# team-update

Collects commits and open tasks, posts updates to team chat, triages colleague feedback, and plans next steps.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 1075
- Author: jezweb
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dev-tools/skills/team-update/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/team-update

## What it does

During its initial run, the skill detects connected MCP tools for chat, such as Slack or Discord, and checks local Git history. It writes chosen channels and preferences to `.claude/team-update-playbook.md`. Subsequent runs read this playbook directly to proceed without extra questions.

The skill groups recent changes by topic and prepares a readable standup summary. It strictly requires user confirmation before posting to external channels or creating issues from feedback. Without connected chat MCP tools, the skill loses its autonomy and simply outputs markdown for manual posting.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill team-update -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/team-update/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/team-update/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill team-update -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/team-update/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill team-update -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/team-update/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jezweb/claude-skills team-update
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/team-update/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill team-update -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills --path plugins/dev-tools/skills/team-update
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/team-update/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill team-update -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dev-tools/skills/team-update/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- summarize recent commits and closed issues for the team
- post formatted project updates directly into team chat
- classify incoming replies into bug reports and feature requests
- identify blockers and prioritize the next batch of work

## Example prompts
- Post a team update for the last 24 hours
- Sync with team and draft our standup notes
- Check team chat and triage recent feedback

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: team-update
description: "Post project updates to team chat, gather feedback, triage responses, and plan next steps. Adapts to available tools (chat, git, issues, tasks). First run discovers tools and saves a playbook; subsequent runs execute from the playbook. Trigger with 'team update', 'post update', 'sync with team', 'standup', 'check team chat', 'feedback loop', 'project update', 'what did the team say'."
compatibility: claude-code-only
allowed-tools: "*"
---

# Team Update

Post project updates to team chat, read and triage feedback, and plan next steps. Adapts to whatever communication and project tools are available.

## The Playbook Pattern

This skill uses a **playbook** file at `.claude/team-update-playbook.md` in the project root.

- **First run**: Discover available tools, ask the user for preferences, execute, save a playbook
- **Subsequent runs**: Read the playbook, skip discovery, execute directly
- **User edits playbook**: Changes take effect immediately (channel, style, triage rules)

The playbook is plain markdown the user can edit. It captures tool configuration, channel preferences, message style, triage rules, and last-run metadata.

---

## Phase 0: Playbook Check

Check if `.claude/team-update-playbook.md` exists in the project root.

**If it exists**: Read it. All tool configuration, channel info, message style, and triage rules are in there. Jump to Phase 1 with known config.

**If it does not exist**: Run Phase 0b (Discovery) first.

---

## Phase 0b: Discovery (First Run Only)

Detect available capabilities by checking what MCP tools are connected and what local tools exist.

Read [references/discovery-patterns.md](references/discovery-patterns.md) for detection patterns.

### Capability Detection

Check for each capability category:

| Capability | How to detect | Fallback if missing |
|---|---|---|
| **Chat** | MCP tools matching `chat`, `slack`, `discord`, `teams` | Output formatted text for manual posting |
| **Git** | `git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree` | Skip commit summaries |
| **Issues** | MCP tools matching `github`, `linear`, `jira` | Skip or output text list |
| **Tasks** | MCP tools matching `tasks`, `todos`, `asana` | Skip or output text list |
| **Knowledge** | Basalt Cortex (`~/Documents/basalt-cortex/`) | Search for related knowledge notes |

### User Preferences (Ask)

After discovery, ask the user to confirm:

1. **Channel**: Which chat space/channel to post updates to? (List discovered options)
2. **Identity**: Post as yourself or a bot identity? (e.g. Anthro Morphic)
3. **Repo scope**: Which repo(s) to track? (Default: current repo)
4. **Message style**: Brief standup, detailed changelog, or conversational update?
5. **Team context**: Any team members to be aware of? (Names, roles)
6. **Triage rules**: Any custom rules for handling feedback? (Or use defaults)

### Save Playbook

After discovery + user preferences, save the playbook to `.claude/team-update-playbook.md`.

Read [references/playbook-format.md](references/playbook-format.md) for the full template. Fill in all sections with discovered tools and user preferences. If a capability was not found, note it as "Not available" in the playbook.
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