diff --git a/openrouter_client.py b/openrouter_client.py
index cf38a8a..88b0451 100644
--- a/openrouter_client.py
+++ b/openrouter_client.py
@@ -311,14 +311,27 @@ async def _chat_completion(prompt: str, *, timeout: int = 180) -> str:
 
 
 def _summary_prompt(transcript: str) -> str:
-    return f"""You are a meeting summarizer. Given the following meeting transcript, produce a concise, well-structured summary with:
+    return f"""You are a meeting summarizer. Given the following meeting transcript, produce a concise, well-structured summary.
 
-1. **Overview** — 2-3 sentences covering what was discussed
-2. **Key Decisions** — decisions that were made
-3. **Action Items** — who needs to do what (use bullet points)
-4. **Next Steps / Deadlines** — any dates, timelines, or follow-ups mentioned
+Use exactly these markdown section headings, in this order:
 
-If speaker labels are present, preserve them where helpful in action items.
+## What Was Done
+- Summarize the work completed, progress reported, and status updates.
+- Include all dev team members' reports that appear in the transcript; do not omit any named person.
+
+## What Will Be Done Next
+- Summarize the upcoming work, planned follow-ups, and expected next steps.
+
+## Action Items
+- Use bullet points.
+- For each item, include the owner when it is mentioned.
+
+## Decisions
+- List decisions that were made.
+- If no decisions were made, say "- None recorded."
+
+If speaker labels are present, preserve them where helpful.
+Do not add extra top-level sections.
 
 Transcript:
 {transcript}"""
@@ -341,12 +354,26 @@ def _combined_summary_prompt(chunk_summaries: list[str]) -> str:
     merged = "\n\n".join(
         f"Chunk {index}:\n{summary}" for index, summary in enumerate(chunk_summaries, start=1)
     )
-    return f"""You are a meeting summarizer. The transcript was summarized in chunks first. Combine them into one final meeting summary with:
+    return f"""You are a meeting summarizer. The transcript was summarized in chunks first. Combine them into one final meeting summary.
 
-1. **Overview** — 2-3 sentences covering what was discussed
-2. **Key Decisions** — decisions that were made
-3. **Action Items** — who needs to do what (use bullet points)
-4. **Next Steps / Deadlines** — any dates, timelines, or follow-ups mentioned
+Use exactly these markdown section headings, in this order:
+
+## What Was Done
+- Summarize the work completed, progress reported, and status updates.
+- Include all dev team members' reports that appear in the chunk summaries; do not omit any named person.
+
+## What Will Be Done Next
+- Summarize the upcoming work, planned follow-ups, and expected next steps.
+
+## Action Items
+- Use bullet points.
+- For each item, include the owner when it is mentioned.
+
+## Decisions
+- List decisions that were made.
+- If no decisions were made, say "- None recorded."
+
+Do not add extra top-level sections.
 
 Combined chunk summaries:
 {merged}"""
diff --git a/tests/test_openrouter_client.py b/tests/test_openrouter_client.py
index 74b2891..a3c271b 100644
--- a/tests/test_openrouter_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_openrouter_client.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ from openrouter_client import (
     _audio_format,
     _build_transcription_payload,
     _chunk_text,
+    _combined_summary_prompt,
+    _summary_prompt,
     summarize,
     transcribe,
 )
@@ -114,3 +116,23 @@ def test_summarize_uses_multi_stage_pipeline_for_long_transcript(monkeypatch, ca
     assert any("Partial meeting transcript chunk" in prompt for prompt in prompts[:-1])
     assert "Combined chunk summaries" in prompts[-1]
     assert "Transcript exceeds single-pass summary limit" in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_summary_prompt_requires_requested_sections():
+    prompt = _summary_prompt("Alice: finished API work")
+
+    assert "## What Was Done" in prompt
+    assert "## What Will Be Done Next" in prompt
+    assert "## Action Items" in prompt
+    assert "## Decisions" in prompt
+    assert "all dev team members' reports" in prompt
+
+
+def test_combined_summary_prompt_requires_requested_sections():
+    prompt = _combined_summary_prompt(["Chunk 1 summary", "Chunk 2 summary"])
+
+    assert "## What Was Done" in prompt
+    assert "## What Will Be Done Next" in prompt
+    assert "## Action Items" in prompt
+    assert "## Decisions" in prompt
+    assert "all dev team members' reports" in prompt