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Recommend the next highest-impact task based on remaining capacity, priority order, and pending DMs. Use when deciding what to work on next.
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| name | what-next |
| description | Recommend the next highest-impact task based on remaining capacity, priority order, and pending DMs. Use when deciding what to work on next. |
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Recommend the next highest-impact task based on remaining capacity and priorities.
context/active/daily.md## Top Priorities (in order)## DMs and @Mentions## Carried Forward## Capacity Today**Next up**: [recommended item] [est: Xh]
**Why**: [reason — e.g., "@person is waiting", "deadline today", "highest priority remaining"]
**Remaining capacity**: Xh (fits Y more items after this)
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