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Priority Ladder

The prio: tag is the single field that sets a task's ranking position — it is never overridden.

Overview

agentic-gtd uses a fixed seven-tier priority ladder to rank tasks across all domains. The 7-tier ladder is fixed and never changes; the set of domains is extensible via /add-domain. The ladder reflects real-world urgency: job deliverables rank above personal learning, commitments to others rank above nice-to-haves. The rank is used as the primary sort key in every plan.

Ladder

prio value rank Natural meaning
fulltime 1 Deliverables that directly drive your full-time job performance
parttime 2 Deliverables that directly drive your part-time job performance
trust 3 Tasks affecting credit/trust — commitments others are waiting on
side 4 Active side-project work moving toward launch or revenue
long 5 High-leverage long-term investments (compounds over months)
short 6 Low-stakes quick wins
tedious 7 Necessary but mechanical tasks
missing 99 Sorts last; emits a warning naming the file and task title

Rules

  • The prio rank is the primary sort key in both daily and weekend plans. No other field overrides it.
  • A missing prio tag is a warning condition, not an error. The task still appears in plans at rank 99.
  • Use /add-task or the Triage agent to ensure every task has a valid prio tag.