#101 │ Another issue │ ASGN │ 5d │
└──────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴──────┴──────┘
TY: AUTH=Authored · ASGN=Assigned
🌍 EXTERNAL (X PRs): Nx org1 · Nx org2 · Nx legacy
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 💡 TODAY'S ACTIONS ║
║ 1. CHECK → repo#123 waiting Xd ║
║ 2. DECIDE → repo#456 stale Xd ║
║ 3. FOCUS → description ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Column Width Standards
All styles use consistent column widths for alignment:
| Column | Width | Truncate | Notes |
|--------|-------|----------|--------------------------------|
| Repo | 34 | Yes | owner/repo#number format |
| Title | 30 | Yes | Add "..." if truncated |
| Status | 8 | No | WAITING, MERGED, etc (Style D: 4 char) |
| Type | 8 | No | authored, assigned |
| Age | 6 | No | <1d, 1d, 156d format |
External Contributions Handling
DEFAULT (collapsed):
- Show one-line summary: "Nx org1 (Xd) | Nx org2 (Xd) | Nx legacy (Xd+)"
- Group by repo owner
- Show count and oldest age per group
WITH --external FLAG:
- Show full table with all external PRs
- Same format as "YOUR PRS" section
- Sorted by age (newest first)
gh CLI Commands
# Get username
gh api user --jq '.login'
# Get all orgs (dynamic)
gh api user/orgs --jq '.[].login'
# PRs authored by user
gh search prs --author=USERNAME --state=open --json number,title,repository,updatedAt,isDraft,url --limit 50
# Get review status for specific PR (do this per PR)
gh pr view NUMBER --repo OWNER/REPO --json reviewDecision,state
# PRs requesting user review
gh search prs --review-requested=USERNAME --state=open --json number,title,repository,author,createdAt,url --limit 50
# Issues authored by user
gh search issues --author=USERNAME --state=open --json number,title,repository,updatedAt,url --limit 50
# Issues assigned to user
gh search issues --assignee=USERNAME --state=open --json number,title,repository,labels,createdAt,url --limit 50
# Notifications count
gh api notifications --jq '[.[] | select(.unread==true)] | length'
Today's Actions Priority
Priority 1 - MERGE: PRs with APPROVED status
Priority 2 - FIX: PRs with CHANGES_REQUESTED
Priority 3 - REVIEW: PRs waiting for your review (oldest first)
Priority 4 - FOCUS: High-priority assigned issues
Priority 5 - CLEANUP: Stale items (>7 days)
External Detection Logic
1. Get user's orgs list + personal account username
2. For each PR/Issue, extract repo owner from nameWithOwner
3. If owner NOT in user's orgs/username → External contribution
Edge Cases
| Scenario | Handling |
|---|---|
| No activity | "All clear! Inbox zero - time for deep work" |
| API rate limited | Show partial results + warning |
| No PRs but issues | Show issues section only |
| Weekend standup | Smart lookback to Friday |
| Invalid --style | Warn and fallback to A |
Now execute this standup workflow with the parsed arguments.
IMPORTANT:
- Parse the style flag from arguments (default: A)
- Use printf with fixed widths for consistent alignment
- NO emojis inside table data cells (only in section headers for B, C, D)
- Truncate long text with "..." suffix
- External contributions: collapsed unless --external flag present