MCP Prompts for Managers: Status, Risks, and Priorities

Manager-focused prompt library for MCP workflows. These prompts help you track team status, identify risks, manage resource constraints, and set priorities—all while avoiding noisy edits and preferring comments for traceability.

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Manager Prompt Best Practices

Prefer comments over edits: Add comments for traceability instead of updating task fields
Read-first approach: Always review current state before making recommendations
Summary format: Get summaries and reports rather than raw task lists
Risk-focused: Identify blockers and risks proactively

Team Status Prompts

1. Weekly Team Status

"Generate a weekly team status report from Corcava tasks: completed work by person, in-progress items, blockers, and next week priorities. Format as an executive summary suitable for stakeholders. Don't update any tasks—just generate the report."

Output: Executive summary with team metrics

2. Project Status Overview

"Summarize status for project '[Project Name]' from Corcava: tasks by status, progress percentage, key milestones, and risks. Format as a project status report. Read-only—don't update anything."

Output: Project status with metrics

3. Team Workload Analysis

"Analyze team workload from Corcava tasks: list all tasks assigned to each team member, identify overloaded people, and suggest rebalancing. Format as a resource allocation report. Don't reassign tasks—just show the analysis."

Output: Workload analysis with recommendations

Risk Management Prompts

4. Risk Review

"Identify risks from Corcava tasks: overdue items, blocked tasks, tasks without owners, and tasks with many comments but no progress. For each risk, propose a mitigation. Format as a risk assessment. Don't update tasks—just identify and propose."

Output: Risk assessment with mitigations

5. Blocker Summary

"Find all blocked tasks in Corcava and summarize: what's blocked, why it's blocked, how long it's been blocked, and suggested escalation steps. Format as a blocker review. Read-only operation."

Output: Blocker summary with escalation suggestions

6. Overdue Tasks Review

"List all overdue tasks in Corcava, grouped by project and assignee. For each, suggest next action (extend deadline, reassign, or escalate). Show me the list and suggestions. Don't update tasks—just provide recommendations."

Output: Overdue tasks with action recommendations

Resource Management Prompts

7. Capacity Planning

"Calculate team capacity for this week from Corcava tasks: total tasks assigned, estimated hours, available capacity per person, and identify bottlenecks. Format as a capacity planning report."

Output: Capacity analysis

8. Resource Allocation

"Analyze resource allocation across projects in Corcava: show tasks per project, identify underutilized team members, and suggest reallocation. Format as a resource allocation report. Don't reassign—just show analysis."

Output: Resource allocation analysis

Priority Setting Prompts

9. Priority Review

"Review priorities for project '[Project Name]' from Corcava tasks: rank all open tasks by priority based on due dates, dependencies, and business impact. Show me the prioritized list with reasoning. Don't update priorities—just show the analysis."

Output: Prioritized task list

10. Sprint Planning Review

"Review sprint plan from Corcava tasks: list all tasks in current sprint, assess if scope is realistic, identify dependencies, and suggest adjustments. Format as a sprint review. Don't update tasks—just provide analysis."

Output: Sprint review with recommendations

Stakeholder Communication Prompts

11. Executive Summary

"Create an executive summary from Corcava tasks this week: overall progress, key accomplishments, risks, and priorities. Keep it concise (under 200 words) and suitable for executive audience. Read-only operation."

Output: Executive summary

12. Client Progress Report

"Generate a client-ready progress report for project '[Project Name]' from Corcava: translate technical tasks into plain language, highlight accomplishments, present risks professionally, and propose next steps. Format as a professional email. Read-only."

Output: Client progress report

Manager Best Practices

Manager Prompt Patterns

Read-only first: Start with reporting and analysis before any updates
Comment for traceability: Add comments instead of updating task fields when possible
Summary format: Request summaries and reports rather than raw data
Risk-focused: Always include risk identification in status reviews
Stakeholder-ready: Format outputs for different audiences (exec, client, team)

Manager-Focused Prompts

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