Daily Brief

Daily Brief

Use this skill to build a concise daily operating brief that combines calendar context, task status, pull request queue, and issue highlights.

When to use

• Morning startup routine
• Start-of-day planning
• Pre-standup summary
• On-demand daily overview
• Scheduled digest delivery to chat

Data sources

Use the smallest set needed for a useful brief:

1. Calendar — today's meetings and timing constraints
2. Task queue — current work status and bottlenecks
3. PR queue — review and merge pressure
4. Issue backlog — urgent or blocking open issues

Fetch sequence

1. Calendar agenda

Use the Calendar plugin for the current day window.

Example:

{"plugin_name": "calendar", "endpoint_name": "list_events", "params": {"time_min": "TODAY_START_ISO", "time_max": "TODAY_END_ISO", "max_results": 10}}

2. Task queue status

Use workspace task tools or equivalent task surfaces to summarize:

• todo
• in progress
• in review
• blocked / notable notices

3. PR queue

Use the GitHub plugin directly or reuse the PR triage skill flow.

Core call:

{"plugin_name": "github", "endpoint_name": "list_pull_requests", "params": {"owner": "OWNER", "repo": "REPO"}}

4. Issue highlights

Use GitHub issues when there are likely blockers or urgent backlog items.

{"plugin_name": "github", "endpoint_name": "list_issues", "params": {"owner": "OWNER", "repo": "REPO", "state": "open", "per_page": 20}}

Summary format

Keep the brief short, prioritized, and operational.

Recommended sections:

Daily brief

Agenda
- 09:00 Team sync
- 13:00 Review block

Tasks
- In progress: 2
- In review: 1
- Blocked: 1

PRs
- Needs review: 3
- Ready to merge: 1

Issues
- 2 likely blockers

Top priorities today
1. Finish X before 13:00
2. Review PR #123
3. Resolve blocker in issue #456

Prioritization rules

• Lead with time-sensitive calendar constraints
• Surface blocked or in-review work before backlog noise
• Prefer actionable PRs over full queue dumps
• Mention only the most relevant issues
• End with 2-4 concrete next actions

Delivery

For chat delivery, send the final cleaned brief through one of:

• send_slack_message
• send_telegram_message
• send_discord_message

Only deliver after the brief is readable and compressed for skim reading.

Routine compatibility

This skill is designed for routines.

Typical trigger times:

• start of workday
• 30 minutes before standup
• midday reset

Error handling

• If calendar access is unavailable, continue with tasks + PRs + issues.
• If GitHub plugin is not configured, omit PR/issues and say GitHub data is unavailable.
• If task tools are unavailable, still produce a calendar + GitHub brief.
• Always degrade gracefully instead of failing the whole brief.