git-standup

Generate a daily standup report from git commit history. Groups commits by author, lists what was done yesterday, what's planned today, and highlights any blockers. Use at the start of the workday or before a standup meeting.

Generate a concise standup report from recent git activity in a repository.

Quick Start

bash

# Standup for the last 24 hours
bash scripts/standup.sh /path/to/repo

# Custom hours
bash scripts/standup.sh /path/to/repo --hours 48

# Specific author
bash scripts/standup.sh /path/to/repo --author "Jane"

Output Format

text

📋 Standup Report — 2026-08-17

Yesterday:
  ✅ Fixed login bug (#342)
  ✅ Updated API rate limiting
  ✅ Added unit tests for auth module

Today:
  ⬜ Code review for PR #345
  ⬜ Implement password reset flow

Blockers:
  ⚠️ Waiting on design specs for dashboard redesign

Use Cases

• Daily standup — run at standup time to auto-generate talking points
• Weekly review — use --hours 168 to summarize a week's work
• Manager overview — combine with --author to filter by team member
• Remote teams — run as part of a cron job for async standups

Options

Flag	Default	Description
--hours	24	Lookback window in hours
--author	all	Filter commits by author (fuzzy match)
--format	text	Output format: text or json
--repo	cwd	Path to git repository

Prerequisites

• git ≥ 2.0
• bash ≥ 4.0
• A git repository with commit history