daily-prep
Prepare for tomorrow's meetings and tasks. Pulls calendar from Outlook via WorkIQ, cross-references open tasks and workspace context, classifies meetings, detects conflicts and day-fit issues, finds learning and deep-work slots, and generates a structured HTML prep file with productivity recommendat
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Daily Prep
Generate a structured prep file for the next working day with meeting details, prep bullets, linked tasks, and productivity recommendations.
When to Use
End of day: "prepare me for tomorrow"
Any time: "prep me for Friday" or "what does March 25 look like?"
Weekly planning: run for multiple days
Procedure
1. Determine Target Date
If the user specifies a date, use it. Otherwise, default to tomorrow (current date + 1 day).
If tomorrow is Saturday, default to Monday. If Sunday, default to Monday.
Compute the output path: outputs/YYYY/MM/YYYY MM DD prep.html
2. Pull Calendar via WorkIQ
Use the WorkIQ MCP tool to fetch the calendar. Ask WorkIQ:
"What meetings do I have on {target date}? For each meeting, include: subject, start time, end time, organizer, all attendees with their email addresses, location, whether it's online, and whether I've accepted or declined."
If the response is insufficient, make a follow up query:
"For the meetings on {target date}, which ones are marked as optional or tentative? Which ones are recurring?"
3. Classify Each Meeting
Apply these labels based on attendee domains and subject:
Label Criteria
[Customer · HIGH] External attendees from customer/partner domains, or subject matches a known customer name
[Internal] Only internal company domain attendees
[Community] CoP, community, guild, learning sessions
[Upskilling] Training, workshop, certification, learning
[Optional · skip] Tentative, low importance, or known recurring optional (e.g., "Office Hours", "Open Q&A")
[Personal] Private events, non work
Zone Markers
For every meeting, check the organizer field and apply these additional markers:
Condition Marker Action
Starts ≥ 15:30 and < 16:00 (any organizer) ⚠️ After hours Recommend decline
Starts ≥ 16:00 and not self organized ⚠️ After hours Recommend decline
Starts ≥ 16:00 and self organized (no flag) OK — you chose to schedule it
Before 09:00 and not self organized ⚠️ Early Recommend decline — intrudes on learning window
Before 09:00 and self organized (no flag) OK — you chose to schedule it
Overlaps 12:00–13:00 🍽️ Lunch conflict Note in Calendar Notes
"Self organized" means you are the meeting organizer (check the organizer field from WorkIQ).
4. Ideal Day Structure
Use this as the decision framework for all analysis steps. Every meeting must be evaluated against these zones. Users should adapt these times and targets to their personal routine.
Zone Time Purpose Rules
Morning Focus Before 09:00 Admin, learning, personal work Protect from others' meetings. Flag external events.
Customer Zone 09:00–12:00 Customer / external meetings Max 2 customer meetings. Prefer mornings for external calls.
Lunch 12:00–13:00 Break Protected. Flag any overlap.
Deep Work 13:00–15:30 Deliverables, focused coding/writing Minimize meetings. Flag non essential meetings as deep work disruption.
Protected (strict) 15:30–16:00 End of day wind down Flag all meetings regardless of organizer.
Protected (flex) 16:00+ End of day Flag others' meetings only. Self organized OK.
Targets per day:
Learning hours: 1.5h (from morning focus + gap time)
Deep work hours: 2.5h (13:00–15:30 zone)
Customer meetings: max 2 (preferably in 09:00–12:00)
5. Detect Conflicts & Day Fit Issues
Compare event time windows. Flag overlaps in a Conflicts table with a recommendation for each — prioritize customer meetings over internal/optional.
Also detect these day fit issues (report in a separate "Day Fit Issues" table):
Check Condition Flag
Customer overload 2 [Customer · HIGH] meetings Flag 3rd+ as "Consider rescheduling to another day"
Deep work disruption Non essential meetings in 13:00–15:30 zone "Disrupts deep work — consider moving to morning"
Non ideal placement Customer meetings outside 09:00–12:00 "Customer meeting outside preferred morning zone"
Early intrusion Others' meetings before 09:00 "Intrudes on learning window — recommend decline"
Lunch conflict Meeting overlaps 12:00–13:00 "Conflicts with lunch break"
6. Gather Context from Workspace
1. Read open task files for tasks related to customer names or attendees in tomorrow's meetings
2. Search workspace folders for recent files related to those customers or topics
3. Check recent meeting summaries or plans for relevant prep context
4. Use this to generate actionable prep bullets per meeting
7. Generate Prep per Meeting
For each meeting (chronological), include:
Time, subject, organizer
Attendee list (first name, company if external)
3–5 actionable prep bullets based on open tasks, recent summaries, and meeting subject
If no context available, note what to ask/clarify in the meeting
8. Find Learning & Focus Slots
After generating prep per meeting, analyze the day's schedule to find open slots:
1. Morning Focus confirmation — Verify the morning focus window is clear. If any non self organized event exists there, flag it.
2. Learning Slots — Find gaps ≥ 30 min in the morning window and any other free slots suitable for upskilling. Target: 1.5h/day . For each slot: time range, duration, suggested activity.
3. Deep Work Blocks — Find continuous free gaps in the 13:00–15:30 zone for deliverables. For each block: time range, duration, suggested task from open tasks.
4. Report totals:
Learning hours found vs. 1.5h target (e.g., "1.0h / 1.5h target — 0.5h short")
Deep work hours available in 13:00–15:30 (e.g., "2.0h / 2.5h available")
9. Productivity Recommendations
Analyze the full day and provide:
Section What to Include
Day Fit Score Rate 0–100% how well the day matches the Ideal Day Structure. Criteria: (1) morning focus clear (+20%), (2) ≤2 customer meetings in 09:00–12:00 (+20%), (3) lunch 12:00–13:00 protected (+15%), (4) deep work 13:00–15:30 intact (+20%), (5) nothing after 15:30 or only self organized after 16:00 (+15%), (6) ≥1h learning slots found (+10%). Show as: 🟢 ≥80%, 🟡 50–79%, 🔴 <50%.
Day Shape Total meeting hours, focus time available, learning hours, deep work hours, heavy/moderate/light assessment
Decline Candidates Auto include: (1) all meetings 15:30–16:00, (2) others' meetings ≥16:00, (3) others' meetings <09:00, (4) 3rd+ customer meeting, (5) optional meetings during deep work zone. Show "Reclaim" column with minutes recovered. Self organized meetings before 09:00 or after 16:00 are excluded from auto decline.
Conflict Resolution Specific recommendation for each overlap
Learning Slots Gaps for upskilling — from Step 8. Table: Window, Duration, Suggested Activity. Show total vs. 1.5h target.
Deep Work Blocks Free gaps in 13:00–15:30 for deliverables — from Step 8. Table: Window, Duration, Suggested Task.
Energy Management Flag if 3h back to back customer meetings without a break
Top 3 Priorities The 3 most impactful things to accomplish (meetings + tasks combined)
10. Write the File
Create the output file at outputs/YYYY/MM/YYYY MM DD prep.html as a self contained HTML file with embedded CSS (dark theme, color coded timeline, responsive layout).
If a file already exists for that date, read it first and update rather than overwrite — the user may have added manual notes.
Example Prompts
"Prepare me for tomorrow"
"What does Friday look like?"
"Daily prep for March 28"
"Prep me for next Monday — focus on customer meetings"
Requirements
WorkIQ MCP tool must be available for calendar access (Microsoft 365 / Outlook)
A workspace with task files and customer/project folders for context enrichment
Output is self contained HTML — no external dependencies