diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index c15cc4ad4..cf3518b50 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ fixing the same thing. The `~/.claude/agent-comms/` bus below only
 coordinates agents on one machine; assignment is what coordinates people.
 
 1. **Pick work in priority order.** Take the highest-priority open issue
-   that nobody owns, oldest first within a priority. Skip anything
-   labelled `status/blocked`, `status/needs-info` or `status/wontdo`:
+   that nobody owns: priority/p0 through p3, then no priority label. Within
+   a level, prefer higher urgency/\*, then higher impact/\*, then issues that
+   unblock others, then smaller effort/\*. Break remaining ties oldest first.
+   Skip status/blocked, status/needs-info, status/wontdo, and anything
+   assigned, claimed or already covered by an open PR.
 
    ```bash
    for p in p0 p1 p2 p3; do