task-triage-matrix
Triage an overwhelming task list into what actually gets done — the urgent/important sort applied honestly (with the two corrections the classic matrix needs), the do/schedule/delegate/drop verbs, and the list hygiene that keeps triage from becoming a weekly archaeology dig. Use when asked my task list is overwhelming, triage my todos, everything feels urgent, or what should I actually work on. Produces the sorted list with verbs, the urgency audit (what's fake-urgent), the drop list with permission, and the intake rule.
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill task-triage-matrix --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Task Triage Matrix Skill Task lists overwhelm because everything on them claims equal standing — the strategic project and the reply-to-Bob sit as peers, and urgency (the loudest signal) wins by default, which is how important-not-urgent work starves for months. The classic urgent/important matrix helps but needs two honest corrections: *urgency is usually inherited, not assessed* (someone else's "ASAP" is a claim, not a fact — audit it), and *the matrix without verbs is a mural* — every task leaves triage with one of four: do (now, timeboxed), schedule (a real calendar block, not "later"), delegate (with the [delegation-brief](../delegation-brief/SKILL.md)), or drop (explicitly, with permission granted). ## What This Skill Produces - **The sorted list** — every task placed: urgent×important with the two corrections applied, each with its verb - **The urgency audit** — the fake-urgent unmasked (inherited ASAPs, self-imposed phantom deadlines) with real dates attached - **The drop list** — the tasks leaving the list forever, with the permission framing that makes dropping stick - **The intake rule** — the one-question gate that keeps the list from re-bloating ## Required Inputs As
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework: The Triage Rules
- Output Format
- The Sort
- The Urgency Audit
- The Drop List (with permission)
- The Intake Gate
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the task-triage-matrix skill do?
Triage an overwhelming task list into what actually gets done — the urgent/important sort applied honestly (with the two corrections the classic matrix needs), the do/schedule/delegate/drop verbs, and the list hygiene that keeps triage from becoming a weekly archaeology dig. Use when asked my task list is overwhelming, triage my todos, everything feels urgent, or what should I actually work on. Produces the sorted list with verbs, the urgency audit (what's fake-urgent), the drop list with permission, and the intake rule.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill task-triage-matrix --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.