activity-synthesis

Activity Synthesis

When users ask about their own work activity, use Glean's user_activity and memory tools to provide a synthesized view of their contributions.

Tool Naming

See the glean-tools-guide skill for Glean MCP tool naming conventions. Tools follow the pattern mcp__glean_[server-name]__[tool] where the server name is dynamic.

When This Applies

Use this approach when users ask:

"What have I been working on?"
"What did I do last week?"
"Summarize my recent activity"
"What projects have I touched?"
"Help me remember what I worked on"
"What should I put in my status update?"

BE SKEPTICAL

Not every activity is worth highlighting. Before including items, evaluate:

Significance Test

Is this a meaningful contribution?
✅ INCLUDE: Created docs, made decisions, completed tasks
⚠️ MAYBE: Reviewed items, attended meetings
❌ EXCLUDE: Just viewed something, minor edits, noise

Accomplishment Test

Did the user actually accomplish something?
✅ INCLUDE: Finished tasks, shipped features, resolved issues
⚠️ CONTEXT: In-progress work (note the status)
❌ EXCLUDE: Started but abandoned, just browsing

Relevance Test

Does this reflect real work the user did?
✅ INCLUDE: Direct contributions with clear ownership
❌ EXCLUDE: Auto-generated, mass-distributed, tangential CC's

Filter Out:

Automated notifications
Documents the user only viewed briefly
Mass emails or announcements received
Activity with no meaningful outcome

Quality over quantity: A focused summary of 5-7 accomplishments is better than 20 trivial activities.

Primary Tools

Tool Purpose When to Use

user_activity

Get work activity feed Primary source for user's actions

memory

Get context about user Roles, projects, responsibilities

Find documents by user Documents created/updated

meeting_lookup

Find meetings Meetings attended

Query Patterns

Get Activity Feed

user_activity start_date:[YYYY-MM-DD] end_date:[YYYY-MM-DD]

Note: end_date is exclusive.

Get User Context

memory - read all categories

Returns roles, responsibilities, active projects, recent topics.

Find User's Documents

search query="" from="me" updated="past_week" search query="" owner="me"

Synthesis Approach

Gather raw data from user_activity and search
Group by theme: Projects, meetings, documents, collaborations
Identify patterns: What topics appear repeatedly?
Highlight accomplishments: Completed items, decisions made
Note open items: Things still in progress

Output Format

Present activity in a scannable format:

Your Recent Activity: [Time Period]

By Project

[Project A]: [X activities] - [summary]
[Project B]: [Y activities] - [summary]

Key Actions

[Action 1] - [date]
[Action 2] - [date]

Collaborations

Worked with [Person] on [topic]

Relationship to Commands

For comprehensive activity summaries, suggest:

/glean-productivity:my-week
Full weekly summary with analysis
/glean-productivity:daily-briefing
What happened in last 24 hours