Founder Triage is a skill that takes an unstructured list of tasks or open loops and applies urgency × impact scoring to every item. It returns exactly one result: the single highest-scoring action, one sentence explaining why that action ranks first, and the first physical move required to start it. The design is intentionally non-hedging. It does not return a ranked list, a shortlist of options, or qualifying language like ‘you might also consider.’ The explicit goal is to eliminate decision overhead rather than redistribute it. This makes it suited to solo founders and operators who face an overloaded morning backlog and need a clear starting point rather than a structured menu. The skill pairs with task-initiator, which converts the chosen action into an immediate first move. It is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and claude.ai. There are no environment variables to configure and no package installation steps. Because the output is always a single action rather than a prioritized list, it is the wrong choice when a user needs a full ranked backlog, a multi-item plan, or a comparative analysis of several strategic options.

Use cases

Turn a morning brain dump of open tasks into one clear starting action

Apply urgency × impact scoring to a mixed list of founder responsibilities

Get a one-sentence justification for why a particular task should come first

Identify the first physical move needed to begin the highest-priority item

Reduce daily decision fatigue by removing the need to re-rank a shortlist yourself

When to use it

When a solo founder or operator has too many open loops and needs a single starting point

When decision paralysis is slowing down the start of a work session

When a quick urgency × impact triage is needed without manual scoring

When used alongside task-initiator to chain prioritization into immediate action

Founder Triage

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