work-shape-triage

Route tasks to chat, single agent, agent team, or no automation using a four-estimate rubric.

Updated Jul 16, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Cloud-Byte-Consulting/plugins --skill work-shape-triage-cloud-byte-consulting
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: work-shape-triage
Source: https://github.com/Cloud-Byte-Consulting/plugins/tree/main/ai-operations/skills/work-shape-triage
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Cloud-Byte-Consulting/plugins --skill work-shape-triage-cloud-byte-consulting

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Teams and individuals lack a disciplined way to decide which work deserves AI automation and in what form, leading to wasted spend on multi-agent builds that a chat message could handle or automation of tasks that should never be automated. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Four-estimates routing rubric: Scores any task on size, independence, separation, and checkability to assign one of four verdicts — chat, single agent, team, or don't bother — with checkability treated as decisive. - Money-dial veto and build sequencing: Applies recurrence-times-value economics to kill low-value builds, then ranks surviving builds and designs each as a reusable nine-stage rig with a hard human gate. - Job-exposure and org audits: Includes the T/C/L/D audit for role exposure, the six preconditions before AI changes a workflow, the five-property automation test, an interface-type audit for legacy software, and a build/buy/hire/wait checkpoint. - Use Case: A platform lead with a backlog of 15 candidate automations runs the four-estimates screen and money dials on each, downgrades two unjustified multi-agent pitches, and produces a ranked build order in under two hours. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to triage whether a specific task or backlog item should be handled by chat, a single agent, an agent team, or not automated at all.

Frequently Asked Questions about work-shape-triage

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I decide if a task should be an AI agent or just a chat prompt?

Score the task on four estimates: size, independence, separation, and checkability. Small tasks needing no separated minds go to chat; tasks fitting one context window with cheap self-verification get a single disposable agent.

When is a multi-agent team actually justified?

A multi-agent team is justified only by the verification wedge, where checking is far cheaper than producing, or the context ceiling, where work exceeds one window. Pitches naming neither limit should be downgraded to a single agent.

How do I prioritize which workflows to automate first?

Rank surviving builds by recurrence multiplied by the value of a better answer, highest first. Tasks that are agent-shaped but rare and low-stakes should be vetoed regardless of technical fit.

Can this assess whether my job is exposed to AI automation?

Yes, the T/C/L/D audit tags ten business days of your actual work as theatre, commodity, on-the-line, or durable. A theatre-plus-commodity share of 55-75% is typical for senior knowledge workers and signals high exposure.

When should I not automate a task with AI at all?

Skip automation when verifying output costs as much as producing it, since spend cannot fix unverifiable work. Also skip when recurrence times value is low, even if the task is technically agent-shaped.