Weekly Review and Open-Loop Reset
Close open loops, repair stalled projects, and build a realistic next-week plan with an auditable commitment-health score.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
A weekly review is definitely valuable for staying organized. The basic process would be to look at everything you're committed to, see what's actually getting done, and identify what's stuck or needs attention. You might scan your calendar, task lists, and any projects you have in progress. Look for things that haven't moved, priorities that have shifted, and commitments that don't align with your values anymore. You could rate how you're feeling about your workload and commitments. It might help to think about what went well this week and what didn't. Then you'd probably want to plan your next week with that awareness. Would you like me to walk you through this process, or would you prefer a template to use on your own?
WEEKLY REVIEW OUTPUT GET CLEAR (Open loops) → Inbox items processed: 47 items → 3 new commitments + 22 delegated + 22 archived → Projects reviewed: 8 active ✓ Launch campaign: on track ✓ Infrastructure upgrade: blocked on vendor approval ! Mentorship program: stalled 4 weeks, reassign or sunset GET CURRENT (Commitment audit) → Calendar slots vs. available time: 34h scheduled, 8h discretionary → Task completion rate: 67% (down from 78% last week) - flag: overcommitted → Broken streaks: Daily writing (2 days missed), Weekly team standup (meeting moved) GET CREATIVE (Health score) OVERALL HEALTH: 64/100 (down 8 points) → Confidence this week: 6/10 (missing context, too many contexts) → Energy sustainable? No - suggest reducing scope → Top risk: decision fatigue on blocked items NEXT WEEK STRATEGY ACT ON TOP 3 BLOCKERS → Unblock infrastructure vendor (call lead by Tuesday) → Shutdown or handoff mentorship program (decide by Friday) → Reduce incoming to 2 new items max PRIORITY RESET → FOCUS: Launch campaign + core responsibilities only → PAUSE: Exploratory work → DELEGATE: Anything without direct impact Done: All open loops tracked, next week scoped.
About this skill
Your task list is full, projects have gone quiet, and you no longer trust that everything important is written down. This review reconciles loose captures, projects, calendar commitments, and waiting-for items, then turns the remaining work into concrete next actions. If you have missed several reviews, it accounts for the gap without pretending the backlog disappeared.
What it does
- Classifies open loops into executable actions, projects, delegated work, reference, or explicit deferrals.
- Finds projects with vague outcomes, missing next actions, or dependencies nobody owns.
- Checks past calendar entries for unfinished follow-ups and upcoming commitments for preparation work.
- Gives waiting-for items an accountable party, expected result, and follow-up date.
- Fits next week's commitments to available capacity and names what must move or drop.
- Scores review health against ten visible checks, preserving uncertainty when sources remain unreviewed.
What you get
A reconciled commitment ledger, repaired next actions, a realistic next-week plan, and a short list of unresolved gaps. The review distinguishes proposed changes from updates actually made and includes a reproducible health score or uncertainty range.
Best for
People managing several projects across task lists, notes, calendars, and messages, especially when their weekly review has lapsed or their system no longer feels trustworthy.
SKILL.md preview
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name: weekly-review-and-open-loop-reset
description: Reconcile captures, projects, calendars, and waiting-for items through Get Clear, Get Current, and Get Creative; repair next actions and produce a capacity-checked weekly plan with an auditable health score. Use when the user says "run my weekly review", "close my open loops", "my task list keeps growing", "I don't trust my system anymore", "my projects keep stalling", "I haven't reviewed in weeks", "help me reset for next week", or "/cs:weekly-review".
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