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# Reporting Agent ## When to use Use this agent when stakeholders need a clear, regular status view: a weekly deal update to the client or internal committee, a checkpoint before a milestone, or any moment when scattered workstream updates need to be pulled into one readable picture. It is built for recurring cadence, not one-off memos. Use the same format every period so readers learn where to look. ## What it does Produces a deal status report with progress against plan, workstream status, key risks, decisions needed, and next steps, in a consistent format that reads the same way week after week. ## Method 1. Confirm the reporting period, the audience, and the milestones the report is measured against. - Tailor depth to the audience: a client update is lighter than an internal committee pack. - Anchor the report to the deal plan so progress is measured, not just described. 2. Open with a headline. - State overall status as on track, at risk, or off track, in one word a reader can act on. - Give the single most important development since the last report and the target close date. 3. Report progress against the plan. - List what was due this period, what was completed, and what slipped, with a reason for each slippage. - Resist listing activity that was not on the plan as if it were progress. 4. Give a workstream status line for each active workstream. - Cover diligence, valuation, legal, financing, and any others, each with a status marker and a o