week-plan

name	week-plan
description	Set weekly priorities and plan the week ahead

Purpose

Set priorities and plan the week ahead. Can be run on Monday morning to plan the current week, or Friday evening to plan next week.

Usage

• /week-plan — Plan current week (or next week if run on Friday/weekend)
• /week-plan next — Explicitly plan next week
• /week-plan current — Force planning current week

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When to Use

Best times:

• Monday morning - Before diving into daily work
• Friday evening - Set up next week while context is fresh
• Sunday evening - Weekend planning session

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Step 0: Demo Mode Check

Before anything else, check if demo mode is active:

1. Read System/user-profile.yaml
2. Check demo_mode value
3. If demo_mode: true:
   • Use demo paths: System/Demo/00-Inbox/, System/Demo/Active/, etc.
   • Skip calendar/task integrations (use sample data)
4. If demo_mode: false: Proceed normally

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Step 1: Determine Target Week

If no parameter or "current":

• If today is Mon-Thu → Plan current week
• If today is Fri-Sun → Offer choice: "Plan current week or next week?"

If parameter is "next":

• Plan next Monday's week

Calculate:

• target_week_start (Monday of target week)
• target_week_end (Sunday of target week)

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Step 2: Context Gathering

Gather context to inform planning:

From Last Week's Review

Check for 00-Inbox/Weekly_Synthesis_[last-monday].md:

If exists, extract:

• "Next Week" section → Suggested priorities
• "Carried Over" section → Unfinished tasks
• "Blocked Items" → Things that need resolution
• "Learnings" → Insights to apply

If missing:

• Note that no review exists
• Suggest running /week-review for last week

From 03-Tasks/Tasks.md

Use: list_tasks (if Work MCP enabled)

Extract:

• P0 and P1 tasks
• Overdue items
• Tasks without dates that need scheduling
• Blocked tasks

From Calendar (if enabled)

Use: calendar_get_events_with_attendees for target week

Extract:

• All meetings for the week
• Key meetings that need prep
• Back-to-back days
• Free time blocks

From Current Week Priorities

Read 02-Week_Priorities/Week_Priorities.md:

• Last week's Top 3
• What was completed vs carried over
• End of week review notes (if filled in)

From Pillars

Read System/pillars.yaml:

• Strategic pillars
• Check recent balance (from last few weeks)
• Identify neglected areas

From Quarterly Goals (if enabled)

Read System/user-profile.yaml to check if quarterly_planning.enabled: true:

If quarterly planning is enabled:

• Use get_quarterly_goals() MCP tool to fetch goals
• Use get_goal_status(goal_id) for each goal to check:
  • Progress percentage
  • Linked priorities count
  • Stall warnings (no activity in >2 weeks)
• Identify which goals need attention this week

If quarterly planning is disabled:

• Skip this section entirely

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Step 3: Interactive Planning

Present context and guide user through planning:

Review Last Week (if available)

"Last week's Top 3 were:

1. [Priority 1] — ✅ Done
2. [Priority 2] — 🔄 In progress
3. [Priority 3] — ❌ Didn't get to it

What carried over that's still important?"

Wait for user input, extract carried-over items.

Present Quarterly Context (if enabled)

If quarterly planning is enabled:

Use get_quarterly_goals() and get_goal_status(goal_id) to build context:

"Your Q1 2026 goals:

1. [Goal 1] — [Pillar] — Progress: [X%] [🟢/🟡/🔴] — [N] priorities linked
2. [Goal 2] — [Pillar] — Progress: [Y%] [🟢/🟡/🔴] — [N] priorities linked
3. [Goal 3] — [Pillar] — Progress: [Z%] [🟢/🟡/🔴] — ⚠️ No activity (stalled)

Goals needing attention:

• Goal 3 has no linked priorities yet

Which of these quarterly goals are you pushing forward this week?"

Wait for user to identify 1-2 quarterly goals this week advances.

