# Turn a busy chat channel or group export into a situation brief

A prioritized brief from raw chat logs: what happened, why it matters, what's still unknown, and what to do next.

- Topic: Research & Summaries
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Communication, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/turn-a-busy-chat-channel-or-group-export-into-a-situation-brief

## Prompt

```text
Turn this raw chat export into a situation brief I can act on.

**Source:** [e.g. Slack channel, Teams thread, Telegram or WhatsApp group export]
**Time window covered:** [DATES/TIMES]
**What I care about:** [e.g. "the outage response", "supplier delays", "market-moving news in this sector"]
**Who will read the brief:** [e.g. "my manager", "the on-call team"]
**Chat log:**
[PASTE]

Rules:
- Use only what's in the log. Separate confirmed facts from claims, rumors, and opinions, and note who said what.
- Where messages conflict, show both versions instead of picking one.
- Ignore chatter, jokes, and duplicates unless they change the picture.
- Use times and dates from the log; don't infer ones that aren't there.

Return:
1. **Summary:** 2-3 sentences on the current state.
2. **Timeline of key events:** time, what happened, source (person or message), confidence (confirmed / reported / unverified).
3. **Impact:** immediate and possible consequences for [WHAT I CARE ABOUT].
4. **Gaps:** the critical questions the log doesn't answer, and who might know.
5. **Actions:** prioritized next steps, each with the reason and the risk of not acting.
6. **Context (if relevant):** broader trends or sentiment shifts visible in the conversation.

Keep it under one page. Don't include personal details about participants beyond what's needed to attribute information.
```

## What to fill in

- DATES/TIMES
- e.g. "my manager", "the on-call team"
- PASTE
- WHAT I CARE ABOUT

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