Boss Report — AI Employee Work Summary Skill
"Boss, every task has a response." 📊
Description: Generates comprehensive work summaries (daily, weekly, monthly) for your boss/manager. Outputs to long-term memory and exports as HTML/PDF reports.
Triggers: User says "boss report", "report to boss", "work summary", "daily report", "weekly report", "monthly report", or "/boss-report"
Usage
/boss-report [daily|weekly|monthly|all] [--format html|pdf|markdown] [--output path]Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/boss-report daily | Generate today's work summary |
/boss-report weekly | Generate this week's work summary |
/boss-report monthly | Generate this month's work summary |
/boss-report all | Generate all three (daily + weekly + monthly) |
/boss-report daily --format html | Export daily summary as HTML |
/boss-report weekly --format pdf | Export weekly summary as PDF |
/boss-report all --format html --output /path/to/report.html | Custom output path |
Workflow
Step 1: Collect Work Data
Gather information from multiple sources:
- Session Transcripts — Check
~/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/for recent session files - Memory Files — Read
memory/YYYY-MM-DD.mdfiles for daily logs - MEMORY.md — Check long-term memory for significant events
- Git Activity — Run
git logacross projects for commit history - Docker Containers — Check container uptime and health status
- Cron Jobs — Review scheduled task execution history
- File Changes — Check recent file modifications in workspace
Step 2: Analyze & Categorize
Organize findings into these categories:
- 🔧 Tasks Completed — Finished work items, resolved issues
- 🚀 Projects Progress — Ongoing project status, milestones reached
- 🐛 Bugs Fixed — Issues resolved, errors handled
- 📚 Learnings — New knowledge gained, skills improved
- ⚠️ Challenges — Obstacles encountered, solutions attempted
- 💡 Ideas — New ideas generated, improvements suggested
- 📊 Metrics — Quantifiable results (e.g., commits, messages processed)
Step 3: Generate Reports
Daily Report Structure
# 📋 Daily Work Report — {Date}
## Today's Overview
Brief summary of the day's work (2-3 sentences)
## ✅ Completed Tasks
- [List of completed items with details]
## 🔄 In Progress
- [Ongoing tasks with current status]
## 🐛 Issues Resolved
- [Bugs fixed, problems solved]
## 📊 Key Metrics
- Sessions handled: X
- Tasks completed: X
- Commits made: X
- Containers managed: X
## 💡 Notes & Learnings
- [Key takeaways from the day]
## 📅 Tomorrow's Plan
- [Planned tasks for next day]Weekly Report Structure
# 📊 Weekly Work Report — Week {N}, {Date Range}
## Week Overview
Summary of the week's major accomplishments
## 🏆 Major Achievements
- [Significant accomplishments this week]
## 📈 Project Status
| Project | Progress | Status | Notes |
|---------|----------|--------|-------|
| [Name] | [X%] | 🟢/🟡/🔴 | [Details] |
## 📝 Day-by-Day Summary
| Day | Key Work | Hours |
|-----|----------|-------|
| Mon | [Summary] | - |
| Tue | [Summary] | - |
| Wed | [Summary] | - |
| Thu | [Summary] | - |
| Fri | [Summary] | - |
## 📊 Weekly Metrics
- Total tasks completed: X
- Total commits: X
- Issues resolved: X
- Documents written: X
## 🎯 Next Week's Goals
- [Planned objectives for next week]Monthly Report Structure
# 📈 Monthly Work Report — {Month Year}
## Monthly Overview
High-level summary of the month's work
## 🏆 Key Achievements
- [Major accomplishments this month]
## 📊 Project Portfolio
| Project | Status | Progress | Impact |
|---------|--------|----------|--------|
| [Name] | [Active/Completed/Paused] | [X%] | [Description] |
## 📅 Weekly Breakdown
| Week | Focus | Output |
|------|-------|--------|
| Week 1 | [Theme] | [Summary] |
| Week 2 | [Theme] | [Summary] |
| Week 3 | [Theme] | [Summary] |
| Week 4 | [Summary] | [Summary] |
## 📈 Monthly Metrics
- Total tasks: X
- Total commits: X
- Pull requests: X
- Issues closed: X
- Documents created: X
## 🎓 Skills & Learnings
- [New skills acquired]
- [Knowledge areas improved]
## 🎯 Next Month's Objectives
- [Goals for next month]Step 4: Save to Long-Term Memory
Save the report to the appropriate memory file:
# Daily
memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md → Append report to daily log
# Weekly
memory/weekly/YYYY-W{N}.md → Create weekly summary
# Monthly
memory/monthly/YYYY-MM.md → Create monthly summaryAlso update MEMORY.md with key highlights if significant events occurred.
