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Analyze project state and suggest the most appropriate next action.

When to Use

• Finished a task, wondering what's next
• Not sure which skill to run
• Starting a session and want guidance
• Feel stuck or overwhelmed

Instructions

1. Check Project State

Run these checks to understand current state:

# Git status
git status --short
git branch --show-current

# Are we ahead/behind main?
git rev-list --left-right --count main...HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "no main branch"

# Any uncommitted changes?
git diff --stat

# Recent activity
git log --oneline -5

2. Check for Signals

Look for indicators of what needs attention:

3. Check Files

# TODO.md exists and has items?
[[ -f TODO.md ]] && grep -c "^\- \[ \]" TODO.md

# tmp/ has review files?
ls tmp/*.md 2>/dev/null

# Any error logs?
ls *.log tmp/*.log 2>/dev/null

4. Decision Tree

What's the current state?
│
├── Uncommitted changes on branch?
│   └── Run /refactor → review and improve before committing
│
├── Changes committed but not pushed?
│   └── Run /preflight → catch issues before PR
│
├── Ready to create PR?
│   └── Run /review-pr on your own branch → final sanity check
│
├── PR exists and approved?
│   └── Merge and deploy
│
├── On main, nothing in progress?
│   ├── TODO.md has items? → /todo
│   ├── Want to check dependencies? → /outdated
│   └── Ask user what to build next
│
├── Something broken?
│   └── /debug
│
├── Tests need review?
│   └── /test-review
│
└── Not sure?
    └── /skills to see all options

Output Format

## What's Next?

**Current State:**
- Branch: `{branch-name}`
- Status: {clean / uncommitted changes / ahead of main by X commits}
- TODO.md: {X items remaining / not found}

**Recommended Action:**

### /refactor
{Why this is recommended based on current state}

**Other Options:**
- `/preflight` - {when this would be useful}
- `/todo` - {when this would be useful}

**Or tell me what you want to work on.**

Skill Quick Reference

Notes

• This skill is for orientation, not automation
• It suggests, you decide
• If none of the suggestions fit, just say what you want to do
• Run /skills if you want the full list with descriptions