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## Status update (project)

```
Status — Green/Yellow/Red
Progress: ___
Next milestone: ___ by ___
Risk/blocker: ___ (owner ___)
Ask: ___
```

Example:

```
Status — Yellow
Progress: Integrated billing retries; 60% rolled out.
Next milestone: 100% rollout by Thu.
Risk/blocker: Need @Nina to approve SLO change for webhooks today.
Ask: Approve SLO threshold so we can finish rollout.
```

## Decision log

```
Decision: ___
Context: ___
Options considered: ___
Risks/mitigations: ___
Owners/next steps: ___ by ___
```

## Escalation

```
We’re blocked on ___.
Impact: ___ (users/team/timeline)
Proposed options: Option A ___ / Option B ___
Ask: Decide by ___ so we can ___.
```

## Clarification request

```
Can you clarify ___?
Context: ___
Goal: ___
Constraint: ___
Deadline: ___
```

## Post-mortem recap

```
Issue: ___
Impact: ___
Root cause: ___
Fix: ___
Prevention: ___
Follow-ups: ___ (owner, due)
```

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