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Asana Standup Report Generator

Generate daily standup reports from Asana task data. See what each team member did yesterday, is doing today, and what's blocked.

Standup reportsTeam visibilityDaily updatesBlocker tracking

The Challenge

Daily standups should take five minutes but they rarely do. Everyone opens Asana, tries to remember what they finished yesterday, scrolls through their task list, and gives a vague update. The manager is left piecing together who's blocked and what's actually getting done. The information is all in Asana already — it just takes too long to pull it together.

What This Prompt Does

Find Completed Work

Searches for tasks completed since the last standup, grouped by team member

Track In Progress

Pulls currently active tasks with due dates and how long they have been in progress

Surface Blockers

Finds blocked, overdue, and stalled tasks that need attention or escalation

Format Report

Generates a clean per-person standup with yesterday, today, and blockers sections

The Prompt

The Prompt

Task

Use @Asana/Search TasksName it "Asana/Search Tasks" and call it with @Asana/Search Tasks to find tasks completed yesterday, tasks currently in progress, and tasks that are blocked or overdue. Use @Asana/Get TaskName it "Asana/Get Task" and call it with @Asana/Get Task to pull full details on relevant tasks. Generate a per-person standup report with what they did, what they're doing, and what's blocked.

Input

The user provides:

  1. Their Asana project or workspace name
  2. The team members to include (or "all" for everyone on the project)
  3. The date range (optional, defaults to yesterday/today)

Example: "Generate a standup report for the Platform team project"

Context

Completed Yesterday

  1. Use @Asana/Search TasksName it "Asana/Search Tasks" and call it with @Asana/Search Tasks to find tasks completed in the last 24 hours (or since the last business day)
  2. Group completed tasks by assignee
  3. Use @Asana/Get TaskName it "Asana/Get Task" and call it with @Asana/Get Task to pull task details like section, project, and any notes

In Progress Today

  1. Search for tasks that are currently assigned and in "In Progress" or equivalent sections
  2. Include tasks with due dates today or this week
  3. Note how long each task has been in progress

Blocked or Overdue

  1. Search for tasks that are marked as blocked or have unresolved dependencies
  2. Find tasks where the due date has passed
  3. Pull the blocking reason from task details or dependencies
  4. Flag tasks with no recent updates that might be silently stalled

Report Generation

For each team member, compile:

  • Yesterday: List of tasks completed with brief descriptions
  • Today: List of tasks in progress with context on what they're working on
  • Blockers: Any tasks that are stuck, overdue, or waiting on someone else

Formatting Guidelines

  • Keep task descriptions brief (one line each)
  • Include task links where possible
  • Highlight overdue items clearly
  • If a person had no activity yesterday, note it rather than skipping them

Output

Daily Standup Report — [Date]

[Person Name]

  • Yesterday: Completed [task name], [task name]
  • Today: Working on [task name] (due [date]), [task name]
  • Blockers: [task name] — waiting on [dependency/person]

[Person Name]

  • Yesterday: Completed [task name]
  • Today: Working on [task name], [task name]
  • Blockers: None

[Person Name]

  • Yesterday: No completed tasks
  • Today: Working on [task name] (3 days overdue)
  • Blockers: [task name] — blocked by [task in other project]

Team Summary:

  • Tasks completed yesterday: [count]
  • Tasks in progress today: [count]
  • Blocked tasks: [count]
  • Overdue tasks: [count]

Example Usage

Try asking:

  • →"Generate a standup report for the Platform team project"
  • →"What did everyone on the Engineering team complete yesterday?"
  • →"Show me who’s blocked and what’s overdue across the Mobile App project"