week-plan

Purpose

Set priorities and plan the week ahead. Now with intelligent priority suggestions based on quarterly goals, calendar capacity, and task effort classification.

Usage

• /week-plan — Plan current week (or next week if run on Friday/weekend)
• /week-plan next — Explicitly plan next week
• /week-plan current — Force planning current week

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When to Use

Best times:

• Monday morning - Before diving into daily work
• Friday evening - Set up next week while context is fresh
• Sunday evening - Weekend planning session

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Step 1: Determine Target Week

Calculate target week (current or next) based on day of week and user parameter.

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Step 2: Context Gathering (ENHANCED)

Gather comprehensive context to inform intelligent priority suggestions.

2.1 Last Week's Review

Check for 00-Inbox/Weekly_Synthesis_[last-monday].md:

• "Next Week" section → Suggested priorities
• "Carried Over" section → Unfinished tasks
• "Blocked Items" → Things that need resolution
• "Learnings" → Insights to apply

2.2 Quarterly Goals Status

Use: get_quarterly_goals()
Use: get_goal_status(goal_id) for each goal

For each goal, get:

• Current progress (concrete: "2 of 5 milestones complete")
• Linked priorities count
• Weeks since last activity
• Stall warnings

Identify goals needing attention:

• Goals with no linked priorities (orphaned)
• Goals with no activity in 2+ weeks (stalled)
• Goals behind expected pace

2.3 Open Tasks and Projects

Use: list_tasks(include_done=False)

Get all open tasks and:

• Classify by effort (deep_work / medium / quick)
• Group by pillar alignment
• Identify P0/P1 items
• Find tasks that could advance stalled goals

2.4 Calendar Shape Analysis (NEW)

Use: analyze_calendar_capacity(days_ahead=7, events=[...from calendar MCP...])

Understand the shape of the week:

Week capacity summary:

• Deep work opportunities: {{count}} days with 2+ hour blocks
• Total deep work hours available: ~{{X}} hours
• Stacked days to avoid scheduling deep work: {{list}}

2.5 Task-to-Time Matching (NEW)

Use: classify_task_effort(title) for key tasks
Use: suggest_task_scheduling(include_all_tasks=True, calendar_events=[...])

Get intelligent matching:

• Which tasks need deep work time?
• Which can fit in gaps?
• Are there enough slots for all deep work?

Capacity check:

"You have 5 deep work tasks totaling ~12 hours. You have 2 open days with ~6 hours of deep work capacity.

⚠️ Capacity gap: Consider deferring 2 deep work items or protecting more time."

2.6 Semantic Goal Intelligence (if QMD available)

Check if semantic search is available by looking for qmd in PATH.

If available, enhance priority suggestions with meaning-based analysis:

1. Find stale goals with hidden activity: For each stalled quarterly goal, search:

   qmd query "goal description/success criteria" --limit 5
   

   against recent tasks and meeting notes. Sometimes goals appear stalled because related work wasn't explicitly linked.

   • Example: Goal "Build partner ecosystem" shows no linked tasks, but QMD finds 3 meetings about "integration partnerships" and a task about "API documentation for vendors."

2. Suggest priorities that move stalled goals: For goals with no recent activity:

   qmd query "goal title concepts" --limit 3
   

   against open tasks. Surface tasks that could advance the goal semantically.

   • "You have an open task 'Review vendor onboarding flow' — this could advance your stalled goal 'Build partner ecosystem'"

3. Detect priority conflicts: Search for semantic overlap between candidate priorities:

   qmd query "priority A description" --limit 3
   

   If two priorities are semantically very similar, suggest merging them.

Integration: Fold findings into the "Intelligent Priority Suggestions" in Step 3. Label semantic discoveries: "🔍 Detected via semantic search"

If QMD unavailable: Skip silently. Priority suggestions still work from explicit goal links.

2.7 Commitments and Follow-ups

Use: get_commitments_due(date_range="this_week")

Surface things you've committed to that are due this week.

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Step 3: Intelligent Priority Suggestions (NEW)

Don't just ask "What are your Top 3?" — Suggest priorities based on analysis.

3.1 Generate Suggestions

Based on the gathered context, generate 4-5 suggested priorities:

Goal-driven suggestions:

• "Goal X has no activity in 3 weeks. Suggested priority: {{specific work that advances it}}"
• "Goal Y is at 2 of 5 milestones with 6 weeks left. Suggested priority: Complete milestone 3"

Commitment-driven suggestions:

• "You committed to {{X}} with {{person}} — due this week"

Carried-over suggestions:

• "{{Priority}} carried over from last week — still important?"

Calendar-aware suggestions:

• "You have a deep work day Wednesday — good time for {{specific deep work task}}"
• "Friday is light — good for {{wrap-up task}}"

3.2 Present Suggestions

"Based on your goals, tasks, and calendar shape, here's what I suggest for this week:

Suggested priorities:

1. Complete pricing proposal — Goal 1 (Launch v2.0) needs this to hit milestone 3. You have deep work time Wednesday.

2. Customer interview batch — Goal 2 (Improve NPS) has no activity in 3 weeks. You could do 2-3 calls on Tue/Thu between meetings.

