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Focus quotidien avec MCP : choisir les 3 tâches importantes aujourd'hui

Create a focused daily plan by pulling tasks due today or soon, highlighting the highest-impact items, and producing a time-boxed plan. This workflow helps you cut through the noise and focus on what truly matters each day.

Ce que ce workflow permet

Daily focus lists help you avoid decision fatigue and stay productive:

Résultats clés

  • Focused selection: Identify the 3 most important tasks for today
  • Time-boxed plan: Allocate time slots for each task
  • Priority clarity: Understand why each task matters
  • Quick start: Optionally start time tracking on the top task
  • Reduced overwhelm: Focus on today, not the entire backlog

Prérequis

Before using this workflow, ensure you have:

Workflow pas à pas

Step 1: Find Tasks Due Today or Soon

Start by asking your AI to find tasks due today or in the next few days:

Basic Daily Focus Prompt

"Show me all tasks due today or in the next 2 days from my Corcava workspace. For each task, include: title, due date, project, status, and priority."

What the AI does:

  1. Calls list_tasks with due_date: "today" or date range
  2. Receives task list
  3. Formats tasks with key information

Step 2: Identify Highest-Impact Items

Ask your AI to analyze and rank tasks by impact:

Impact Analysis Prompt

"From the tasks due today or soon, identify the top 3 highest-impact items. Consider: due date urgency, priority level, whether the task blocks other work, and project importance. Explain why each of the top 3 tasks is important."

What the AI does:

  1. Analyzes task due dates, priorities, and project context
  2. Checks for blocking relationships (tasks that block others)
  3. Ranks tasks by impact score
  4. Selects top 3 and explains reasoning

Step 3: Create Time-Boxed Plan

Allocate specific time slots for each task:

Time-Boxing Prompt

"For the top 3 tasks, create a time-boxed plan for today. Suggest how much time to allocate to each task (e.g., 2 hours, 1.5 hours, 30 minutes). Consider task complexity and due dates. Present this as a schedule with time slots."

What the AI does:

  1. Reviews task descriptions and complexity
  2. Estimates time needed based on task details
  3. Creates a time-boxed schedule
  4. Presents plan with time allocations

Step 4: Start Time Tracking (Optional, with Confirmation)

⚠️ Always Confirm Before Starting Timer

When starting time tracking, use this safe pattern:

  • Check Status First: Verify no timer is already running
  • Confirm Task: Show task title and ID before starting
  • Require Confirmation: Wait for "CONFIRM" before calling start_time_tracking

Safe Time Tracking Prompt

"For the top priority task from my daily focus list, start time tracking. First, check if any timer is already running. If yes, ask me if I want to stop it first. Then show me the task title and wait for CONFIRM before starting the timer."

What the AI does:

  1. Calls get_tracking_status to check for existing timer
  2. If timer exists, warns user and asks to stop first
  3. Shows task details: "Starting timer on: [Task Title] (task #123)"
  4. Waits for "CONFIRM"
  5. Only after confirmation, calls start_time_tracking

Complete Workflow Prompts

Here are complete, copy-paste ready prompts:

Standard Daily Focus

"Create my daily focus list: 1. Find all tasks due today or in the next 2 days 2. Identify the top 3 highest-impact tasks 3. Create a time-boxed plan for today 4. Show me the schedule with time allocations Don't update anything—just show me the plan."

Use this when: You want a focused daily plan without time tracking

Daily Focus with Time Tracking

"Create my daily focus list and start time tracking on the top task: 1. Find tasks due today or soon 2. Pick the top 3 highest-impact tasks 3. Create a time-boxed plan 4. Check if any timer is running 5. If no timer, start time tracking on the #1 priority task (but show me the task first and wait for CONFIRM) Show me the plan first, then ask about starting the timer."

Use this when: You want to immediately start working on your top priority

Quick Focus (Top 3 Only)

"Show me the top 3 tasks I should focus on today. Include: task title, project, due date, and why it's important. Keep it brief."

Use this when: You just want a quick list without detailed planning

Workflow Variants

Variant 1: Project-Specific Daily Focus

Focus on tasks from a specific project:

"From the [Project Name] project, show me the top 3 tasks due today or soon. Create a time-boxed plan for these tasks."

What happens: AI filters by project first, then applies daily focus logic

Variant 2: Urgency-First Focus

Prioritize by due date urgency:

"Show me the 3 most urgent tasks (earliest due dates) from tasks due today or this week. Create a time-boxed plan prioritizing the most urgent items first."

What happens: AI sorts by due date, then creates time-boxed plan

Variant 3: Blocking-First Focus

Start with tasks that unblock other work:

"From tasks due today or soon, identify tasks that are blocking other work (check task comments for blocker mentions). Prioritize these blocking tasks in my daily focus list."

What happens: AI identifies blocking relationships and prioritizes unblocking tasks

Example: Complete Daily Focus Session

Here's a real example of how a daily focus session flows:

User Prompt

"Create my daily focus list. Pick the top 3 tasks due today or soon, create a time-boxed plan, and show me the schedule."

AI Response

Your Daily Focus List (Top 3 Tasks)

1. Implement login feature (2 hours)

Due: Today | Project: Q1 Launch | Priority: High | Blocks: Write tests for auth

2. Review API design doc (1.5 hours)

Due: Tomorrow | Project: Q1 Launch | Priority: High

3. Homepage mockup feedback (30 minutes)

Due: Today | Project: Website Redesign | Priority: Medium

Time-Boxed Schedule:

  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Implement login feature
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Review API design doc
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Homepage mockup feedback

Time Tracking Integration

After creating your daily focus list, you can start time tracking on the top task:

Starting Work on Top Priority

"Start time tracking on the #1 task from my daily focus list. Check if any timer is running first, then show me the task and wait for CONFIRM before starting."

What the AI does:

  1. Retrieves the top task from the daily focus list
  2. Calls get_tracking_status to check for existing timer
  3. Shows task details and waits for confirmation
  4. Calls start_time_tracking after confirmation

Troubleshooting

No Tasks Due Today

Symptom: AI reports no tasks found

Possible causes:

  • No tasks have due dates set for today
  • All tasks are in the future

Fix: Try "tasks due this week" or "tasks due in the next 3 days" instead

Too Many High-Priority Tasks

Symptom: AI can't narrow down to 3 tasks

Possible causes:

  • Many tasks have same priority level
  • All tasks seem equally important

Fix: Ask AI to prioritize by due date or blocking relationships: "Pick the 3 tasks with earliest due dates"

Related Tools

This workflow uses these Corcava MCP tools:

list_tasks

Find tasks due today or soon

get_task

Get task details for impact analysis

start_time_tracking

Start timer on top priority task

get_tracking_status

Check for existing timers before starting

Related Use Cases

Weekly Planning

Generate weekly plans from tasks

Time Tracking Basics

Start, stop, and log time on tasks

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