eisenhower-triage

name	eisenhower-triage
description	Applies Eisenhower matrix logic to prioritize work. Use when the user asks about priorities, what to work on next, or when triaging tasks and brain dump items.

Eisenhower Matrix Triage

Quadrant Definitions

Quadrant	Criteria	Action
DO	important + urgent	Work on immediately
SCHEDULE	important + not-urgent	Block time, protect from neglect
DELEGATE	not-important + urgent	Assign to an AI agent
ELIMINATE	not-important + not-urgent	Drop or defer

Triage Rules

1. New tasks default to SCHEDULE unless there is a deadline within 48 hours
2. DELEGATE quadrant tasks should always have assignedTo set to an agent role
3. Never let SCHEDULE accumulate >10 unstarted tasks without review
4. Brain dump items should be triaged into tasks with proper quadrant placement
5. Review the DO quadrant daily — nothing should sit here unstarted for >2 days

Priority Order Within Quadrants

1. DO → by urgency deadline, then by creation date
2. SCHEDULE → by importance to long-term goals, then by milestone deadline
3. DELEGATE → by agent availability, then by urgency
4. ELIMINATE → review weekly, remove or reclassify

Brain Dump Triage Flow

1. Read each unprocessed entry
2. Decide: Is this actionable? → If yes, create a task with importance/urgency
3. Set processed: true on the brain dump entry
4. Set convertedTo: "task_{id}" if converted, or null if archived