Daily Standup

Daily Standup Generator

Generate daily standup reports automatically by cross-referencing git activity, GitHub PRs, and a persistent work log.

Commands

• /daily — Generate the full daily standup report
• /log <message> — Manually log a work entry
• /log-auto — Auto-log a summary of the current session from git
• /log-week — Generate a weekly review summary
• /log-clear — Archive the current log and start fresh

How /daily Works

Step 1: Gather Data

First, check if a <daily-worklog> block is already present in the session context (injected at session start by the worklog hook). If it exists, use it as the work log data and skip re-reading the file.

If no <daily-worklog> block is in context, run these commands:

date "+%A %d/%m/%Y"
git branch --show-current
git status --short

Get commits since the last working day (Friday-aware on Mondays):

DAY=$(date +%u)
SINCE=$([ "$DAY" = "1" ] && echo "4 days ago" || echo "2 days ago")
git log --since="$SINCE" --format="%h %s (%ar)" --no-merges

If GitHub CLI is available:

gh pr list --author="@me" --state=all --limit=10

Read the work log (only if <daily-worklog> was not already in context):

grep -v '\[COMPACT\]' ~/.daily-worklog/current.md 2>/dev/null || true

Step 2: Generate Report

## Daily Standup - [today's date]

### ✅ Yesterday (what I did)
- [summarize commits, merged PRs, completed tasks from work log]

### 🔨 Today (what I'll do)
- [based on: in-progress branches, open PRs, [HOY]/[TODAY] items from work log]

### 🚧 Blockers
- [items marked [BLOCKER] in work log, or PRs waiting for review]

Rules

1. Be concise. One line per item.
2. Group related commits into a single item.
3. If no blockers exist, write "No blockers".
4. Items tagged [BLOCKER] always appear in Blockers.
5. Items tagged [HOY] / [TODAY] are prioritized in Today.
6. Use professional but direct language.
7. Work log entries use [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM] format — use the date to determine recency. Ignore entries older than 3 days.
8. [AUTO-STOP] entries are session snapshots — treat as completed work summaries.
9. [HOY]/[TODAY] entries with a date older than 3 days are excluded from Today. No exceptions.

How /log Works

When the user runs /log <message>:

1. Run mkdir -p ~/.daily-worklog/archive
2. Auto-archive entries older than 3 days (if the archive script is available):

   ARCHIVE_SCRIPT="$HOME/.claude/skills/daily-standup/scripts/archive-worklog.py"
   if [ -f "$ARCHIVE_SCRIPT" ]; then
     python3 "$ARCHIVE_SCRIPT"
   fi
   

   Note: The archive script is only present when installed via install.sh. Users who installed via npx skills add will skip this step — entries are not auto-archived but can still be read by /daily.

3. Get current timestamp: date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
4. Append to ~/.daily-worklog/current.md:

   - [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM] <message>
   

5. Confirm what was logged and show entry count.

Supported tags: [BLOCKER], [HOY], [TODAY]

How /log-auto Works

When the user runs /log-auto:

1. Run git log --since="8 hours ago" --format="- %s" --no-merges
2. Run git diff --name-only HEAD~3 2>/dev/null || git diff --name-only HEAD 2>/dev/null || true
3. Run git branch --show-current
4. Generate a 1-3 line summary of the session
5. Get current timestamp: date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
6. Append to ~/.daily-worklog/current.md:

   - [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM] [AUTO] <concise session summary>
   

How /log-week Works

When the user runs /log-week:

Step 1: Gather Data

date "+%A %d/%m/%Y"
git log --since="7 days ago" --format="%h %s (%as)" --no-merges

If GitHub CLI is available:

gh pr list --author="@me" --state=all --limit=20

Read current worklog and recent archives:

grep -v '\[COMPACT\]' ~/.daily-worklog/current.md 2>/dev/null || true

Also check archive files from the last 7 days:

python3 -c "
import os, datetime
d = datetime.date.today() - datetime.timedelta(days=7)
archive = os.path.expanduser('~/.daily-worklog/archive')
if not os.path.isdir(archive): exit()
for f in sorted(os.listdir(archive)):
    name = f.replace('.md','')[:10]
    try:
        if datetime.date.fromisoformat(name) >= d:
            with open(os.path.join(archive, f)) as fp: print(fp.read())
    except ValueError: pass
" 2>/dev/null || true

Step 2: Generate Report

## Weekly Review - [date range: Mon DD/MM → today]

### 📅 What I shipped
- [commits grouped by day, most recent first]

### 📋 Notable work (non-git)
- [worklog entries that aren't AUTO-STOP, grouped by day]

### 🚧 Blockers this week
- [any [BLOCKER] entries from the week]

### 📊 Stats
- X commits across Y branches
- Z manual log entries

Rules

1. Group commits by branch or feature, not by individual commit.
2. Skip [AUTO-STOP] entries in "Notable work" — they're redundant with git.
3. If no blockers, write "No blockers this week".

How /log-clear Works

When the user runs /log-clear:

1. Show current log contents and entry count
2. Archive everything to a timestamped file:

   ARCHIVE_SCRIPT="$HOME/.claude/skills/daily-standup/scripts/archive-worklog.py"
   if [ -f "$ARCHIVE_SCRIPT" ]; then
     python3 "$ARCHIVE_SCRIPT" --all
   else
     # Fallback: move current log manually
     ts=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M")
     mkdir -p ~/.daily-worklog/archive
     mv ~/.daily-worklog/current.md ~/.daily-worklog/archive/${ts}.md
     touch ~/.daily-worklog/current.md
   fi
   

3. Confirm archival with entry count and archive filename.

Work Log Persistence

~/.daily-worklog/
├── current.md              ← active log (entries from last 3 days)
└── archive/
    ├── 2026-03-08-09-30.md ← from /log-clear (timestamped)
    └── 2026-03-05.md       ← from auto-archival via /log

Entries older than 3 days are automatically archived each time /log is used.

Entry Format

- [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM] <message>
- [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM] [TAG] <message>

Tips for Best Results

• You don't need to log everything manually — /daily reads git history automatically
• Use /log for things that don't show up in git: meetings, decisions, blockers
• The session stop hook auto-logs [AUTO-STOP] entries on every close
• Run /log-clear on Monday mornings to start the week fresh
• Use /log-week for retrospectives or weekly syncs