howells/fiction

Overview

This skill recommends the single most valuable thing to work on next based on your current project context. It quickly summarizes project status, highlights completed and pending items, and surfaces blockers or quick wins. The output is a short status plus one prioritized action to move the project forward.

How this skill works

The agent inspects the provided project context (notes, recent work, and any loaded state) to determine what is done and what remains. It flags obvious blockers, easy wins, and dependencies, then prioritizes options and returns one concrete next step. The suggestion focuses on a single, actionable task you can start immediately.

When to use it

• Right before a focused work session when context is already loaded
• When you feel stuck and need a clear, next action
• After finishing a task and you want to keep momentum
• When you want a quick sanity-check of project progress
• During sprint planning to pick the immediate highest-impact item

Best practices

• Provide recent notes or the latest artifact so the agent has context
• Keep the context limited to the current project or feature to avoid noise
• Ask for follow-up suggestions only after completing the recommended action
• Use the single recommended step to maintain focus and reduce context switching
• If blockers are reported, supply missing info or permissions to resolve them

Example use cases

• You’re starting a writing session and want the most important paragraph or section to draft next
• You finished a bug fix and need the next highest-priority ticket to pick up
• You’ve paused development and want a clear, short task to regain momentum
• You need a quick decision: continue feature work, write tests, or fix build issues
• You want to identify a quick win to show progress in a stand-up