status-report

name: status-report
description: Generate a status report with KPIs, risks, and action items. Use when writing a weekly or monthly update for leadership, summarizing project health with green/yellow/red status, surfacing risks and decisions that need stakeholder attention, or turning a pile of project tracker activity into a readable narrative.
argument-hint: "[weekly | monthly | quarterly] [project or team]"

/status-report

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Generate a polished status report for leadership or stakeholders. See the risk-assessment skill for risk matrix frameworks and severity definitions.

Usage

/status-report $ARGUMENTS

Output

## Status Report: [Project/Team] — [Period]
**Author:** [Name] | **Date:** [Date]

### Executive Summary
[3-4 sentence overview — what's on track, what needs attention, key wins]

### Overall Status: 🟢 On Track / 🟡 At Risk / 🔴 Off Track

### Key Metrics
| Metric | Target | Actual | Trend | Status |
|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|
| [KPI] | [Target] | [Actual] | [up/down/flat] | 🟢/🟡/🔴 |

### Accomplishments This Period
- [Win 1]
- [Win 2]

### In Progress
| Item | Owner | Status | ETA | Notes |
|------|-------|--------|-----|-------|
| [Item] | [Person] | [Status] | [Date] | [Context] |

### Risks and Issues
| Risk/Issue | Impact | Mitigation | Owner |
|------------|--------|------------|-------|
| [Risk] | [Impact] | [What we're doing] | [Who] |

### Decisions Needed
| Decision | Context | Deadline | Recommended Action |
|----------|---------|----------|--------------------|
| [Decision] | [Why it matters] | [When] | [What I recommend] |

### Next Period Priorities
1. [Priority 1]
2. [Priority 2]
3. [Priority 3]

If Connectors Available

If ~~project tracker is connected:

• Pull project status, completed items, and upcoming milestones automatically
• Identify at-risk items and overdue tasks

If ~~chat is connected:

• Scan recent team discussions for decisions and blockers to include
• Offer to post the finished report to a channel

If ~~calendar is connected:

• Reference key meetings and decisions from the reporting period

Tips

1. Lead with the headline — Busy leaders read the first 3 lines. Make them count.
2. Be honest about risks — Surfacing issues early builds trust. Surprises erode it.
3. Make decisions easy — For each decision needed, provide context and a recommendation.