kill-the-standup

Name: kill-the-standup
Author: Varnan-Tech

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How to install kill-the-standup?

varnan-tech/opendirectory/kill-the-standup

$npx -y skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill kill-the-standup

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Summary

Reads yesterday's Linear issues and GitHub commits for the authenticated user, formats a standup update (done / doing / blockers), and posts it to Slack. Use when asked to write a standup, generate a standup update, post to the standup channel, summarize yesterday's work, or auto

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SKILL.md

1	# Kill the Standup
2
3	Read yesterday's Linear issues and GitHub commits. Format a standup update. Post it to Slack.
4
5	---
6
7	## Step 1: Setup Check
8
9	Confirm required env vars are set:
10
11	```bash
12	echo "LINEAR_API_KEY: ${LINEAR_API_KEY:+set}"
13	echo "SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL:+set}"
14	echo "GITHUB_REPO: ${GITHUB_REPO:-not set}"
15	echo "GITHUB_USERNAME: ${GITHUB_USERNAME:-not set}"
16	```
17
18	If LINEAR_API_KEY is missing:
19	Stop. Tell the user: "LINEAR_API_KEY is required. Get it from Linear → Settings → API → Personal API keys. Add it to your .env file."
20
21	If SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL is missing:
22	Stop. Tell the user: "SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL is required. Create an Incoming Webhook at api.slack.com/apps → Your App → Incoming Webhooks. Add it to your .env file."
23
24	If GITHUB_REPO is missing:
25	Continue. GitHub commits will be skipped. Note this to the user.
26
27	---
28
29	## Step 2: Fetch Linear Activity
30
31	Compute yesterday's date in ISO 8601 format (e.g. `2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z`).
32
33	Get current user ID:
34	```bash
35	curl -s -X POST https://api.linear.app/graphql \
36	-H "Authorization: Bearer $LINEAR_API_KEY" \
37	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
38	-d '{"query": "query { viewer { id name email } }"}'
39	```
40
41	Extract the `id` field from the response. Store as `LINEAR_USER_ID`.
42
43	Fetch issues assigned to me, updated since yesterday:
44	```bash
45	curl -s -X POST https://api.linear.app/graphql \
46	-H "Authorization: Bearer $LINEAR_API_KEY" \
47	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
48	-d '{
49	"query": "query($since: DateTime!, $userId: ID!) { issues(first: 50, filter: { assignee: { id: { eq: $userId } } updatedAt: { gte: $since } }) { edges { node { identifier title state { name } url completedAt updatedAt createdAt } } } }",
50	"variables": {"since": "YESTERDAY_ISO", "userId": "LINEAR_USER_ID"}
51	}'
52	```
53
54	Categorize issues:
55	- `completedAt` is non-null → Done
56	- `state.name` is "In Progress", "Started", or "In Review" → Doing
57	- `state.name` is "Cancelled" → skip
58	- `state.name` is "Todo" or "Backlog" → skip (not worked on)
59
60	If zero issues: note "No Linear activity found for yesterday."
61
62	---
63
64	## Step 3: Fetch GitHub Commits
65
66	Skip this step silently if GITHUB_REPO is not set.
67
68	If GITHUB_REPO is set:
69
70	```bash
71	gh api "repos/$GITHUB_REPO/commits?author=${GITHUB_USERNAME:-$(gh api user --jq .login)}&since=YESTERDAY_ISO&per_page=30" \
72	--jq '[.[] \| {message: .commit.message, url: .html_url}]'
73	```
74
75	Process commits:
76	- Extract the first line of each commit message (everything before the first newline)
77	- Skip merge commits: drop any message starting with "Merge"
78	- Deduplicate by message text
79
80	If GITHUB_REPO is set but returns zero commits: note "No commits found yesterday."
81
82	---
83
84	## Step 4: Format Standup
85
86	Read `references/standup-format.md` in full before writing.
87
88	Produce the standup in this exact structure:
89
90	```
91	Done
92	- [ENG-123] Title of completed issue
93	- fix: commit message here
94
95	Doing
96	- [ENG-124] Title of in-progress issue
97
98	Blockers
99	No blockers.
100	```
101
102	Rules from standup-format.md:
103	- No first-person pronouns ("I", "we")
104	- Past tense for Done items, present continuous for Doing items
105	- Each Linear item uses the `[IDENTIFIER] Title` format
106	- Each GitHub commit uses the first line of the commit message
107	- If no Done items: write "Nothing completed." under Done
108	- If no Doing items: write "Nothing in progress." under Doing
109	- If no blockers: write "No blockers."
110	- Under 200 words total
111
112	---
113
114	## Step 5: Post to Slack or Output
115
116	Present the formatted standup to the user.
117
118	Ask: "Post this to Slack, or output only?"
119
120	On confirmation to post:
121
122	```bash
123	curl -s -X POST "$SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL" \
124	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
125	-d '{
126	"blocks": [
127	{
128	"type": "section",
129	"text": {
130	"type": "mrkdwn",
131	"text": "Standup — DATE_HERE\n\nDone\nITEMS\n\nDoing\nITEMS\n\nBlockers\nITEMS"
132	}
133	}
134	]
135	}'
136	```
137
138	Pass the body via a temp file or heredoc to avoid shell quoting issues with special characters in commit messages or issue titles:
139
140	```bash
141	cat > /tmp/standup-payload.json << 'ENDJSON'
142	{
143	"blocks": [
144	{
145	"type": "section",
146	"text": {
147	"type": "mrkdwn",
148	"text": "STANDUP_CONTENT_HERE"
149	}
150	}
151	]
152	}
153	ENDJSON
154	curl -s -X POST "$SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/standup-payload.json
155	```
156
157	After posting: "Standup posted."
158
159	On "output only": Pri

