Generate Report Header

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Create standardized report headers with metadata for all agent-generated reports.

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7/27/2026
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Automated summary

Produces standardized Markdown report headers with timestamp, status, version, and optional metadata for agent-generated reports.

Strengths

  • Concrete, copy-ready header template with an explicitly enumerated set of standard fields
  • Clear status-to-emoji mapping covering success, partial, failed, and in-progress states
  • Supports arbitrary additional metadata such as agent name, files scanned, or issue counts
  • Documents error handling for missing report type, invalid status, and malformed timestamps

Limitations

  • The output template stops at the Executive Summary heading and provides no report body structure
  • Timestamps are fixed to UTC formatting with no guidance on local time zones
  • Does not validate report content or cross-check the numbers supplied as metadata
When to use it

Use at the top of any agent-generated report so bug hunts, security audits, and dependency updates all share a consistent header.

When not to use it

Skip it for narrative prose or long-form documentation where a standardized metadata header adds no value.

Security analysis

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Quality score78/100

The skill is a pure text-formatting template generator with no declared tools and no executable actions. It contains no shell commands, network calls, file deletion, secret handling, or obfuscated payloads; it only describes how to assemble a Markdown header from supplied metadata.

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How this analysis is made

Examples

Bug hunt report header
Generate a report header for a Bug Hunting report, version 2025-10-17, status success, with metadata: agent bug-hunter, 147 files scanned, 23 bugs found.
Security audit with partial status
Create a standardized header for a Security Audit report, version final, status partial, timestamp 2025-10-17T14:30:00Z, listing 2 critical issues, 5 high issues and 5 fixed issues.
Dependency update failure
Produce a report header for a Dependency Update, version 2025-10-17, status failed, including the workflow and phase fields.

name: generate-report-header description: Create standardized report headers with metadata for all agent-generated reports. Use when generating bug reports, security audits, dependency reports, or any worker output requiring consistent formatting.

Generate Report Header

Create consistent, well-formatted headers for all agent-generated reports with proper metadata.

When to Use

  • Beginning of all worker-generated reports
  • Summary documents
  • Validation reports
  • Audit reports
  • Any standardized output requiring header

Instructions

Step 1: Collect Header Information

Gather required information for header.

Expected Input:

  • reportType: String (e.g., "Bug Hunting", "Security Audit", "Version Update")
  • version: String (e.g., "0.8.0", "2025-10-17", "final")
  • status: String (success|partial|failed|in_progress)
  • timestamp: String (optional, ISO-8601 format, defaults to current time)
  • duration: String (optional, e.g., "3m 45s", "1h 12m")
  • workflow: String (optional, e.g., "bugs", "security", "dead-code", "dependencies")
  • phase: String (optional, e.g., "detection", "fixing", "verification")
  • additionalMetadata: Object (optional, extra fields)

Step 2: Format Timestamp

Convert timestamp to readable format if needed.

Format: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss UTC"

Example: "2025-10-17 14:30:00 UTC"

Step 3: Determine Status Emoji

Map status to appropriate emoji.

Status Mapping:

  • success: ✅
  • partial: ⚠️
  • failed: ❌
  • in_progress: 🔄

Step 4: Generate Header

Create formatted markdown header.

Expected Output:

# {ReportType} Report: {Version}

**Generated**: {Timestamp}
**Status**: {StatusEmoji} {Status}
**Version**: {Version}
**Duration**: {Duration} (if provided)
**Workflow**: {Workflow} (if provided)
**Phase**: {Phase} (if provided)

---

## Executive Summary

Standard Metrics (include when available):

  • Timestamp (ISO-8601)
  • Duration (human-readable)
  • Workflow (domain: bugs, security, dead-code, dependencies)
  • Phase (detection, fixing, verification)
  • Validation Status (✅ PASSED, ⛔ FAILED, ⚠️ PARTIAL)

Step 5: Add Optional Metadata

Include additional metadata fields if provided.

Optional Fields:

  • Agent name
  • Duration
  • File count
  • Issue count
  • Any custom fields

Error Handling

  • Missing Report Type: Return error requesting report type
  • Invalid Status: Return error listing valid statuses
  • Invalid Timestamp: Use current time and warn

Examples

Example 1: Bug Hunting Report

Input:

{
  "reportType": "Bug Hunting",
  "version": "2025-10-17",
  "status": "success",
  "additionalMetadata": {
    "agent": "bug-hunter",
    "filesScanned": 147,
    "bugsFound": 23
  }
}

Output:

# Bug Hunting Report: 2025-10-17

**Generated**: 2025-10-17 14:30:00 UTC
**Status**: ✅ success
**Version**: 2025-10-17
**Agent**: bug-hunter
**Files Scanned**: 147
**Bugs Found**: 23

---

## Executive Summary

Example 2: Version Update Report

Input:

{
  "reportType": "Version Update",
  "version": "0.7.0 → 0.8.0",
  "status": "success"
}

Output:

# Version Update Report: 0.7.0 → 0.8.0

**Generated**: 2025-10-17 14:30:00 UTC
**Status**: ✅ success
**Version**: 0.7.0 → 0.8.0

---

## Executive Summary

Example 3: Security Audit (Partial)

Input:

{
  "reportType": "Security Audit",
  "version": "final",
  "status": "partial",
  "timestamp": "2025-10-17T14:30:00Z",
  "additionalMetadata": {
    "criticalIssues": 2,
    "highIssues": 5,
    "fixedIssues": 5
  }
}

Output:

# Security Audit Report: final

**Generated**: 2025-10-17 14:30:00 UTC
**Status**: ⚠️ partial
**Version**: final
**Critical Issues**: 2
**High Issues**: 5
**Fixed Issues**: 5

---

## Executive Summary

Example 4: Failed Dependency Update

Input:

{
  "reportType": "Dependency Update",
  "version": "2025-10-17",
  "status": "failed",
  "additionalMetadata": {
    "error": "npm install failed",
    "failedPackages": ["package-a", "package-b"]
  }
}

Output:

# Dependency Update Report: 2025-10-17

**Generated**: 2025-10-17 14:30:00 UTC
**Status**: ❌ failed
**Version**: 2025-10-17
**Error**: npm install failed
**Failed Packages**: package-a, package-b

---

## Executive Summary

Validation

  • [ ] Generates header with all required fields
  • [ ] Formats timestamp correctly
  • [ ] Maps status to correct emoji
  • [ ] Includes additional metadata when provided
  • [ ] Validates status values
  • [ ] Uses current time if timestamp missing

Supporting Files

  • template.md: Report header template (see Supporting Files section)

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