triage

name	triage
description	Cut a list of N candidates down to the M most-worth-doing using RICE or a simpler heuristic, with the user making the final call. Use when picking what to ship next, prioritizing a backlog, asked to "triage", "prioritize this list", "what should I do first", or "cut this down".

Triage

Score each candidate, recommend a cut line, let the user decide.

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Steps

1. List the candidates — one line each, what they are
2. Score each with RICE or the simpler heuristic below
3. Sort descending and show the table
4. Recommend a cut line ("top M based on {reason}") in one sentence
5. Wait for the user's decision — they can accept, reorder, or override
6. Write the cut list to wherever it was requested (research notes, backlog file, conversation)

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Scoring

RICE — when you have enough info:

• Reach: who/what does this touch (rough integer)
• Impact: 1 (minor) / 2 / 3 (high) / 5 (massive)
• Confidence: 0.5 (guess) / 0.7 / 0.9 (sure)
• Effort: hours

RICE = (Reach × Impact × Confidence) / Effort

Simpler heuristic — when info is thin: each candidate gets one of

• Bet — high upside if it works, scope contained
• Cleanup — low risk, predictable value
• Skip — interesting but not in budget

Pick the right number of Bets + Cleanups; everything else is Skip.

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NOT

• Does not invent candidates the user didn't list
• Does not make the final cut without confirmation — recommends, doesn't decide
• Does not pad estimates to make the math come out — if confidence is low, say so