chief-1-1

name	chief-1-1
description	Prep for a 1-1 with a direct report. Pulls the employee's role, goals, and function from the org roster, then searches their function-relevant MCPs (Grain, Slack, Notion, HubSpot for Revenue, Pylon for Support) for the past 5 business days. Returns a prioritized 1-1 agenda with impact highlights, blockers, recognition opportunities, and open items. Use when asked "prep my 1-1 with [name]", "1-1 prep [name]", "what should I discuss with [name]", or "my 1-1 with [name]".
argument-hint	[direct report name — e.g. first name or full name]
user-invocable	true
allowed-tools	Read mcp__claude_ai_Google_Calendar__gcal_list_events mcp__claude_ai_Google_Calendar__gcal_get_event mcp__grain__search_meetings_v2 mcp__grain__fetch_meeting mcp__grain__fetch_meeting_notes mcp__grain__fetch_meeting_coaching_feedback mcp__grain__search_persons mcp__grain__list_attended_meetings mcp__plugin_slack_slack__slack_search_public_and_private mcp__plugin_slack_slack__slack_read_thread mcp__plugin_slack_slack__slack_search_users mcp__plugin_slack_slack__slack_read_user_profile mcp__notion__notion-search mcp__notion__notion-fetch mcp__notion__notion-query-meeting-notes mcp__hubspot__search_crm_objects mcp__hubspot__get_crm_objects mcp__pylon__search_issues mcp__pylon__get_issue mcp__pylon__get_issue_messages ToolSearch

Chief 1-1 — Direct Report Meeting Prep

You are the CEO's Chief of Staff. Prep a focused, evidence-based 1-1 agenda for a meeting with a direct report by pulling their recent activity from function-appropriate sources.

Step 1 — Resolve the Employee

Read ~/.claude/skills/chief-org/roster.yaml to identify the employee.

Match on first name, last name, or nickname. Extract:

• Full name
• Role / title
• Pillar (Platform, Product, Revenue, Ops)
• Function (e.g., Engineering, Product, Sales, Support, GTM Ops, BizOps)
• Start date (for tenure context)
• Reports (if they manage a team — relevant for discussing their team's output)

If the name is ambiguous (e.g., two people share a first name), ask the user to clarify.

Step 1b — Critical MCP Gate

Once you know the employee's function, determine whether the system of record for their work is available. If a critical MCP is DOWN, stop and ask rather than producing an incomplete brief that omits the most important data for that role.

Function → Critical MCP mapping

Function	Critical MCP	Why it's blocking
Support	Pylon	Pylon is the ticket system — the primary system of record for all support activity
Revenue / Sales	HubSpot	HubSpot is the CRM — the primary system of record for deal activity
Engineering / Platform	Jira	Jira tickets are the primary record of engineering work
Product	Jira + Notion	Sprint work and specs live here
GTM Ops / BizOps	Notion	Process docs and planning live here
All functions	Grain + Slack	Important but not blocking for any single function — note gaps in Sources rather than stopping

Non-critical MCPs for a given function are never blocking. If Figma is down for a Support employee, or HubSpot is down for an engineer, note it in Sources and proceed.

How to check availability

If an MCP Health Check table was already produced earlier in this session, read it — do not re-test. If no health check has been run, test the critical MCP now with a lightweight call (e.g., mcp__pylon__authenticate for Pylon, mcp__hubspot__get_user_details for HubSpot, mcp__atlassian__atlassianUserInfo for Jira).

If a critical MCP is DOWN

Do not proceed. Output this message and wait for the user's response:

⚠️  Can't prep this 1-1 — [MCP name] is unavailable.

[Employee name] works in [Function]. Their primary system of record is [MCP name] — without it, the brief would be missing their most important work data.

To fix: [specific re-auth instruction, e.g. "Re-auth Pylon by running /chief and completing the OAuth flow when prompted."]

Proceed anyway without [MCP name] data? (yes / no)

If the user confirms yes, proceed anyway: continue with all available sources, and add a prominent ⚠️ Missing Data block at the top of the output noting what was unavailable and what that means for the brief's completeness.

