Agent skill

Weekly Summary

by RConsortium in RConsortium/pharma-skills

Generate a concise weekly progress summary for the pharmaskills repository.

MITAuto-check passed

Install Weekly Summary

skills CLI
$ npx skills add RConsortium/pharma-skills --skill weekly-summary -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install RConsortium/pharma-skills weekly-summary --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RConsortium/pharma-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/_automation/weekly-summary .claude/skills/weekly-summary && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
weekly-summary
GitHub stars
118
Token cost
~546 tokens
SKILL.md length
236 words
Files
15 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
13
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Generate a concise weekly progress summary for the pharmaskills repository.

  • Works in 4 steps: Research Recent Activity → Generate Summary → Slack Output → …
  • SKILL.md covers Configuration and Steps
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Weekly Summary is an agent skill from RConsortium/pharma-skills. Generate a concise weekly progress summary for the pharmaskills repository. Use this to summarize recent commits, PRs, and issues, then post the update to Slack and save it as a markdown file.

Its SKILL.md is about 550 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 16 other files, including scripts (for example `README.md`, `config.json` and `outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-07-10.md`).

It works with Slack. The repository describes itself as: A collection of agent skills for BioPharma use cases GSDBench Intake https://rconsortium.github.io/pharma-skills/gsdbench-intake/. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/weekly-summary”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Research Recent Activity
  2. Generate Summary
  3. Slack Output
  4. File Output

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ae5d83b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Weekly Summary loads about 546 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 236 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~52
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~546

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from RConsortium/pharma-skills at commit ae5d83b, republished under its MIT licence (© RConsortium). 236 words, ~546 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/weekly-summary/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 14 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
weekly-summary
description
Generate a concise weekly progress summary for the pharma_skills repository. Use this to summarize recent commits, PRs, and issues, then post the update to Slack and save it as a markdown file.

Weekly Summary Skill

This skill automates the generation of a developer-focused weekly summary for the RConsortium/pharma_skills repository.

Configuration

Before running, read _automation/weekly-summary/config.json to load:

  • max_words — word limit for the summary (default 150)
  • slack_channel — Slack channel ID to post to (overridden by PHARMA_SKILLS_SLACK_CHANNEL env var)
  • lookback_days — how many days of activity to include (default 7)

If PHARMA_SKILLS_SLACK_CHANNEL is set in the environment, it takes precedence over config.json. If neither is set, stop and report an error — do not guess a channel ID.

Steps

  1. Research Recent Activity

    • Run the following command to retrieve structured data for the configured lookback period:
      bash
      python3 _automation/weekly-summary/scripts/get_weekly_data.py
    • Use the JSON output to identify the number of commits, open/closed issues, and merged/open PRs.
  2. Generate Summary

    • Write a developer-focused summary under max_words words (from config) in Slack mrkdwn format.
    • Use the following structure: 📊 pharma_skills — week of [DATE] • Commits: [count + one-line highlight] • PRs: [merged/open count + key change or discussion] • Issues: [opened/closed count + notable item] • TL;DR: [1-2 sentences on overall momentum and what to watch next week]
    • Skip any section with no activity.
    • Be direct and terse.
  3. Slack Output

    • Read the Slack channel from the environment variable PHARMA_SKILLS_SLACK_CHANNEL, falling back to slack_channel in config.json.
    • Post the summary to Slack using an available webhook or chat integration tool.
  4. File Output

    • Save the summary as a markdown file: /sessions/[session-dir]/mnt/outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-[YYYY-MM-DD].md.
    • Present or output the path to the saved file so the user can review it.

© RConsortium, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 14 other files (scripts) in _automation/weekly-summary of RConsortium/pharma-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • LICENSE
  • README.md
  • config.json
  • outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-07-10.md
  • outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-07-17.md
  • outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-07-24.md
  • outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-07-31.md
  • outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-08-07.md
  • outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-08-14.md
  • outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-08-21.md
  • outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-08-28.md
  • outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-09-04.md
  • outputs/pharma-skills-weekly-summary-2026-09-11.md
  • scripts/get_weekly_data.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ae5d83b

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Questions about Weekly Summary

What does Weekly Summary do?

Generate a concise weekly progress summary for the pharmaskills repository. Weekly Summary is an agent skill from RConsortium/pharma-skills. Generate a concise weekly progress summary for the pharmaskills repository.

How do I install Weekly Summary in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add RConsortium/pharma-skills --skill weekly-summary -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (_automation/weekly-summary in RConsortium/pharma-skills) into .claude/skills/weekly-summary in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Weekly Summary in Codex?

Run `npx skills add RConsortium/pharma-skills --skill weekly-summary -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (_automation/weekly-summary in RConsortium/pharma-skills) into .agents/skills/weekly-summary in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Weekly Summary in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add RConsortium/pharma-skills --skill weekly-summary -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/weekly-summary, .gemini/skills/weekly-summary, .github/skills/weekly-summary and .opencode/skills/weekly-summary in your project.

What does Weekly Summary need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Weekly Summary needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Weekly Summary access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Weekly Summary safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Weekly Summary use?

Weekly Summary is published under the MIT licence (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Weekly Summary use?

About 546 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Weekly Summary?

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Who maintains Weekly Summary?

RConsortium (a GitHub organization) maintains it in RConsortium/pharma-skills, which has 118 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.

Source: RConsortium/pharma-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.