3. Follow up on Acme contract — Committed to Sarah by Friday. Meeting Thursday, prep needed.

4. Review team roadmap — Carried over from last week. Still a priority?

Calendar fit:

• Priority 1 → Wednesday (3-hour block)
• Priority 2 → Tue/Thu (between meetings)
• Priority 3 → Friday (follow-up after Thursday meeting)

Does this feel right? Adjust as needed."

3.3 Interactive Refinement

Wait for user to confirm, adjust, or provide different priorities. For each priority confirmed:

Use: create_weekly_priority(
  title="...",
  pillar="...",
  quarterly_goal_id="..." or "operational",
  success_criteria="...",
  week_date="YYYY-MM-DD"
)

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Step 4: Skills Gap Check (if Career system enabled)

If 05-Areas/Career/ exists, check for stale skills that could be developed this week.

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Step 5: PKM Improvement Check (Optional)

Check System/Dex_Backlog.md for high-priority improvement ideas worth tackling this week.

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Step 6: Generate Week Priorities File

Archive old file to 07-Archives/Plans/YYYY-Wxx.md.

Create updated 02-Week_Priorities/Week_Priorities.md:

# Week Priorities

**Week of:** [Monday YYYY-MM-DD]

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## 📊 Week Shape

| Day | Type | Deep Work? | Notes |
|-----|------|------------|-------|
| Mon | Stacked | ❌ | 7 meetings |
| Tue | Moderate | ⚠️ | 90 min block PM |
| Wed | **Open** | ✅ | **Deep work day** (3h morning) |
| Thu | Stacked | ❌ | 6 meetings |
| Fri | Moderate | ⚠️ | 2h block |

**Deep work capacity:** ~5 hours this week
**Best day for focus:** Wednesday

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## 🎯 Quarterly Goals Context

| Goal | Progress | Status |
|------|----------|--------|
| Launch Product v2.0 | 3 of 5 milestones | On track |
| Improve Customer NPS | 1 of 4 milestones | ⚠️ Stalled (3 weeks) |
| Build Team Capacity | 2 of 3 milestones | On track |

**This week advances:** Goals #1 and #2

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## 🎯 Top 3 This Week

1. **[Priority 1]** — **[Pillar]** ^week-YYYY-WXX-p1
   - Success criteria: [What done looks like]
   - Quarterly goal: [Q1 Goal #X]
   - **Scheduled:** [Day/time block]
   - Effort: [deep_work / medium / quick]
   
2. **[Priority 2]** — **[Pillar]** ^week-YYYY-WXX-p2
   - Success criteria: [What done looks like]
   - Quarterly goal: [Q1 Goal #X]
   - **Scheduled:** [Day/time block]
   - Effort: [deep_work / medium / quick]
   
3. **[Priority 3]** — **[Pillar]** ^week-YYYY-WXX-p3
   - Success criteria: [What done looks like]
   - Quarterly goal: [Q1 Goal #X] or Operational
   - **Scheduled:** [Day/time block]
   - Effort: [deep_work / medium / quick]

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## ⚡ Commitments Due This Week

- [ ] [Commitment] — to [person] — due [day]
- [ ] [Commitment] — from [meeting] — due [day]

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## 📋 Tasks by Priority

### Must Complete (P0)
- [ ] [Task] — Supports: Priority #X — **[Day]**

### Should Complete (P1)
- [ ] [Task] — Supports: Priority #X — **[Day]**

### If Time Permits (P2)
- [ ] [Task]

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## 📅 Key Meetings

| Day | Time | Meeting | Prep Needed | Related Priority |
|-----|------|---------|-------------|------------------|
| Mon | [Time] | [Meeting] | [Prep] | Priority #X |
| Tue | [Time] | [Meeting] | [Prep] | — |

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## 📊 Pillar Balance

| Pillar | This Week | Balance |
|--------|-----------|---------|
| [Pillar 1] | [Brief description] | 🟩 Good |
| [Pillar 2] | [Brief description] | 🟨 Light |
| [Pillar 3] | [Brief description] | 🟥 Neglected |

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## 🔄 Carried Over

- [ ] [Task from last week] — [Why it carried over]

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## 🏁 End of Week Review

*Fill in on Friday*

### Completed
- 

### Didn't Finish
- 

### Learnings
- 

### Next Week Focus
- 

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*Generated: [Timestamp]*
*Command: /week-plan*

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Step 7: Track Usage (Silent)

Update System/usage_log.md.

Analytics (Silent):

Call track_event with event_name week_plan_completed and properties:

• priorities_count: number of priorities set
• goals_count: number of quarterly goals referenced

This only fires if the user has opted into analytics. No action needed if it returns "analytics_disabled".

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Step 8: Summary

After generating the file, provide a summary:

"Week planned! Saved to 02-Week_Priorities/Week_Priorities.md

Your Top 3 this week:

1. [Priority 1] — Scheduled for [Day]
2. [Priority 2] — Scheduled for [Day]
3. [Priority 3] — Scheduled for [Day]

Week shape: 2 stacked days, 1 deep work day (Wednesday)

Goals advancing: #1 and #2

Heads up:

• [Capacity warning if applicable]
• [Stalled goal reminder]

Ready to run /daily-plan for Monday?"

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MCP Dependencies (Updated)