If quarterly planning is disabled:

• Skip this section

Skills Gap Check (if Career system enabled)

If 05-Areas/Career/ exists:

Use Career MCP skills_gap_analysis tool:

• Call with lookback_days: 90 (check last 3 months)
• Call with stale_threshold_days: 42 (6 weeks)

If gaps or stale skills found, surface warning:

"⚠️ Career development note:

You haven't worked on these skills recently:

• [Stale Skill 1]: No activity in [X] days — Required for [target level]
• [Gap Skill 1]: Not being developed — Required for [target level]

Consider adding a priority this week that develops one of these."

If no gaps: Skip this section.

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Review Upcoming Week

"Looking at next week (Mon [Date] - Fri [Date]):

Key meetings:

• Mon: [Meeting 1], [Meeting 2]
• Wed: [Meeting 3]
• Thu: [Meeting 4]

Open tasks:

• P0: [Count] must-do items
• P1: [Count] important items

Any of these meetings need special prep or follow-up?"

Wait for user input.

Define Top 3

"What are the 3 most important outcomes for this week?

These should be specific results, not just activities. For example:

• ✅ 'Ship v2.0 to production'
• ❌ 'Work on v2.0'

What's your Top 3?"

Wait for user to provide 3 priorities. For each priority collected, use create_weekly_priority MCP tool:

create_weekly_priority(
  title: "[Priority title]",
  pillar: "[pillar_id]",
  quarterly_goal_id: "[Q1-2026-goal-X]" or "operational",
  success_criteria: "[What success looks like]",
  week_date: "[YYYY-MM-DD Monday]"
)

For each, ask:

• Which pillar does this align with?
• If quarterly planning enabled: Which quarterly goal does this advance? (provide goal_id, or mark as "operational")
• What's the success criteria?

Map Tasks to Priorities

"Here are your open P0/P1 tasks:

• [Task 1]
• [Task 2]
• [Task 3]

Which of these support your Top 3? Any that should be rescheduled or de-prioritized?"

Wait for user input, organize tasks by priority level.

Pillar Balance Check

"This week's focus:

• [Pillar 1]: [Count] tasks, [X] meetings
• [Pillar 2]: [Count] tasks, [Y] meetings
• [Pillar 3]: [Count] tasks, [Z] meetings

Does this feel balanced? Any pillar getting neglected?"

Note any imbalances.

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Step 3.5: PKM Improvement Check (Optional)

Check if there are high-priority improvement ideas worth tackling this week.

Check Dex Backlog

Read System/Dex_Backlog.md if it exists:

• Extract ideas with score >= 85 (High Priority)
• Count total high-priority ideas

Present Opportunities

If 1-2 high-priority ideas exist:

"💡 PKM Improvement Opportunity

You have [count] high-priority idea(s) that could improve your workflow:

1. [[idea-XXX]] [Title] (Score: [score])
   • [Why now: brief reasoning]
   • Effort: [Quick win / 1-2 hours / Half day]

Want to tackle one this week? Or run /dex-backlog to see full rankings."

Wait for user response:

• If yes → Note as part of week priorities
• If no → Continue with planning
• If "show me" → Run /dex-backlog and return to planning after

If 3+ high-priority ideas:

"💡 Dex System Note: You have [count] high-priority improvement ideas waiting.

Consider running /dex-backlog to review and prioritize them. Or block time this week to tackle 1-2 quick wins."

If no high-priority ideas or Dex_Backlog.md doesn't exist:

• Skip this section silently

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Step 4: Generate Week Priorities

Archive old 02-Week_Priorities/Week_Priorities.md to 07-Archives/Plans/YYYY-Wxx.md (with last week's week number).

