Engineering Manager Toolkit

Your Entire EM Workflow. One Place. Powered by AI.

The Engineering Manager Toolkit is a Notion template, Obsidian vault, and Claude AI plugin that work together. Pull standups, prep 1:1s, track goals, and draft performance reviews — without switching between 10 different tools.

Everything You Need, Bundled Together

One purchase. Four pieces that work together so your AI has context, your data has a home, and your workflow has structure.

Notion Template

Five pre-built dashboards ready to duplicate into your workspace. Team Dashboard, Signals, 1:1 Tracker, Goals Board, and Projects Overview — all linked and ready to use.

Obsidian Vault

The same structure as the Notion template, but as local markdown files. Offline-first, private, and compatible with any text editor. Ideal if you already live in Obsidian.

Claude AI Plugin

A .plugin file for Cowork (the Claude desktop app) that activates your EM skill. Ask Claude to pull standups, prep a 1:1, or draft a review — it reads and writes to your workspace automatically.

Setup Guide

Step-by-step instructions for connecting Slack, configuring your workspace name, and adding your team roster. Most EMs are up and running in under 20 minutes.

What the AI Skill Does

The plugin activates a full engineering management skill inside Claude. Ask it anything about your team — it reads from Slack and your workspace to give you answers grounded in real data.

Standup Collection

Ask Claude to pull today's standups from your Slack channel. It parses each engineer's update, identifies blockers, and saves a daily log to your workspace — no bots, no scheduled jobs.

Signal Detection

Claude tracks patterns over time: who's going quiet, who keeps hitting the same blocker, whose sentiment is declining. Signals surface in your morning briefing before they become real problems.

1:1 Prep

"Prep my 1:1 with Maya." Claude pulls her last standup entries, open action items, goals, and any signals — and generates a prep brief in under a minute. Show up to every 1:1 informed.

Goal Tracking

Set goals for each engineer and update them conversationally. "Marcus completed the auth migration" — Claude updates the status, timestamps it, and keeps the goal history clean.

Performance Reviews

"Draft a review for Sarah, Q1 2026." Claude pulls six months of standups, 1:1 notes, goals, and signals to generate a detailed first draft — grounded in real data, not memory.

Quick Notes

"Note Marcus shipped the feature early." Tagged and timestamped notes stored against each engineer profile. When review season comes, you'll have a record of everything that mattered.

Up and Running in 20 Minutes

No servers to deploy. No webhooks to configure. No new SaaS subscription. Just Claude, your workspace, and your Slack channel.

01

Install the plugin

Duplicate the Notion template or open the Obsidian vault. Install the .plugin file into Cowork. The setup guide walks you through it — takes about 15 minutes.

02

Connect Slack and add your team

Tell Claude your standup channel name and list your engineers. It verifies the channel and builds your team roster. That's the only configuration you need.

03

Ask Claude

"Pull standups." "Prep my 1:1 with James." "What needs my attention?" Claude handles the rest — reading from Slack, writing to your workspace, and surfacing what matters.

Who It's For

Built for engineering managers who want AI to do more of the management work — without handing their team's data to another vendor.

Engineering managers who use Notion or Obsidian as their primary workspace
EMs switching between Slack, Jira, spreadsheets, and a notes app just to stay on top of their team
Team leads who want AI help without giving a new SaaS tool access to their team's data
Managers who write their own performance reviews and want a better starting point than a blank page
EMs at seed-stage to Series B companies who don't have a dedicated HR platform yet

Not sure if it's the right fit? You can also try Vereda AI — a fully hosted version of the same workflows, with no setup required.

What You Can Ask Claude

Once the plugin is installed, your EM workflow lives in conversation.

“Pull today's standups”
“What needs my attention?”
“Prep my 1:1 with Sarah”
“Note that James shipped the auth migration early”
“Set a goal for Ryan: lead checkout v2 by June”
“Draft a performance review for Maya, Q1 2026”
“What are Sarah's current goals?”
“Create a project: API redesign, Sarah and Marcus, due May 15”
“What signals should I be watching?”
“Add a todo: follow up on Q2 headcount”

Frequently Asked Questions

Related Pages

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Get the Engineering Manager Toolkit

Everything you need to run your team with AI — Notion template, Obsidian vault, Claude plugin, and setup guide. Questions? Reach us at info@vereda.ai