How to get a full context dump for any client: everything Armbrain knows in one command. Also works as a cross-client morning overview when no client is specified.
The Problem
Before a check-in, strategy session, or catching up on a client, you need context. What were the open action items? What happened at the last meeting? Where are the rocks? What is the brand voice? Gathering this manually takes five or six separate commands. /cmo-brief pulls it all together in one shot.
Two Modes
/cmo-brief works in two modes depending on context:
| Situation | Mode | What You Get |
|---|---|---|
| Client name provided, or active client mind set | Single-client deep dive | Full state dump for one client |
| No client specified, no active client mind | Cross-client morning overview | Operational summary across all clients |
Mode 1: Single-Client Deep Dive
/cmo-brief AcmeOr, if you already have Acme active:
/cmo-briefThis produces a structured report covering everything Armbrain knows about the client:
Client Overview
Industry, primary contact, current quarter and sprint, and how many days since your last interaction.
Last Meeting
Date, attendees, key outcomes, and whether the follow-up email was sent. Useful for continuity: see what was discussed and catch open items.
Open Action Items
Organized by urgency:
- Overdue -- commitments past their expected date
- This sprint -- deliverables due in the current sprint
- Pending -- commitments without a deadline
Recent Activity (Last 14 Days)
Decisions, facts, and notes that were captured recently. This section covers recent memories from all sources (manual, transcripts, email ingestion).
Campaign Status
Active campaigns and recent outcomes. Pulls from campaign_outcome memories and gives you the current state of any marketing initiatives.
Upcoming
- Next scheduled meeting (if calendar is connected)
- Sprint deadline and days remaining
- Quarter end date
- Rock pacing: which quarterly goals are on track, behind, or ahead
Brand Voice Snapshot
Tone, positioning, key content themes, and top stakeholders. A quick refresher so you walk into the call with the right voice in your head.
Mode 2: Cross-Client Morning Overview
When no client is active and you run /cmo-brief without arguments, it produces a morning briefing across all your clients:
/cmo-briefThe overview includes:
Today's Meetings
If Google Calendar is connected, shows today's meetings matched to client minds. Each meeting shows attendees and whether prep is available.
TODAY'S MEETINGS
- 10:00 Acme Corp (Sarah Chen): prep available, say "prep my meeting with Acme"
- 2:30 5 Star Charleston (Stephen Graham) -- no recent notes, consider catching upNeeds Attention
Clients with overdue items, stale relationships (no interaction in 14+ days), or outstanding commitments.
NEEDS ATTENTION
- [Acme] 2 action items overdue from Sprint 3
- [Bluebell] No interaction in 18 days: consider a check-inThis Week's Sprint Deliverables
Current sprint deliverables across all clients, showing what is due by sprint end.
Only clients with something to report appear. Clients with no open items and no recent activity are omitted.
When to Use Each Mode
| Scenario | What to Run |
|---|---|
| Starting your day, no specific client in client mind | /cmo-brief (no arguments, no active client mind) |
| Picking up a client after a few days | /cmo-brief Acme |
| Before a strategy session | /cmo-brief Acme, then /cmo-prep for meeting-specific prep |
| Checking on a client between meetings | /cmo-brief (with client already active) |
| Onboarding a VA and showing them the client state | Share the saved brief file |
How It Differs from Meeting Prep
/cmo-brief | /cmo-prep | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Client state: everything about the client right now | Meeting-specific: what you need for the next call |
| Scope | Rocks, sprints, campaigns, brand voice, recent activity, open items | Recent memories, stakeholders, commitments, context switch |
| When | Any time you need to re-load context | 5-15 minutes before a specific meeting |
| Output | Saved as a report | Saved as a brief |
Use /cmo-brief to re-orient yourself on a client. Use /cmo-prep when you have a specific meeting coming up and need a focused brief with attendee context.
Output and Saving
The briefing is automatically saved to the client's local Armbrain folder (if configured) as a report file:
~/Clients/Acme Corp/Armbrain/Reports/2026-03-27-acme-brief.mdMorning overviews are saved similarly with a morning-briefing filename.
After the briefing, you are prompted: "Want more detail on any section?" This lets you drill into specific areas (e.g., "Tell me more about the open commitments" or "What happened at the last meeting?").
Edge Cases
- Brand new client with no data: Shows only the client name and configured settings, with a note that limited data is available.
- No meetings logged: The "Last Meeting" and "Next Meeting" sections are omitted entirely -- no empty placeholders.
- No calendar integration: The "Next Meeting" line is omitted from Upcoming. Sprint and quarter info still appear.
- Client with 500+ memories: The 14-day window and 20-item cap per section keep the output scannable. If more items exist, the count is noted.
Key Details
- Sections with no data are skipped. You never see empty headers or "No data available" filler.
- Alias:
/cmo-br. Shorter version of the same command. - Total output stays under 3000 words. Reads in 2-3 minutes.
- Parallel data gathering. Multiple tools run simultaneously, so the briefing generates quickly even for data-rich clients.
- Does not modify any data. This is a read-only operation.