Status Report
OfficialFreeGenerate polished status reports for project updates.
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What Status Report does
The Status Report skill is designed to streamline the process of creating comprehensive status updates for leadership or stakeholders. By utilizing this skill, users can transform complex project data into a clear and concise narrative that highlights key performance indicators (KPIs), risks, and action items. This skill is particularly useful for project managers, team leads, or anyone responsible for communicating project health in a structured format.
When invoked, the skill generates a markdown document that includes an executive summary, overall project status (indicated by a color code), key metrics, accomplishments, ongoing tasks, risks, decisions needed, and priorities for the next reporting period. This structured approach ensures that all essential information is covered, making it easier for stakeholders to grasp the current state of a project at a glance.
The skill also allows for integration with various connectors, enabling automatic data pulls from project trackers, chat discussions, and calendars. This feature enhances the report's accuracy and relevance by incorporating real-time updates and insights from team communications. However, even without these integrations, the skill remains a powerful tool for generating reports based on user-defined inputs.
Overall, the Status Report skill is ideal for teams looking to enhance their communication with stakeholders through well-organized and informative project updates. It helps in identifying at-risk items and ensuring that critical decisions are surfaced and addressed promptly, fostering transparency and accountability in project management.
When to use it
Use this skill when preparing weekly or monthly updates for leadership to summarize project health and highlight key issues.
When not to use it
This skill may not be suitable for informal updates or when quick, unstructured communication is required.
What you can build with it
Weekly Team Update
Generate a concise weekly status report to keep leadership informed about project progress and risks.
Monthly Performance Review
Create a comprehensive monthly report summarizing key metrics and accomplishments for stakeholder review.
Risk Management Meeting
Prepare a status report highlighting risks and decisions needed to facilitate discussion in risk management meetings.
How to install Status Report
View source1. Install with the skills CLI
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/status-report --agent claude-code2. Or install it manually
Download the skill folder and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or .claude/skills/ to scope it to one repo. Restart Claude Code so it picks up the new skill.
Anthropic's agentic coding CLI, and the reference implementation of Agent Skills. Drop a skill folder into ~/.claude/skills and Claude Code loads it automatically whenever a task matches the skill's description. Claude Code docs
Inside SKILL.md
Written by anthropics/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
- Lead with the headline — Busy leaders read the first 3 lines. Make them count.
- Be honest about risks — Surfacing issues early builds trust. Surprises erode it.
- Make decisions easy — For each decision needed, provide context and a recommendation.
Frequently asked questions about Status Report
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