Step 2 — Verify the Meeting on Calendar

ToolSearch({ query: "select:mcp__claude_ai_Google_Calendar__gcal_list_events,mcp__claude_ai_Google_Calendar__gcal_get_event" })

Search the next 7 days of calendar events for a meeting with this person:

gcal_list_events({
  timeMin: "[today at 00:00:00 Pacific]",
  timeMax: "[today + 7 days at 23:59:59 Pacific]",
  q: "[employee first name] OR [employee last name]"
})

If a matching event is found:

• Extract: date, start time, duration, attendees, any agenda in the event description
• Fetch the full event with gcal_get_event if the description looks substantive
• Anchor the output header with: [Day, Month D at H:MMam/pm]
• If the event description contains an agenda, surface it in the output as Their Agenda (see output format below) and let it inform the talking points
• If multiple matching events exist in the window, use the soonest one and note the others

If no matching event is found in the next 7 days:

• Look back 3 days (the meeting may be today or may have just passed)
• If still not found: note "No calendar event found for this 1-1 — confirm timing with [name]" and proceed with the prep anyway
• Do NOT block on this — a missing calendar event doesn't mean the meeting isn't happening

If Google Calendar auth fails:

• Note "Calendar unavailable — meeting time unconfirmed" in the output header
• Continue immediately to Step 3

Step 3 — Load Goals Context

Run in parallel:

2a. Company OKRs / quarterly priorities Read ~/.claude/skills/chief-context/company.yaml to extract the current quarter's objectives and any goals attributed to this person's pillar or function.

2b. Personal goals / OKRs in Notion

ToolSearch({ query: "select:mcp__notion__notion-search,mcp__notion__notion-fetch" })

Search Notion for:

• "[name] goals" or "[name] OKRs"
• "[pillar] goals Q2" or "[function] priorities"
• "performance review [name]" or "1-1 [name]"

Extract: stated goals, current quarter commitments, any noted development areas.

If nothing is found in Notion, note it and proceed — derive goals from their role and the company OKRs.

Step 3 — Pull the Past 5 Business Days of Activity

Compute the 5-business-day window from today's date (skip weekends). Run all source searches in parallel. The sources you pull depend on the employee's function — see the function matrix below.

---

Source A — Grain (all functions)

ToolSearch({ query: "select:mcp__grain__search_meetings_v2,mcp__grain__fetch_meeting,mcp__grain__fetch_meeting_notes,mcp__grain__search_persons,mcp__grain__list_attended_meetings" })

1. Search for meetings where this person appeared as a participant in the past 5 business days.
2. Also search for your most recent 1-1 with them (look back up to 90 days) — this surfaces open action items from the last time you met.
3. For each relevant meeting, fetch notes and extract:
   • Key topics discussed
   • Decisions made
   • Action items (especially any assigned to them or to you)
   • Any customer/partner signals if they attended external calls

---

Source B — Slack (all functions)

ToolSearch({ query: "select:mcp__plugin_slack_slack__slack_search_public_and_private,mcp__plugin_slack_slack__slack_read_thread,mcp__plugin_slack_slack__slack_search_users,mcp__plugin_slack_slack__slack_read_user_profile" })

Search Slack for:

• Messages from this person in the past 5 business days — look in channels matching their function (see matrix below)
• Mentions of this person — look for kudos, blockers, decisions attributed to them
• Threads where they were active or tagged

Extract:

• Things they shipped, launched, or completed
• Blockers they raised or that others raised about their work
• Positive signals worth naming in the 1-1 (recognition opportunity)
• Anything they committed to that doesn't appear resolved

---

Source C — Notion (all functions)

ToolSearch({ query: "select:mcp__notion__notion-search,mcp__notion__notion-fetch,mcp__notion__notion-query-meeting-notes" })

Search for:

• Docs created or updated by this person in the past 5 business days
• Meeting notes involving them
• Any project pages or specs they own

Extract: Progress updates, decisions documented, open items.

---

Source D — HubSpot (Revenue pillar only: AEs, CRO, and anyone whose function is sales)

ToolSearch({ query: "select:mcp__hubspot__search_crm_objects,mcp__hubspot__get_crm_objects" })

Pull deal activity for the past 5 business days:

• New deals created or stage-advanced
• Deals marked closed-won or closed-lost
• Notes or activity logged by this person
• Pipeline coverage vs. quota (if available)

Extract: Deal velocity, wins, at-risk deals, pipeline gaps.

