daily-pulse
Generate a daily business snapshot — sales, labor cost, COGS, covers, and P&L flash report — so the owner knows exactly where the business stands every morning. Flags anomalies before they become problems.
Profile →npx skills add cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills --skill daily-pulse --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Daily Pulse ## Core Principles The difference between a thriving shop and a failing one is often simply **knowing the numbers daily.** Most small business owners fly blind until the monthly P&L arrives 3 weeks after month-end — too late to fix anything. The Daily Pulse skill compresses the P&L cycle to 24 hours, giving the owner a crystal-clear morning snapshot of yesterday's performance. ### The Five Daily Numbers That Matter 1. **Total Sales** — Yesterday's revenue vs. target vs. same day last year 2. **Covers / Transactions** — How many customers (for restaurants) or transactions (for retail) 3. **Average Check / Ticket** — Revenue ÷ covers. Trending up or down? 4. **Labor Cost %** — Total labor ÷ sales. Warning if > budget. 5. **COGS %** — Cost of goods sold ÷ sales (restaurants) or COGS as % of sales (retail) --- ## Skill Workflow ### Step 1 — Connect Data Sources Typical data sources (ask user which they use): - **POS System:** Square, Toast, Clover, Lightspeed, Shopify - **Payroll System:** Gusto, ADP, or manual hours - **Inventory System:** Current stock counts, received orders - **Bank Account:** For actual COGS (invoiced amounts) **If no system integration is available:
- Core Principles
- The Five Daily Numbers That Matter
- Skill Workflow
- Step 1 — Connect Data Sources
- Step 2 — Build the Daily Flash Report
- Step 3 — Flag Anomalies & Alerts
- Step 4 — Rolling Week & Month Trends
- Step 5 — Action Recommendations
- Step 6 — Schedule Daily Delivery
- Trigger Phrases
- Key Instructions Summary
- Common Mistakes
What does the daily-pulse skill do?
Generate a daily business snapshot — sales, labor cost, COGS, covers, and P&L flash report — so the owner knows exactly where the business stands every morning. Flags anomalies before they become problems.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills --skill daily-pulse --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills, a repository with 364 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.