| 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
- Use the
tk_listMCP tool withstatus: "ready"filter - Sort by priority (critical first, then high, normal, low, backlog)
- Highlight the top task as the suggested next action
- 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