Today's Agent Skill: Client Project Status Update Generator
What It Does
Writing weekly status updates to every active client is one of those tasks that feels optional until a client gets frustrated by silence — and then you realize it never was. This skill drafts professional, project-specific updates for all your clients in one batch run, turning a two-hour writing block into a five-minute review.
How It Works
The agent reads your task manager entries, project notes, and any open blockers, then drafts one client-facing update per active project. Each update covers what was completed this week, what is planned for next week, any decisions the client needs to make, and a plain-language status signal — on track, at risk, or delayed — with a specific reason.
How to Deploy It
Connect the skill to a folder of weekly project notes or a project management tool export from Asana, ClickUp, Basecamp, or Monday.com inside Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, or Windsurf. Schedule it to run on Friday afternoons. Review each draft in five minutes, add one personalized line per client, and send — it replaces the writing session most small business owners dread all week.
SKILL.md — Ready to Deploy
## Description
Generates one professional weekly status email per active client project covering completed work, next steps, open decisions, and a traffic-light status indicator.
## Trigger
Invoke when the user says "draft client updates," "write my status emails," "prepare client reports," or runs the skill on a Friday afternoon schedule.
## Input
- List of active projects with: client name, project name, scope summary (1-2 sentences)
- This week's completed tasks per project (bullet list or task export)
- Next week's planned tasks per project (bullet list)
- Open blockers or decisions needed from each client (if any)
- Project health per project: on track, at risk, or delayed (user-supplied)
- Optional: client communication preferences (formal/informal, long/short)
## Steps
1. For each project, summarize completed tasks in plain language (2-3 sentences, no internal jargon).
2. List next week's planned work as 3-5 concrete deliverables or milestones, not vague activities.
3. If blockers exist requiring client input, frame each as a specific question with a decision deadline.
4. Open the email with a one-line status signal: On Track, At Risk, or Delayed — with a brief reason.
5.Copy the full SKILL.md and drop it into your agent's skills directory to activate this skill.