AI Agents for Daily Standups

Introduction

Managing daily standups efficiently is an ongoing challenge for many teams. With meetings packed and tasks scattered across multiple tools, it’s easy to lose track or miss important updates. That’s where AI agents come in. They connect your favorite apps like Slack and Notion to help you navigate daily check-ins with less hassle. Using Assista, you can turn simple chat commands into multi-step workflows that make your standups quicker, clearer, and more organized.

What Can You Achieve with This AI Agent?

• ✔️ Quickly gather and summarize daily updates from your team.
• ✔️ Organize meeting notes and action items in Notion without manual entry.
• ✔️ Send tailored reminders and follow-ups through Slack with a few words.
• ✔️ Consolidate scattered information into a unified summary for easy reference.
• ✔️ Reduce time spent switching between apps during standups.

Remember, these workflows are triggered by you, not event-based. You decide when to run each task, giving you more control over your processes.

Workflow Examples

1. Compile Standup Notes from Slack and Save to Notion

Use Case

You want to gather brief updates posted by team members in a dedicated Slack channel and keep an organized record in Notion for future reference.

Workflow

• Slack: Extract messages from the standup channel tagged with daily updates.
• AI Agent: Summarize key points from the messages.
• Notion: Create a new page or update an existing one with the summarized notes dated for the day.

Result

Your Notion workspace now holds a concise record of the day’s standup, accessible anytime without scrolling through Slack.

Prompt Draft

"Summarize today’s updates from #team-standup channel on Slack and save as a new page in Notion titled ‘Daily Standup - [Today’s Date]’ with bullet points."

Benefits

✔️ Easily track progress without digging through Slack history.
✔️ Keep your team's updates in one searchable place.
✔️ Save time on manual note-taking.

2. Send Personalized Standup Reminders in Slack

Use Case

You want to prompt specific team members to submit their standup updates in Slack before the meeting.

Workflow

• AI Agent: Generate personalized reminder messages based on the team member’s role or last update.
• Slack: Send direct messages to targeted users requesting their updates.

Result

Team members receive tailored reminders in Slack, encouraging timely updates without you typing each message manually.

Prompt Draft

"Send personalized direct message reminders in Slack to [list of team members] asking for their standup updates today."

Benefits

✔️ Boost standup participation.
✔️ Customize reminders quickly.
✔️ Reduce manual outreach effort.

3. Create a Standup Summary Report Combining Slack and Notion Data

Use Case

You want a quick overview of all team updates and action items collected from Slack and Notion for sharing with stakeholders.

Workflow

• Notion: Retrieve action items from the latest standup notes.
• Slack: Pull key messages or decisions from the standup channel.
• AI Agent: Compile and format a summary report.
• Slack: Post the summary in the general channel or send it as a message to your manager.

Result

The team and stakeholders get a clear, concise summary that captures progress and next steps without sorting through multiple apps.

Prompt Draft

"Combine today’s standup notes and action items from Notion with key messages from Slack #team-standup channel, then post a formatted summary in #general Slack channel."

Benefits

✔️ Keep all stakeholders informed.
✔️ Avoid confusion from scattered information.
✔️ Generate reports instantly on demand.

Implementing these workflows with Assista can transform how you handle daily standups, making your process more efficient and less stressful. By connecting Slack and Notion through AI-powered agents, you unlock new productivity levels without extra manual work. Try crafting your custom prompt today and watch how simple your daily meetings can become.