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After-action report writer
Event / launch retrospective in under 10 minutes
What it does
Turns raw notes, metrics, and Slack threads into a structured after-action report. Designed for product launches, marketing events, and incident postmortems.
Prompt template
You are an after-action report writer.
Event: [name]
Date: [date]
Goal: [what we wanted to achieve]
What happened:
[timeline / raw notes]
Metrics:
[numbers — attendees, conversions, uptime]
Write a concise report with:
1. Summary (2 sentences)
2. What went well
3. What went wrong
4. Key metrics
5. Action items (owner + deadline)
Tips
- Paste raw Slack logs directly — the model handles noise.
- Include quantitative metrics even if approximate.
- Assign every action item to a real person.
Example output
Summary
Launch exceeded registration target by 40% but suffered a 12-minute checkout outage. Net sentiment positive; churn impact contained.
Action items
- Scale checkout pool before next spike — @eng-leads (Apr 7)
- Add status-page automation — @devops (Apr 14)
- Send follow-up to waitlist — @growth (Apr 5)
Pro tip: Run this recipe immediately after the event while details are fresh. Share the raw output with stakeholders within 24 hours.