Step 5: Export Reports
HTML Export
Generate a professional HTML report with:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Work Report - {Date}</title>
<style>
body { font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 40px 20px; background: #f5f5f5; }
.container { background: white; border-radius: 12px; padding: 40px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); }
h1 { color: #1a1a2e; border-bottom: 3px solid #4a90d9; padding-bottom: 12px; }
h2 { color: #16213e; margin-top: 32px; }
.metric { display: inline-block; background: #e8f4fd; padding: 12px 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 8px; text-align: center; }
.metric .number { font-size: 2em; font-weight: bold; color: #4a90d9; }
.metric .label { font-size: 0.9em; color: #666; }
table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 16px 0; }
th, td { padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; }
th { background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; }
.status-green { color: #28a745; }
.status-yellow { color: #ffc107; }
.status-red { color: #dc3545; }
.footer { margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid #eee; color: #999; font-size: 0.9em; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<!-- Report content -->
</div>
</body>
</html>Save to: memory/reports/report-{YYYY-MM-DD}.html
PDF Export
To generate PDF, use one of these methods:
- If
puppeteerorplaywrightis available: Render HTML to PDF - If
wkhtmltopdfis installed: Convert HTML to PDF directly - Fallback: Provide the HTML file with instructions to print-to-PDF
Save to: memory/reports/report-{YYYY-MM-DD}.pdf
Step 6: Deliver Report
Send the report to the user via the current channel with:
- Text summary in the chat
- File attachment for HTML/PDF if requested
- Confirmation message: "Boss, report delivered! Every task has a response. 🦞"
Example Output
Chat Summary (always shown)
📊 **Daily Work Report — 2026-04-20**
**Today's Overview:**
Handled 23 user requests, managed 5 Docker containers, fixed 2 critical bugs, and contributed 1 PR to OpenClaw upstream.
**✅ Completed:**
- Fixed session reset bug in OpenClaw (#58605)
- Updated all container model configurations
- Created boss-report skill
**📊 Metrics:**
- Sessions: 23 | Tasks: 12 | Commits: 5 | PRs: 1
Full HTML report saved to: `memory/reports/report-2026-04-20.html`
Boss, report delivered! Every task has a response. 🦞Memory File Templates
Daily Log (memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md)
# {YYYY-MM-DD}
## Work Summary
[Brief overview]
## Tasks Completed
- [ ] Item 1
- [ ] Item 2
## Issues & Resolutions
- Issue: [Description]
Resolution: [How it was fixed]
## Metrics
- Sessions: X
- Commits: X
- PRs: X
## Notes
[Any additional notes]Error Handling
| Scenario | Action |
|---|---|
| No session data found | Use available memory files, note data limitations |
| No memory files exist | Create fresh files with today's date |
| Export format unavailable | Use fallback method, inform user |
| Git repos not found | Skip git metrics, note in report |
Configuration
Store user preferences in skill config:
{
"bossReport": {
"defaultFormat": "markdown",
"autoSaveToMemory": true,
"includeMetrics": true,
"includeTomorrowPlan": true,
"outputDir": "memory/reports",
"htmlTheme": "professional"
}
}Best Practices
- Be specific — Use exact numbers and details, not vague statements
- Be honest — Report challenges and blockers, not just successes
- Be concise — Bosses want key info, not a novel
- Be proactive — Include tomorrow's plan and next week's goals
- Be professional — This is a work document, keep it polished
- Be consistent — Use the same format every time for easy comparison
*Skill created by OpenClaw Main Agent. "Boss, every task has a response." 🦞*