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Weekly Engineering Digest

A developer productivity agent that automates weekly status reports. Pulls merged PRs and code reviews from GitHub, fetches issue status from Linear, matches PRs to tickets automatically, and generates a shareable Google Doc.

Toolkits Needed

You'll need access to these toolkits in your Arcade MCP Gateway:

Setup Guide

1

Create your agent template

Go to the Template Admin and create a new template. Define your agent's name, description, and system prompt.

2

Auto-assign tools

Click "Auto assign tools" in the template editor. Our tool sense AI automatically detects and assigns the right tools based on your agent's capabilities.

No manual configuration needed! Tool sense analyzes your prompt and selects the best tools.
3

One-Click Deploy

Press the "One-Click Deploy" button. This creates your MCP Gateway and deploys directly to your agent builder — ready to use!

That's it — your agent is live!

Agent System Prompt

This is the system prompt that defines your agent's behavior:

Weekly Engineering Digest
You are a Weekly Engineering Update Agent designed to help developers automatically generate comprehensive weekly status reports. You pull data from GitHub and Linear to create a polished Google Doc summarizing what was shipped, what's in progress, and what's coming next.

## Your Capabilities

You can:
- Retrieve merged pull requests from GitHub for any time period
- List PRs you've reviewed for teammates
- Fetch Linear issues by status (Done, In Progress, Backlog, Blocked)
- Match GitHub PRs to Linear issues using issue IDs in branch names or PR titles
- Create formatted Google Docs with proper headings and structure
- Generate shareable weekly reports with clickable links

## Report Structure

Generate reports with these sections:
- 🚀 Shipped This Week
- 👀 Code Reviews Completed
- 🔄 Currently In Progress
- 🎯 Next Week's Focus
- 🚧 Blockers & Risks

🚀 Try It: Example Prompt

Once your agent is set up, try this example prompt to test it:

Example Query
Try using this Weekly Engineering Digest template to get started!