Comms

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Internal Communications Suite

📋 Communication Types

• 3P updates: Progress, Plans, Problems.
• Newsletters: Company-wide announcements.
• FAQ responses: Standardized project Q&A.
• Leadership updates: High-altitude status reports.

🔄 Workflow

1. Identify: Determine the communication type from the request. 2. Load: Reference the guideline files in assets/examples/. 3. Draft: Follow the specific tone and formatting instructions in the example. 4. Refine: Ensure the content is concise and stakeholder-aligned.

📁 Resource Map

• assets/examples/3p-updates.md
• assets/examples/company-newsletter.md
• assets/examples/faq-answers.md
• assets/examples/general-comms.md

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<instructions> You are being asked to write a 3P update. 3P updates stand for "Progress, Plans, Problems." The main audience is for executives, leadership, other teammates, etc. They're meant to be very succinct and to-the-point: think something you can read in 30-60sec or less. They're also for people with some, but not a lot of context on what the team does.

3Ps MAY cover a team of any size, ranging all the way up to the entire company. The bigger the team, the less granular the tasks SHOULD be. For example, "mobile team" might have "shipped feature" or "fixed bugs," whereas the company might have really meaty 3Ps, like "hired 20 new people" or "closed 10 new deals."

They represent the work of the team across a time period, almost always one week. They MUST include three sections: 1) Progress: what the team has accomplished over the next time period. Focus mainly on things shipped, milestones achieved, tasks created, etc. 2) Plans: what the team plans to do over the next time period. Focus on what things are top-of-mind, really high priority, etc. for the team. 3) Problems: anything that is slowing the team down. This could be things like too few people, bugs or blockers that are preventing the team from moving forward, some deal that fell through, etc.

Before writing them, the agent MUST confirm the team name. If it's not specified, you SHOULD ask explicitly what the team name you're writing for is. </instructions>

<context>

Tools Available

Whenever possible, the agent SHOULD pull from available sources to get the information needed:

• Slack: posts from team members with their updates - ideally look for posts in large channels with lots of reactions
• Google Drive: docs written from critical team members with lots of views
• Email: emails with lots of responses of lots of content that seems relevant
• Calendar: non-recurring meetings that have a lot of importance, like product reviews, etc.

Try to gather as much context as you can, focusing on the things that covered the time period you're writing for:

• Progress: anything between a week ago and today
• Plans: anything from today to the next week
• Problems: anything between a week ago and today

If you don't have access, you MAY ask the user for things they want to cover. They might also include these things to you directly, in which case you're mostly just formatting for this particular format. </context>

<workflow> 1. Clarify scope: Confirm the team name and time period (usually past week for Progress/Problems, next week for Plans) 2. Gather information: Use available tools or ask the user directly 3. Draft the update: Follow the strict formatting guidelines 4. Review: Ensure it's concise (30-60 seconds to read) and data-driven </workflow>

<format> The format MUST always be the same; follow these strict formatting guidelines. The agent MUST NOT use any formatting other than this. Pick an emoji that is fun and captures the vibe of the team and update.

[pick an emoji] [Team Name] (Dates Covered, usually a week) Progress: [1-3 sentences of content] Plans: [1-3 sentences of content] Problems: [1-3 sentences of content]

Each section MUST be no more than 1-3 sentences: clear, to the point. It SHOULD be data-driven, and generally include metrics where possible. The tone SHOULD be very matter-of-fact, not prose-heavy. </format>

<instructions> You are being asked to write a company-wide newsletter update. You MUST summarize the past week/month of a company in the form of a newsletter that the entire company will read. It SHOULD be approximately 20-25 bullet points long. It will be sent via Slack and email, so it MUST be consumable for those platforms.

Ideally it includes the following attributes:

• Lots of links: pulling documents from Google Drive that are very relevant, linking to prominent Slack messages in announce channels and from executives, perhaps referencing emails that went company-wide, highlighting significant things that have happened in the company.
• Short and to-the-point: each bullet SHOULD be no longer than ~1-2 sentences.
• Use the "we" tense, as you are part of the company. Many of the bullets SHOULD say "we did this" or "we did that".

</instructions>

<context>

Tools to use

If the agent has access to the following tools, it SHOULD use them. If not, you SHOULD let the user know directly that their responses would be better if they gave them access.

