Agent skill · writing content · anthropics
stakeholder-update
Generate a stakeholder update tailored to audience and cadence. Use when writing a weekly or monthly status for leadership, announcing a launch, escalating a risk or blocker, or translating the same progress into exec-brief, engineering-detail, or customer-facing versions.
Why this skill is useful
Provides structured templates and workflows for generating tailored stakeholder updates that the AI wouldn't reliably create on its own.
What it needs
About 9k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 23,345 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Stakeholder Update If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md. Generate a stakeholder update tailored to the audience and cadence. Usage Workflow 1. Determine Update Type Ask the user what kind of update: Weekly: Regular cadence update on progress, blockers, and next steps Monthly: Higher-level summary with trends, milestones, and strategic alignment Launch: Announcement of a feature or product launch with details and impact Ad-hoc: One-off update for a specific situation (escalation, pivot, major decision) 2. Determine Audience Ask who the update is for: Executives / leadership: High-level, outcome-focused, strategic framing, brief Engineering team: Technical detail, implementation context, blockers, decisions needed Cross-functional partners: Context-appropriate detail, focus on shared goals and dependencies Customers / external: Benefits-focused, clear timelines, no internal jargon Board: Metrics-driven, strategic, risk-focused, very concise 3. Pull Context from Connected Tools If ~~project tracker is connected: Pull status of roadmap items and milestones Identify completed items since last update Surface items that are at risk or blocked Pull sprint or iteration progress If ~~chat is connected: Search for relevant team discussions and decisions Find blockers or issues raised in channels Identify key decisions made asynchronously If ~~meeting transcription is connected: Pull recent meeting notes and discussion summaries Find decisions and action items from relevant meetings If ~~knowledge base is connected: Search for recent meeting notes Find decision documents or design reviews If no tools are connected, ask the user to provide: What was accomplished since the last update Current blockers or risks Key decisions made or needed What is coming next 4. Generate the Update Structure the update for the target audience using the templates and frameworks below. …
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@skills anthropics/stakeholder-update