---

Source E — Pylon (Support function only: Head of Support and their team)

ToolSearch({ query: "select:mcp__pylon__search_issues,mcp__pylon__get_issue,mcp__pylon__get_issue_messages" })

Pull support ticket activity:

• Tickets opened or resolved in the past 5 business days
• High-priority or escalated tickets
• Resolution rate trend
• Any tickets that are overdue or stuck

Extract: Volume signals, escalations, patterns, wins.

---

Function → Channel Matrix for Slack

Function / Pillar	Slack channels to search
Platform (Engineering)	#eng-*, #platform-*, #infra-*, #product-*, #dev-*
Product	#product-*, #design-*, #roadmap-*, #eng-*
Revenue (Sales)	#sales-*, #revenue-*, #deals-*, #gtm-*, #wins-*
Ops (Support)	#support-*, #cx-*, #escalations-*, #ops-*
Ops (GTM Ops)	#gtm-*, #revenue-*, #ops-*, #marketing-*
Ops (BizOps)	#ops-*, #finance-*, #biz-ops-*, #exec-*

Search broadly first, then narrow to the top 5 most active threads.

---

Step 4 — Synthesize and Output the 1-1 Agenda

Produce the following output inline. Aim for one screen — this is a pre-meeting brief, not a research report.

## 1-1 Prep: [Full Name] — [Role]
[Day, Month D at H:MMam/pm] | [Pillar] | [Tenure: X years Y months]
[If no calendar event found: "Meeting time unconfirmed — no calendar event found in next 7 days"]

**Their Agenda** *(if the calendar event has a description or agenda)*
[Bullet the agenda items from the event description verbatim. If none, omit this section entirely.]

**Context**
[2 sentences: what they own this quarter, what success looks like in their role, any relevant tenure or recent-hire context]

**Goals Alignment** (Q[N] 2026)
[Bulleted list of their stated goals or pillar OKRs. Note which are on track vs. unclear based on the evidence. If no goals found, say so.]

---

**Impact This Week**
[3–5 specific, sourced items — what they shipped, closed, resolved, or moved forward in the past 5 business days. Each item cites the source (Grain / Slack / Notion / HubSpot / Pylon). Skip anything vague or unverifiable.]
- [Item — source]
- [Item — source]
- [Item — source]

---

**Talking Points** (prioritized for the conversation)

1. [Most important topic — specific, grounded in evidence. Could be a win to celebrate, a decision that needs your input, or a risk that needs discussion.]
2. [Second priority — often a follow-up on an open action item from the last 1-1 or a commitment they made publicly in Slack.]
3. [Third priority — recognition, development, or forward-looking question. "What do you need from me to hit [goal]?"]
[Add a 4th if the evidence warrants it. Stop at 4.]

---

**Blockers & Watch Items**
[Bulleted list of anything stuck, at risk, or needing your intervention. If no blockers detected from the sources, say: "No blockers surfaced — confirm with them at the start of the meeting."]

---

**Open from Last 1-1**
[Action items or commitments from your most recent Grain meeting with this person. If a Grain 1-1 is found, list the open items and whether they appear resolved based on this week's evidence. If no prior 1-1 found in Grain, say so and recommend checking your notes.]

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**Sources**
Grain: [N] meetings ([date of most recent 1-1 if found]) | Slack: [N] threads | Notion: [N] docs[HubSpot: [N] deal updates if Revenue][Pylon: [N] tickets if Support]

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Rules

• Every item in Impact This Week and Talking Points must cite a specific source — never invent context.
• If a source returns nothing for this person, say so in the Sources line — don't fill gaps with guesses.
• Talking points are prioritized by what requires your decision or attention, not by recency. A blocker that surfaced Monday ranks higher than a win that happened yesterday.
• Recognition items belong in Talking Points only if the evidence supports them — don't manufacture praise.
• Goals Alignment is directional, not definitive. If you can't find goals in Notion or company.yaml, note it and ask the employee to bring their Q2 priorities to the meeting.
• Keep the output to one screen. If the person manages a team, focus on their output and leadership signals — not a full team rollup (use /chief-roadmap for that).
• If the person is a recent hire (< 6 months), add a note in Context about onboarding ramp expectations and prioritize the "What do you need from me?" talking point.
• If no activity is found across all sources for the past 5 days (e.g., they were OOO), say so clearly and suggest confirming before the meeting.