{"schemaVersion":"1.0","source":"The Workflow Finder","sourceUrl":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com","license":"Free to use with attribution and a link to the cited page","generated":"2026-08-28","workflow":{"title":"Automate Your Weekly Progress Report","slug":"automate-weekly-progress-report","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/workflows/automate-weekly-progress-report","description":"Stop spending Friday afternoon writing status updates. Build a system that writes your weekly report from your task list and calendar automatically.","difficulty":"Intermediate","timeEstimate":"1 hr setup, then 5 min per week","schemaDuration":"PT1H","expectedResult":"An automated weekly progress report delivered every Friday with completed tasks, blockers, and the plan for next week.","tags":["Productivity","Automation","Reporting","Team Collaboration"]},"steps":[{"position":1,"title":"Connect Your Task Manager","instructions":"Set up a Zapier or Make trigger that pulls all tasks marked 'Done' in ClickUp, Notion, or Monday.com in the past 7 days every Friday at 4 PM.","input":"Workflow inputs: the topic, goal, or raw materials the user is starting from.","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 2 (\"Pull Key Metrics\").","toolSlots":[{"slug":"zapier","name":"Zapier","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/zapier","category":"Automation","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Workflow automation","API integration"],"hasApi":true},{"slug":"clickup","name":"ClickUp","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/clickup","category":"Productivity","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Workflow automation","Document processing"],"hasApi":true},{"slug":"notion-ai","name":"Notion AI","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/notion-ai","category":"Productivity","pricing":"paid","capabilities":["Note-taking & knowledge management","Document processing","Long-form writing"]}]},{"position":2,"title":"Pull Key Metrics","instructions":"Add a step that pulls your key weekly metrics from wherever they live, Google Sheets, your CRM, or Airtable, and appends them to the report data.","input":"Output of Step 1 (\"Connect Your Task Manager\").","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 3 (\"Write the Report with AI\").","toolSlots":[{"slug":"make","name":"Make","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/make","category":"Automation","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Workflow automation","API integration"]},{"slug":"airtable-ai","name":"Airtable AI","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/airtable-ai","category":"Productivity","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Workflow automation","Data analysis","Document processing"],"hasApi":true}]},{"position":3,"title":"Write the Report with AI","instructions":"Send the completed tasks and metrics to Claude via API. Use a prompt that formats them into a structured report: wins, blockers, metrics snapshot, and plan for next week.","input":"Output of Step 2 (\"Pull Key Metrics\").","output":"Handoff artifact consumed by Step 4 (\"Deliver the Report\").","toolSlots":[{"slug":"claude","name":"Claude","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/claude","category":"Writing","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Long-form writing","Code generation","Web research"],"hasApi":true}]},{"position":4,"title":"Deliver the Report","instructions":"Route the finished report to Slack, email, or Notion, wherever your team expects to see it. Set the automation to run every Friday at 5 PM.","input":"Output of Step 3 (\"Write the Report with AI\").","output":"Final workflow output: An automated weekly progress report delivered every Friday with completed tasks, blockers, and the plan for next week.","toolSlots":[{"slug":"zapier","name":"Zapier","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/zapier","category":"Automation","pricing":"freemium","capabilities":["Workflow automation","API integration"],"hasApi":true},{"slug":"notion-ai","name":"Notion AI","url":"https://www.theworkflowfinder.com/tools/notion-ai","category":"Productivity","pricing":"paid","capabilities":["Note-taking & knowledge management","Document processing","Long-form writing"]}]}]}