| name | dashboard-update |
| description | Update the AI Employee Dashboard with current status, recent activity, and business metrics. Use after processing any tasks, at the end of every reasoning loop, when the user says "update dashboard", "show status", "what's happening", or on every scheduled run. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Write, Bash |
| version | 1.0.0 |
Skill: Dashboard Update
Purpose
Keep vault/Dashboard.md accurate and up to date so the business owner
can see exactly what is happening at a glance at any time.
Step 1 — Gather Current State
Count files in each folder:
- vault/Needs_Action/ — count .md files
- vault/Pending_Approval/ — count .md files
- vault/Approved/ — count .md files
- vault/Plans/ — count in_progress plans
- vault/Done/ — count files created today
Read vault/Business_Goals.md for revenue targets.
Read most recent log file in vault/Logs/ for recent actions.
Step 2 — Write Dashboard
Overwrite vault/Dashboard.md with this exact format:
🤖 AI Employee Dashboard
Last Updated: [ISO timestamp]
Status: 🟢 Active
📊 Current Status
| Metric | Count |
|---|
| 🔴 Active Tasks (Needs Action) | [count] |
| ⏳ Pending Approval | [count] |
| ✅ Completed Today | [count] |
| 📋 Plans In Progress | [count] |
🚨 Urgent Items
[List any URGENT tasks from Needs_Action/ here]
[Write "None" if no urgent items]
⚠️ Payments Pending
[List any payment approval requests here]
[Write "None" if no payments pending]
📬 Recent Activity
[List last 10 actions from today's log file, newest first]
Format each line as:
- [HH:MM] [action type] — [brief description]
Example:
- 14:30 Email Draft — Reply to Client A re: Invoice #123
- 14:15 LinkedIn Post — Drafted achievement post for approval
- 14:00 Task Processed — FILE_report.pdf moved to Done/
💰 Business Metrics
Monthly Revenue Target: $[target from Business_Goals.md]
Current MTD: $[amount if known, otherwise "Not tracked yet"]
Active Projects: [list project names from Business_Goals.md]
📅 Upcoming Deadlines
[List any deadlines found in Business_Goals.md or recent tasks]
[Write "None identified" if none found]
🔄 System Health
| Component | Status |
|---|
| Gmail Watcher | 🟢 Running |
| WhatsApp Watcher | 🔴 Not built yet |
| LinkedIn Watcher | 🟢 Running |
| File System Watcher | 🔴 Not built yet |
| Email MCP Server | 🔴 Not built yet |
| Approval Watcher | 🔴 Not built yet |
📝 Notes for Human
[Any important notes, escalations, or things needing attention]
[Write "Nothing to flag" if all is normal]
Generated by AI Employee v0.1
Step 3 — Log the Update
Append to vault/Logs/[YYYY-MM-DD].md:
[timestamp] | dashboard_update | vault/Dashboard.md | success
When to Auto-Update Dashboard
Update Dashboard.md automatically:
- After processing any task from Needs_Action/
- After creating any approval request
- After any approval is executed
- At the start of every reasoning loop run
- When explicitly asked by the human
- Every 30 minutes during active sessions
