Triage
Turn the Inbox into decisions, one card and one swipe at a time.
Triage shows unprocessed captures one card at a time. The deck holds open tasks tagged Inbox or not tagged at all; a task already filed as Next, Waiting or Someday never appears in it.
Six swipes, one decision each
| Swipe | Decision |
|---|---|
| Right | Next — this is the next action |
| Left | Someday — not now |
| Up-right | Waiting — someone else, or a date |
| Up-left | Archive — closed out of sight, restorable |
| Down-right | Complete — the list's done status |
| Down-left | Delete — asks first |
The same gesture files a task the same way on web and mobile. Each direction is also a button, so the deck works with a keyboard or a screen reader.
While you triage
- The card shows its list, due date, title, notes and comment count.
- Tapping the card opens the task; tapping the comments row opens the thread without leaving the deck.
- Skip sends the card to the back. Close leaves the deck; Undo reverses the last decision.
- Undo is real: the tag goes back, a completed task reopens, an archived task is un-archived — on the server, not only on screen.
- Delete cannot be undone, which is why it asks first and stays out of the undo history.
A decision takes the card off immediately. If the server refuses it, the card returns and a message names the task, so a failed decision is never silently lost.
When to triage
Triage is a review, not a work session. Open the deck when you have a few minutes: morning, after a meeting, or before planning the week. The goal is an empty Inbox and a Next board you trust.