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friday-brief

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End-of-week revenue pulse and sales snapshot with wins and watches.

What is friday-brief?

Delivers a Friday briefing that compares revenue week-over-week, highlights top and bottom performers, and flags significant changes. Use it to get a clean end-of-week business picture before the weekend.

  • Pulls PayPal transactions and HubSpot deal closes for configurable lookback period (7 or 14 days)
  • Calculates week-over-week revenue delta and surfaces top 3 revenue sources
  • Lists top 5 and bottom 3 selling products/services by volume and revenue
  • Flags items with >20% change vs prior period
  • Formats output as structured wins/watches summary with recommended actions

How to install friday-brief

npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill friday-brief
Prerequisites
  • PayPal account connected (optional; gracefully degrades if missing)
  • HubSpot account connected (optional; gracefully degrades if missing)
  • At least one revenue source (PayPal or HubSpot) must be connected to run
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How to use friday-brief

  1. 1.Run the command with optional `--lookback` flag: `--lookback 7d` (default) or `--lookback 14d`
  2. 2.Review the formatted Friday Brief output displayed on screen
  3. 3.Check wins, watches, and revenue comparison before sharing
  4. 4.Choose distribution method: post to Slack, email to yourself, or save locally

Use cases

Good for
  • Weekly business review: get revenue and sales metrics every Friday without manual data gathering
  • Sales team sync: identify top performers and underperformers to discuss in weekly meetings
  • Executive briefing: provide leadership with a clean, formatted end-of-week snapshot
  • Performance tracking: monitor week-over-week trends and spot sudden spikes or drops
  • Decision support: surface recommended actions on flagged items before taking action
Who it's for
  • Sales managers and team leads
  • Business owners and founders
  • Revenue operations professionals
  • Executive teams needing weekly business pulse

friday-brief FAQ

What happens if PayPal or HubSpot isn't connected?

The skill degrades gracefully. If one is missing, it pulls from the other and notes which source was unavailable. If neither is connected, it stops and asks you to connect at least one.

Can I set a custom lookback period?

No, only 7 days (default) or 14 days are supported via the `--lookback` flag.

Does this automatically post or send the brief?

No. The brief is always displayed for your review first. You then choose whether to post to Slack, email it, or save it.

What counts as a 'watch'?

Items flagged as watches include products/services with >20% change vs the prior period, underperformers, or other anomalies the skill detects. Each watch includes a recommended action.

Can this modify or cancel deals?

No. This skill only surfaces data and recommendations. It never auto-modifies, cancels, or posts anything without your explicit approval.

Full instructions (SKILL.md)

Source of truth, from anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins.


name: friday-brief description: Delivers the Friday end-of-week pulse — revenue vs prior week, top sellers, wins and watches. Accepts optional lookback window of 7 or 14 days. allowed-tools: Read, WebFetch, Bash

Run the Friday wins-and-watches briefing. Pull the numbers, surface what matters, and give the owner a clean end-of-week picture.

Parse arguments:

  • --lookback (default: 7d) — 7d for one week or 14d for a two-week rolling comparison

Step 1 — Revenue pulse

Using the business-pulse skill workflow:

  1. Pull PayPal transactions for the lookback period.
  2. Pull any HubSpot deal closes for the same window.
  3. Calculate week-over-week revenue delta.
  4. Surface top 3 revenue sources (product / customer / channel) ranked by contribution.

Step 2 — Sales breakdown

  1. List the top 5 selling products/services by volume and revenue.
  2. List the bottom 3 (anything that moved less than expected vs. prior period).
  3. Flag any items with a sudden spike or drop (>20% change).

Step 3 — Wins and watches summary

Format the output as:

Friday Brief — {date}

WINS
• {win 1}
• {win 2}
• {win 3}

WATCHES
• {watch 1} — {recommended action}
• {watch 2} — {recommended action}

Revenue this week: ${amount} ({+/-}X% vs last week)

Connector failures

Run with whatever is connected — this command degrades gracefully. If PayPal is missing, skip transaction data and note "PayPal not connected — revenue data from HubSpot deals only." If HubSpot is missing, skip deal closes and note it. If neither is connected, stop and tell the owner: "No revenue sources connected. Connect PayPal or HubSpot to run the Friday brief."

Approval gates

  • Never send or post this brief automatically. Always display it for the owner to review first.
  • Never auto-cancel or modify anything. Surface the data and recommendations only.

Output

End with the formatted brief and ask the owner: "Want me to post this to Slack, email it to yourself, or save it?"