Show Ready Tasks

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Display tasks ready to work on with no blockers. Filters and sorts by priority to highlight the next suggested action.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
ProductivityBeginner
206/2/2026
Claude Code
#task-management#ready-tasks#priority#productivity

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Our review

Shows tasks that are ready to work on, filtered by not blocked, not in progress, sorted by priority, with the top task suggested as the next action.

Strengths

  • Provides a clear overview of immediately available tasks
  • Highlights the highest-priority task for quick action
  • Leverages the tk_list MCP tool for reliable integration

Limitations

  • Requires tasks to be correctly labeled with 'ready' status
  • Does not handle task creation or modification
When to use it

Use this skill when you want to know what to work on next or get a list of unblocked tasks.

When not to use it

Avoid using it if you need to create, edit, or update tasks – this is a read-only view.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill only uses an MCP tool to list tasks and displays them in a formatted output. It does not involve any destructive, network, or obfuscated actions. No dangerous commands like bash, curl, or file deletion are present, and no sensitive data exfiltration is suggested.

No concerns found

Examples

Show ready tasks
/tk:ready
Ask what to work on
What's next on my task list?

name: tk-ready description: Show ready-to-work tasks with no blockers. Use when user says /tk:ready or asks what to work on, what's next, available tasks, or unblocked tasks.

Show Ready Tasks

Display tasks that are ready to work on (not blocked, not in progress, not done).

Instructions

  1. Use the tk_list MCP tool with status: "ready" filter
  2. Sort by priority (critical first, then high, normal, low, backlog)
  3. Highlight the top task as the suggested next action
  4. Show task ID, description, and priority level

Output Format

## Ready to Work (X tasks)

**Suggested next:** [highest-priority-task-id] - Description

Other ready tasks:
- [task-id] Description (priority)
- [task-id] Description (priority)

Priority Levels

  • 0 = critical (urgent)
  • 1 = high (important)
  • 2 = normal (default)
  • 3 = low (when time permits)
  • 4 = backlog (future consideration)

Notes

  • If no ready tasks exist, check for blocked tasks and explain what's blocking progress
  • Suggest using tk task start <id> to begin working on a task
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