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How to install kill-the-standup?

varnan-tech/opendirectory/kill-the-standup

$npx -y skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill kill-the-standup

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

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SKILL.md

1	# Kill the Standup
2
3	Read yesterday's Linear issues and GitHub commits. Format a standup update. Post it to Slack.
4
5	---
6
7	## Step 1: Setup Check
8
9	Confirm required env vars are set:
10
11	```bash
12	echo "LINEAR_API_KEY: ${LINEAR_API_KEY:+set}"
13	echo "SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL:+set}"
14	echo "GITHUB_REPO: ${GITHUB_REPO:-not set}"
15	echo "GITHUB_USERNAME: ${GITHUB_USERNAME:-not set}"
16	```
17
18	If LINEAR_API_KEY is missing:
19	Stop. Tell the user: "LINEAR_API_KEY is required. Get it from Linear → Settings → API → Personal API keys. Add it to your .env file."
20
21	If SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL is missing:
22	Stop. Tell the user: "SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL is required. Create an Incoming Webhook at api.slack.com/apps → Your App → Incoming Webhooks. Add it to your .env file."
23
24	If GITHUB_REPO is missing:
25	Continue. GitHub commits will be skipped. Note this to the user.
26
27	---
28
29	## Step 2: Fetch Linear Activity
30
31	Compute yesterday's date in ISO 8601 format (e.g. `2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z`).
32
33	Get current user ID:
34	```bash
35	curl -s -X POST https://api.linear.app/graphql \
36	-H "Authorization: Bearer $LINEAR_API_KEY" \
37	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
38	-d '{"query": "query { viewer { id name email } }"}'
39	```
40
41	Extract the `id` field from the response. Store as `LINEAR_USER_ID`.
42
43	Fetch issues assigned to me, updated since yesterday:
44	```bash
45	curl -s -X POST https://api.linear.app/graphql \
46	-H "Authorization: Bearer $LINEAR_API_KEY" \
47	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
48	-d '{
49	"query": "query($since: DateTime!, $userId: ID!) { issues(first: 50, filter: { assignee: { id: { eq: $userId } } updatedAt: { gte: $since } }) { edges { node { identifier title state { name } url completedAt updatedAt createdAt } } } }",
50	"variables": {"since": "YESTERDAY_ISO", "userId": "LINEAR_USER_ID"}
51	}'
52	```
53
54	Categorize issues:
55	- `completedAt` is non-null → Done
56	- `state.name` is "In Progress", "Started", or "In Review" → Doing
57	- `state.name` is "Cancelled" → skip
58	- `state.name` is "Todo" or "Backlog" → skip (not worked on)
59
60	If zero issues: note "No Linear activity found for yesterday."
61
62	---
63
64	## Step 3: Fetch GitHub Commits
65
66	Skip this step silently if GITHUB_REPO is not set.
67
68	If GITHUB_REPO is set:
69
70	```bash
71	gh api "repos/$GITHUB_REPO/commits?author=${GITHUB_USERNAME:-$(gh api user --jq .login)}&since=YESTERDAY_ISO&per_page=30" \
72	--jq '[.[] \| {message: .commit.message, url: .html_url}]'
73	```
74
75	Process commits:
76	- Extract the first line of each commit message (everything before the first newline)
77	- Skip merge commits: drop any message starting with "Merge"
78	- Deduplicate by message text
79
80	If GITHUB_REPO is set but returns zero commits: note "No commits found yesterday."
81
82	---
83
84	## Step 4: Format Standup
85
86	Read `references/standup-format.md` in full before writing.
87
88	Produce the standup in this exact structure:
89
90	```
91	Done
92	- [ENG-123] Title of completed issue
93	- fix: commit message here
94
95	Doing
96	- [ENG-124] Title of in-progress issue
97
98	Blockers
99	No blockers.
100	```
101
102	Rules from standup-format.md:
103	- No first-person pronouns ("I", "we")
104	- Past tense for Done items, present continuous for Doing items
105	- Each Linear item uses the `[IDENTIFIER] Title` format
106	- Each GitHub commit uses the first line of the commit message
107	- If no Done items: write "Nothing completed." under Done
108	- If no Doing items: write "Nothing in progress." under Doing
109	- If no blockers: write "No blockers."
110	- Under 200 words total
111
112	---
113
114	## Step 5: Post to Slack or Output
115
116	Present the formatted standup to the user.
117
118	Ask: "Post this to Slack, or output only?"
119
120	On confirmation to post:
121
122	```bash
123	curl -s -X POST "$SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL" \
124	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
125	-d '{
126	"blocks": [
127	{
128	"type": "section",
129	"text": {
130	"type": "mrkdwn",
131	"text": "Standup — DATE_HERE\n\nDone\nITEMS\n\nDoing\nITEMS\n\nBlockers\nITEMS"
132	}
133	}
134	]
135	}'
136	```
137
138	Pass the body via a temp file or heredoc to avoid shell quoting issues with special characters in commit messages or issue titles:
139
140	```bash
141	cat > /tmp/standup-payload.json << 'ENDJSON'
142	{
143	"blocks": [
144	{
145	"type": "section",
146	"text": {
147	"type": "mrkdwn",
148	"text": "STANDUP_CONTENT_HERE"
149	}
150	}
151	]
152	}
153	ENDJSON
154	curl -s -X POST "$SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/standup-payload.json
155	```
156
157	After posting: "Standup posted."
158
159	On "output only": Pri

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