Review Prep

When to Use

Trigger this skill when the user says anything like:

• "Generate self-review talking points for Q1"
• "Prep my 1:1 with my manager"
• "Generate review talking points"
• "What should I say in my performance review?"
• "Prepare self-assessment for {period}"
• "1:1 prep" / "review prep"
• Any request combining "review", "self-assessment", "1:1", or "talking points" with a time period or the user's work history

Overview

This skill reads 1–6 monthly summaries and synthesizes structured talking points for a performance review, 1:1, or self-assessment. Output is rendered to the terminal only — no email, no memory write.

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Input

Monthly summaries from memory:

• monthly-archive/{YYYY-MM}.json — archived monthly summaries (up to 6)
• monthly-summary.json — the most recent monthly summary

The skill determines how many months to include based on the user's request:

• If the user names a quarter (e.g., "Q1"), include the 3 months of that quarter.
• If the user names a specific range (e.g., "last 3 months"), include that many.
• If no period is specified, default to the last 3 months.
• Cap at 6 months regardless of what is requested.

Instructions

Step 1 — Read Monthly Summaries

Via dayarc-memory, read:

1. monthly-summary.json (most recent month)
2. All files in monthly-archive/ directory

Sort by month descending (most recent first). Select the months that fall within the requested period. If fewer months are available than requested, proceed with what exists and note the gap in the output.

If no monthly summaries exist at all, output:

⚠️ No monthly summaries found. Run a monthly brief first (or wait until the end of the month) to build the data this skill needs.

Then stop.

Step 2 — Synthesize Talking Points

Analyze the selected monthly summaries and produce the following sections. Deduplicate items that appear in multiple months. Where applicable, note month-over-month changes.

A. Key Accomplishments

• Prefer structured impact_summaries across all selected months. Fall back to accomplishments for older memory files that do not contain impact summaries.
• Deduplicate: if the same item appears in multiple months, keep it once (in the month it was first completed).
• Group by theme (e.g., "Infrastructure", "Team/Process", "Product/Feature").
• Maximum 10 items total.
• Format each item as an outcome-led statement using its action, result, and impact. Include source context where available.