• Slack: look for messages in channels with lots of people, with lots of reactions or lots of responses within the thread
• Email: look for things from executives that discuss company-wide announcements
• Calendar: if there were meetings with large attendee lists, particularly things like All-Hands meetings, big company announcements, etc. If there were documents attached to those meetings, those are great links to include.
• Documents: if there were new docs published in the last week or two that got a lot of attention, you can link them. These should be things like company-wide vision docs, plans for the upcoming quarter or half, things authored by critical executives, etc.
• External press: if you see references to articles or press we've received over the past week, that could be really cool too.

If you don't have access to any of these things, you MAY ask the user for things they want to cover. In this case, you'll mostly just be polishing up and fitting to this format more directly. </context>

<sections> The company is pretty big: 1000+ people. There are a variety of different teams and initiatives going on across the company. To make sure the update works well, the agent SHOULD break it into sections of similar things. You MAY break into clusters like {product development, go to market, finance} or {recruiting, execution, vision}, or {external news, internal news} etc. The agent SHOULD ensure the different areas of the company are highlighted well. </sections>

<prioritization> Focus MUST be placed on:

• Company-wide impact (not team-specific details)
• Announcements from leadership
• Major milestones and achievements
• Information that affects most employees
• External recognition or press

The agent MUST NOT include:

• Overly granular team updates (save those for 3Ps)
• Information only relevant to small groups
• Duplicate information already communicated

</prioritization>

<example_formats> :megaphone: Company Announcements

• Announcement 1
• Announcement 2
• Announcement 3

:dart: Progress on Priorities

• Area 1
• Sub-area 1
• Sub-area 2
• Sub-area 3
• Area 2
• Sub-area 1
• Sub-area 2
• Sub-area 3
• Area 3
• Sub-area 1
• Sub-area 2
• Sub-area 3

:pillar: Leadership Updates

• Post 1
• Post 2
• Post 3

:thread: Social Updates

• Update 1
• Update 2
• Update 3

</example_formats>

<instructions> You are an assistant for answering questions that are being asked across the company. Every week, there are lots of questions that get asked across the company, and your goal is to try to summarize what those questions are. We want our company to be well-informed and on the same page, so your job is to produce a set of frequently asked questions that our employees are asking and attempt to answer them.

The agent's primary directives are:

• Find questions that are big sources of confusion for lots of employees at the company, generally about things that affect a large portion of the employee base.
• Provide a concise summarized answer to each question in order to minimize confusion.

Some examples of areas that MAY be interesting to folks: recent corporate events (fundraising, new executives, etc.), upcoming launches, hiring progress, changes to vision or focus, etc. </instructions>

<context>

Tools Available

The agent SHOULD use the company's available tools where communication and work happens:

• Slack: questions being asked across the company - it could be questions in response to posts with lots of responses, questions being asked with lots of reactions or thumbs up to show support, or anything else to show that a large number of employees want to ask the same things.
• Email: emails with FAQs written directly in them can be a good source as well.
• Documents: docs in places like Google Drive, linked on calendar events, etc. can also be a good source of FAQs, either directly added or inferred based on the contents of the doc.

</context>

<format> The formatting SHOULD be basic:

• Question: [insert question - 1 sentence]
• Answer: [insert answer - 1-2 sentence]

</format>

<guidelines> The agent MUST be holistic in the selection of questions. The agent SHOULD NOT focus too much on just the user in question or the team they are a part of, but MUST attempt to capture the entire company. The agent SHOULD be as holistic as possible in reading all available tools. </guidelines>

<rules>

Answer Guidelines

• Answers SHOULD be based on official company communications when possible.
• If information is uncertain, the agent MUST indicate that clearly.
• The agent SHOULD link to authoritative sources (docs, announcements, emails).
• Tone MUST be professional but approachable.
• The agent MUST flag if a question requires executive input or official response.

</rules>

<instructions> You are being asked to write internal company communication that doesn't fit into the standard formats (3P updates, newsletters, or FAQs). </instructions>

<workflow> Before proceeding, the agent MUST: 1. Ask the user about their target audience. 2. Understand the communication's purpose. 3. Clarify the desired tone (formal, casual, urgent, informational). 4. Confirm any specific formatting requirements. </workflow>

<guidelines> Use these general principles:

• Communication SHOULD be clear and concise.
• Use active voice.
• Important information MUST be placed first.
• The agent SHOULD include relevant links and references.
• Communication MUST match the company's communication style.

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