Create updated 02-Week_Priorities/Week_Priorities.md:

# Week Priorities

**Week of:** [Monday YYYY-MM-DD]

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## 🎯 Quarterly Context *(if quarterly planning enabled)*

**Q1 2026 Goals:**
1. [Goal 1] — [Pillar] — Progress: [X%] [🟢/🟡/🔴]
2. [Goal 2] — [Pillar] — Progress: [Y%] [🟢/🟡/🔴]
3. [Goal 3] — [Pillar] — Progress: [Z%] [🟢/🟡/🔴]

**This week advances:** Goals #[X], #[Y]

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## 🎯 Top 3 This Week

The most important outcomes for this week. Everything else is secondary.

1. [Priority 1] — **[Pillar]**
   - Success criteria: [What done looks like]
   - Quarterly goal: [Q1 Goal #X] *(if applicable)*
   
2. [Priority 2] — **[Pillar]**
   - Success criteria: [What done looks like]
   - Quarterly goal: [Q1 Goal #X] *(if applicable)*
   
3. [Priority 3] — **[Pillar]**
   - Success criteria: [What done looks like]
   - Quarterly goal: [Q1 Goal #X] *(if applicable)*

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## 📋 Tasks

### Must Complete (P0)
- [ ] [Task] — Supports: [Which Top 3 priority]

### Should Complete (P1)
- [ ] [Task] — Supports: [Which Top 3 priority]

### If Time Permits (P2)
- [ ] [Task]

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## 📅 Key Meetings

| Day | Time | Meeting | Prep Needed |
|-----|------|---------|-------------|
| Mon | [Time] | [Meeting] | [Prep status or link] |
| Tue | [Time] | [Meeting] | [Prep status or link] |
| Wed | [Time] | [Meeting] | [Prep status or link] |
| Thu | [Time] | [Meeting] | [Prep status or link] |
| Fri | [Time] | [Meeting] | [Prep status or link] |

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## 📊 Pillar Check

How does this week's work align to your strategic pillars?

| Pillar | Tasks/Focus | Balance |
|--------|-------------|---------|
| [Pillar 1] | [Brief description] | [🟩 Good / 🟨 Light / 🟥 Neglected] |
| [Pillar 2] | [Brief description] | [🟩 Good / 🟨 Light / 🟥 Neglected] |
| [Pillar 3] | [Brief description] | [🟩 Good / 🟨 Light / 🟥 Neglected] |

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Tasks from last week that still need attention:

 [ ] [Task from last week] — [Why it carried over]

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[Any additional context about the week]

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Step 5: Track Usage (Silent)

After generating the week priorities file, silently update usage tracking:

1. Read System/usage_log.md
2. Update: - [ ] Weekly planning (/week-plan) → - [x] Weekly planning (/week-plan)
3. No announcement to user

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Step 6: Summary

After generating the file, provide a summary:

"Week planned and saved to 02-Week_Priorities/Week_Priorities.md

Your Top 3 this week:

1. [Priority 1]
2. [Priority 2]
3. [Priority 3]

Pillar balance: [Note any imbalances]

Key meetings: [Count] this week, [X] need prep

Ready to run /daily-plan for Monday?"

If it's Monday and user says yes, flow directly into /daily-plan.

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Graceful Degradation

With Calendar + Tasks

• Full meeting context
• Task prioritization aligned to calendar
• Prep needs identified

With Tasks Only

• Priority-based planning
• No meeting context (prompt user to add manually)

Minimal Setup

• Manual input mode
• Guide user through questions
• Create priorities file from their answers

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Integration with Other Commands

Called from /week-review:

• Receives "Next Week Focus" suggestions from review
• Pre-fills some context

Called from /daily-plan on Monday:

• If week not planned, offers to run this first
• Then flows back to daily planning

Manual invocation:

• User runs directly when they want to plan

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MCP Dependencies

Integration	MCP Server	Tools Used
Calendar	dex-calendar-mcp	calendar_get_events_with_attendees
Work	dex-work-mcp	list_tasks, list_week_priorities
Granola	dex-granola-mcp	(Optional) get_upcoming_meetings