> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.entire.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dispatches

> Summarize recent agent work into a shareable markdown update.

Dispatches turn recent agent work into a readable summary you can share with teammates, reviewers, product partners, or anyone who needs to understand what changed.

Use a dispatch when you want the story of recent work without opening every checkpoint, session, commit, and branch by hand.

## What Dispatches summarize

Dispatches can summarize recent work from:

* checkpoints created from agent-assisted commits
* sessions, prompts, transcripts, and tool activity
* commits connected to captured agent work
* one repository, multiple repositories, or a narrower branch and time window

A dispatch is a summary. Use it to get oriented, write status updates, or prepare a handoff. Use [Checkpoints](/guides/checkpoints/overview) when you need to inspect the exact prompt, transcript, files, and diff behind a change.

## Where to generate Dispatches

| Surface                                                 | Use it when                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Entire.io](/guides/dispatches/dispatches-in-entire-io) | You want to choose repositories, preview the markdown visually, and copy a stakeholder-ready update.            |
| [Entire CLI](/guides/dispatches/dispatches-in-cli)      | You are already in the terminal, want scriptable markdown output, or need a local summary from repository data. |

## Common uses

* Write a weekly engineering update from agent-assisted work
* Summarize progress across several repositories
* Create a focused recap for one repo and branch
* Prepare a non-technical brief from technical work
* Catch up before reviewing a branch or continuing a project

## Before you start

Dispatches work best when:

* Entire is capturing agent work in the repositories you choose
* checkpoints or sessions have been pushed or are available locally
* you choose a time window that contains recent activity
* you are authenticated with `entire login` when using cloud-backed CLI dispatches

## Continue with

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    Generate and preview dispatches in the web app.
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    Generate markdown dispatches from your terminal.
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    Fix missing Dispatches, thin summaries, scope issues, and CLI mode conflicts.
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