What you'll accomplish
You'll set up Spinach.ai to run your daily standup — either as a structured async check-in via Slack or as a live facilitated meeting where Spinach captures updates automatically. Either way, you get a compiled summary of what everyone worked on yesterday, what they're doing today, and what's blocking them — without running a single standup yourself. For PMs juggling multiple projects, this reclaims 15–30 minutes every morning.
What you'll need
- A Spinach.ai account (Free plan available; Pro at $5/user/month for Jira integration and unlimited meetings)
- Slack workspace where your project team communicates (required for async standup functionality)
- Jira or GitHub access (optional — needed if you want blockers auto-linked to tickets)
- Your team's buy-in — standups only work if the team actually submits updates
- Time needed: 30 minutes to set up; ~2 minutes per day to review the compiled summary
- Cost: Free (1 team, limited meetings) / Pro $5/user/month / Enterprise custom pricing
How-To Guide: Automated Daily Standup Summaries with Spinach.ai
Step 1: Create Your Spinach Account
Go to spinach.ai and click Get started free. Sign up with your Google Workspace or Slack account — using Slack is strongly recommended since it's the primary delivery channel for async standups.
Complete the short onboarding: enter your team name, select your team size, and indicate whether you want live meeting facilitation, async standups, or both.
What you should see: Your Spinach dashboard with a prompt to create your first "Board" (Spinach's term for a team/project workspace).
Troubleshooting: If you sign up with email instead of Slack, you'll need to connect Slack manually in Settings → Integrations before async standups will work.