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Next Work Menu from Method-labeled GitHub Issues #50

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Next Work Menu from Method-labeled GitHub Issues#50
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lane:cool-ideasInteresting but not committed work.legend:processMethod process, workflow, adapters, and CLI work.needs-designNeeds or is missing a Method design artifact.priority:mediumMedium priority.

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@flyingrobots
flyingrobots
opened on Jun 1, 2026

Transition framing

This issue supersedes the legacy card migrated from docs/method/backlog/cool-ideas/PROCESS_next-work-menu.md.

The next-work menu should rank Method-labeled GitHub Issues, not filesystem backlog files.

Contract

Ship a bounded advisory surface such as method next [--json] [--limit <n>] that answers: "what looks like the next sensible work items?"

The output should be a small menu, not an authoritarian single answer.

Primary signals:

  • lane:* labels, with lane:asap first by default
  • work-in-progress exclusion or explicit warning
  • priority:* labels
  • blocked/needs-design/needs-witness labels
  • release milestone pressure
  • relevant signpost hints from docs/BEARING.md only when mechanically detectable

Acceptance criteria

  • The menu reads GitHub Issues as the canonical work queue.
  • The menu is deterministic and explainable.
  • Each recommendation includes issue number, title, URL, labels, and why_now signals.
  • The command warns when an active work-in-progress issue exists.
  • The output remains advisory and does not auto-assign or auto-move work.

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  1. flyingrobots
    added
    lane:cool-ideasInteresting but not committed work.
    legend:processMethod process, workflow, adapters, and CLI work.
    priority:mediumMedium priority.
    on Jun 1, 2026

  2. coderabbitai commented on Jun 1, 2026

    @coderabbitai
    coderabbitaibot
    on Jun 1, 2026 – with coderabbitai
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  3. coderabbitai
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    needs-designNeeds or is missing a Method design artifact.
    on Jun 1, 2026
  4. flyingrobots
    changed the title [-]Next Work Menu[/-] [+]Next Work Menu from Method-labeled GitHub Issues[/+] on Jun 1, 2026
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