Template: hybrid standup

Most standup templates were designed for teams where every contributor is human. They ask about blockers, priorities, and what you worked on yesterday. These questions still matter, but they miss half the picture when coding agents are part of your team.

The hybrid standup template is built for teams where humans and agents work together. It collects the updates you expect from people while also surfacing agent activity in the same flow.

What is included

The template comes with five default questions designed for hybrid teams.

The first three are familiar: “What did you accomplish since last check-in?”, “What are you planning to work on today?”, and “Any blockers or things you need help with?” These are the standard standup questions that teams have used for decades.

The fourth question is new: “Did any coding agents work on your project since last check-in?” This prompts team members to acknowledge agent contributions, even if the agent already reported through Dailybot. It keeps humans aware of what agents are doing in their area.

The fifth question ties it together: “Is there anything that needs human review from recent agent work?” This is the quality gate. It ensures that agent output gets human oversight, which is especially important in the early days of agent adoption.

How to deploy it

Setting up the template takes about three minutes. Create a new check-in in Dailybot, select the hybrid standup template, choose your team, and set a schedule. Most teams run it daily on weekday mornings, but the schedule is fully configurable.

The check-in runs in whatever chat platform your team uses. Team members answer the questions in a conversational flow, and their responses are collected and summarized in a central feed.

Customization ideas

Adapt the template based on your team’s maturity with AI agents. Teams early in adoption might add a question about agent trust (“Rate your confidence in agent output this week, 1-5”). More mature teams might replace the explicit agent question with a combined “What shipped today, by humans or agents?”

You can also add conditional questions. For example, if someone answers “yes” to having blockers, a follow-up question can ask for details. If they mention agent work, a follow-up can ask whether it needs review.

Why it matters

The hybrid standup is not just a new set of questions. It is a signal to your team that agent work is real work that deserves attention and oversight. By including agent-related questions in your daily ritual, you normalize the practice of monitoring, reviewing, and integrating agent contributions.