Weekly Review Builder

Build a weekly review that refreshes project phase, bottleneck, and next steps. Use on: weekly schedule, after several daily loops, before resetting project priorities, after cleanup mode before full resume. Triggered when weekly review is due or when project state needs refresh.

Compress one week's activity into an updated, honest project state. Prevent long-term drift.

Input

Required:

• project_card — full project card with current state, goals, phase
• weekly_daily_logs — array of 5-7 daily loop logs from this week
• weekly_decisions — decisions made during the week
• weekly_outputs — tangible outputs produced this week
• stale_tasks — tasks that were planned but not completed

Optional:

• blocked_tasks — tasks that failed due to blockers

Output Schema

text

updated_current_phase: string       # refreshed project phase
updated_current_bottleneck: string  # the one most critical blocker now
next_week_goal: string              # single clear goal for next week
next_3_actions: string[]            # top 3 actions for next week
risk_check: string                  # honest assessment of current risks
one_page_project_summary: string    # compressed project status (≤300 words)
review_confidence: "high" | "medium" | "low"
review_writeback: object           # structured record for project memory
stale_tasks_resolved: string[]      # tasks cleared this week
stale_tasks_remaining: string[]     # tasks still pending

Rules

1. Must remove outdated actions. If a planned task wasn't touched, mark it stale and either drop or reschedule it.
2. Must identify the single current bottleneck. Not 3, not 5 — one.
3. Must distinguish progress from activity. Meetings attended ≠ progress. Code shipped ≠ impact. Be precise.
4. Must be honest if no real progress was made. Say so. A stagnant review is better than a flattering one.
5. Evidence-based only. Do not update phase or bottleneck without supporting evidence from logs.

Review Phases

Phase 1: Log Compression

• Read all weekly_daily_logs
• Extract: findings, decisions, completions, blockers
• Separate actual progress from busy-work

Phase 2: Gap Analysis

• Compare weekly_outputs against weekly_daily_logs stated objectives
• Identify: what was claimed vs what was delivered
• Mark stale_tasks as resolved or remaining

Phase 3: State Refresh

• Update current_phase based on evidence (not ambition)
• Identify current bottleneck (the one thing blocking most progress)
• Assess risk: what's the biggest threat to the project right now?

Phase 4: Forward Planning

• Set next_week_goal (one clear goal)
• List next_3_actions (ranked by impact)
• Write one_page_project_summary for human readability

Phase 5: Writeback

• Populate review_writeback with structured record
• Set review_confidence based on evidence quality

Failure Handling

If evidence is insufficient (e.g., logs are missing, can't determine progress):

• Mark review_confidence = "low"
• Do not fabricate phase changes or bottleneck updates
• Request missing log recovery before completing review
• Write partial review with explicit gaps noted