daily-standup-summarizer

Condense scattered chat messages, notes, or logs into a concise structured daily standup summary. Use when: (1) asked to summarize a team's daily standup from raw chat logs or messages, (2) converting unstructured notes into a standup format (What I did / What I'll do / Blockers), (3) preparing a standup report from multiple sources of team activity, (4) generating a daily progress update for agile/standup meetings.

Overview

Transform raw chat messages, notes, or logs from team members into a clean, structured standup summary with three sections: Completed, Planned, and Blockers.

Quick Workflow

1. Gather the source material (chat export, notes file, or pasted messages).
2. Run the extraction script:

bash

python3 scripts/extract_standup.py <input-file> [--format markdown|json]

3. Review the output and adjust wording for clarity or team conventions.
4. Deliver the summary to the team channel or meeting notes.

Input Formats

• Plain text chat logs (one message per line or block)
• Slack/Discord-style exports with timestamp and author prefixes
• Free-form bullet notes

Output Sections

Each item is categorized into:

Section	Meaning
Completed	What was finished or made progress on since the last standup
Planned	What the person intends to work on next
Blockers	Anything blocking progress (needs input, waiting on someone, etc.)

Guidelines

• Keep each bullet to one sentence when possible.
• Preserve the original contributor's attribution.
• Merge duplicate or very similar items across contributors.
• If a message is ambiguous, place it in Planned rather than guessing.
• See references/formatting.md for output templates and team-specific conventions.

Scripts

scripts/extract_standup.py

Reads an input file and produces a structured standup summary.

bash

# Markdown output (default)
python3 scripts/extract_standup.py chat_log.txt

# JSON output for programmatic use
python3 scripts/extract_standup.py chat_log.txt --format json