Auto-Generated Weekly Reports

Writing a weekly status report is one of those tasks everyone dreads. You spend 20 minutes on Friday trying to remember what you did on Tuesday. With Moltbot, you log work casually throughout the week, and on Friday, it compiles everything into a structured report automatically.

Prerequisites

• Moltbot running and connected to Telegram
• Memory system enabled — All log entries are stored in and retrieved from memory. See Memory System
• Scheduled tasks (optional) — For automatic Friday report generation. See Scheduled Tasks

How It Works

The workflow has two phases:

Phase 1: Casual Logging (throughout the week)

Whenever you finish a task, have a meeting, or make progress on something, send a quick message:

You: Fixed the OAuth callback bug today — redirect_uri wasn't encoded

You: Went over v2.0 requirements with product, mainly multi-tenancy

You: Reviewed Lee's PR, code quality is good but needs more tests

No special formatting. No tags. No categories. Just say what happened in plain language.

Phase 2: Report Generation (end of week)

On Friday (or whenever you need the report):

You: Generate a weekly report from my entries this week.
Categorize as: Completed, In Progress, Next Week.

Moltbot searches memory for all entries from the past 7 days, categorizes them, and outputs a clean, structured report.

Setup

Step 1: Start Logging

Begin sending work updates to Moltbot throughout the day. Some people do this after each task; others batch a few updates at the end of the day. Both approaches work.

Good log entries:

You: Deployed the new caching layer to staging. Performance tests show 40% improvement.

You: Spent the morning debugging the flaky integration test. Root cause was a race condition in the setup fixture. Fixed and verified.

You: 1:1 with manager — discussed promotion timeline and Q2 goals.

Entries that are too vague (still usable but produce weaker reports):

You: Worked on the project
You: Had meetings
You: Code review

The more detail you include, the better the report.

Step 2: Request a Manual Report

At any time, ask for a report:

You: Generate a weekly report from my entries this week.
Categorize as: Completed, In Progress, Next Week.

Moltbot outputs something like:

## Weekly Report: Jan 20 - Jan 24

### Completed
- Fixed OAuth callback bug (redirect_uri encoding issue)
- Deployed caching layer to staging — 40% performance improvement
- Reviewed Lee's PR (#247) — approved with request for additional tests

### In Progress
- v2.0 requirements review with product team (multi-tenancy focus)
- Integration test stabilization (race condition in setup fixture)

### Next Week
- Production deployment of caching layer
- Follow up on Lee's test additions
- Continue v2.0 requirements finalization

Step 3: Automate with a Cron Job

Set up automatic report generation every Friday:

cron:
  - name: weekly-report
    schedule: "0 17 * * 5"
    channel: telegram
    prompt: |
      Generate my weekly report from all work entries logged this week.
      Organize into these categories:
      - Completed: tasks that are done
      - In Progress: tasks started but not finished
      - Next Week: planned tasks or follow-ups
      Include specific details and metrics where available.
      Keep the report professional and concise.

This fires every Friday at 5:00 PM, giving you a ready-made report before you leave for the weekend.

Step 4: Customize the Report Format

Tailor the format to your team's expectations:

Engineering team format:

You: Generate my weekly report with these sections:
- Shipped: what went to production
- In Review: PRs and changes awaiting review
- Investigating: bugs and issues being diagnosed
- Blocked: anything waiting on someone else
Include PR numbers and JIRA tickets where I mentioned them.

Manager-friendly format:

You: Generate a weekly summary for my manager.
Focus on outcomes and impact, not technical details.
Include any risks or blockers that need escalation.
Keep it under 200 words.

Sprint-aligned format:

You: Generate a sprint progress update.
Map my entries to these sprint goals:
1. API v2 migration
2. Performance optimization
3. Test coverage improvement
For each goal, show what was done and what remains.

Edge Cases and Troubleshooting

• Missing days: If you forgot to log on Wednesday, the report will simply have fewer items for that day. You can backfill: "I forgot to log yesterday — I spent the day on database migration planning and had a sync with the DevOps team."
• Personal vs. work entries: If you use Moltbot for both personal and work purposes, your report might include non-work items. Add a qualifier: "Generate a weekly report using only work-related entries. Exclude personal notes and reading summaries."
• Overlapping weeks: If your reporting period doesn't align with Monday-Friday, specify the range: "Generate a report for January 15 through January 22."
• Team reports: If multiple people log to the same Moltbot instance (e.g., in a group chat), the report will include everyone's entries. Specify: "Generate my report only — filter for entries from me."
• Very busy weeks: If you logged 30+ entries, the report may be long. Add a constraint: "Keep the report under 300 words. Consolidate related entries."

Pro Tips

• Log blockers immediately. When you hit a blocker, log it: "Blocked on the auth service — waiting for DevOps to update the certificates." This shows up automatically in the report's "Blocked" section and serves as a record.
• Include metrics when available. "Deployed caching layer — 40% latency reduction" is much more impactful than "Deployed caching layer." Numbers make reports convincing.
• Generate monthly summaries too. At the end of the month: "Compile a monthly summary from all my weekly entries this month. Focus on major accomplishments and themes." Moltbot has all the data in memory.
• Use for performance reviews. When annual review time comes: "Summarize my key accomplishments from the past 6 months based on my work logs." This is vastly easier than trying to remember everything.
• Share selectively. Ask Moltbot to generate different versions for different audiences: a detailed one for your own records, a concise one for your manager, and a high-level one for stakeholders.

Related Pages

• Memory System — How work entries are stored and retrieved
• Scheduled Tasks — Automating Friday report generation
• Context-Aware Reminders — Remind yourself to generate reports
• Personal CRM — Include meeting notes in reports
• Creative Use Cases — More automation ideas