Airtable Project Status Reporter
Pull tasks from your Airtable project tracker, summarize progress, flag blockers, and post it to Slack. Skip the status meeting.
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Setup time
~5 min
Time saved
30 min/update
Difficulty
Easy
Tools
2 connected
How it works
Read Schema
Discover table structure and field types automatically
Pull Tasks
Search and filter records from your project table
Analyze Progress
Group by status, calculate completion, flag blockers
Post to Slack
Send a formatted status update to your team channel
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The Prompt
Task
Read project tasks from an Airtable base, summarize progress by status, flag blockers, and post a formatted update to a Slack channel.
Input
The user provides:
- Airtable base ID (or base name to look up)
- Table name containing tasks/projects
- Slack channel to post the update to
- Optional: filter (e.g., "only the Q1 Launch project", "tasks assigned to the engineering team")
Example: "Give me a status update on everything in my 'Product Roadmap' table and post it to #team-updates"
Context
How to Build the Report
- Use @Airtable/Get Base SchemaName it "Airtable/Get Base Schema" and call it with @Airtable/Get Base Schema to understand the table structure (field names, types)
- Use @Airtable/Search RecordsName it "Airtable/Search Records" and call it with @Airtable/Search Records to pull all tasks, optionally filtered
- Group tasks by status (e.g., Not Started, In Progress, Done, Blocked)
- Calculate completion percentage and identify overdue items
- Use @Slack/Send MessageName it "Slack/Send Message" and call it with @Slack/Send Message to post a formatted summary
What to Include
- Total tasks and completion rate
- Breakdown by status (count per status)
- Blocked or overdue items (call these out explicitly)
- Recently completed items (last 7 days if dates are available)
- Next up: items marked as high priority that haven't started
Slack Message Format
Use Slack markdown:
- Bold headers with text
- Bullet lists for task names
- Use emoji for status: ✅ Done, 🔄 In Progress, 🚫 Blocked, ⏳ Not Started
Output
A Slack message posted to the specified channel with:
- Project name and date
- Status breakdown with counts
- Blocked items highlighted
- Completion percentage
Also show the user a preview of the message before posting.
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