Developer builds AI task-assignment system that reverses typical workflow — instead of you choosing what to work on next, the AI does

A developer shared a new tool called pause.build on Hacker News that uses AI to assign tasks to you based on your work context, rather than forcing you to manually decide what to do next.

The system analyzes your current workload and priorities, then proposes specific next actions — similar to how a project manager might delegate work, except automated and running on your machine or preferences.

For knowledge workers juggling multiple projects, this eliminates decision fatigue around task prioritization; instead of staring at a to-do list, you get a single recommended action to execute immediately.