claw-ideas/ideas/media-entertainment/watchlist-ranker.md

Personal Watchlist Ranker

Rank unwatched movies and shows based on mood, available time, genre preferences, and quality signals.

Problem

Large watchlists create decision paralysis, especially when available time and mood vary day to day.

Core capabilities

• Combine ratings, runtime, mood tags, and recency into a ranking score.
• Filter by constraints like time window and platform availability.
• Learn personal preferences from watch history and skips.
• Produce quick-pick recommendations for tonight, weekend, or deep-watch sessions.

MVP scope

• Import watchlist from one source.
• Score and rank items with editable weighting.
• Weekly shortlist generation.

Success criteria

• Less time spent choosing content.
• Higher satisfaction with watched items.

Stretch ideas

• Group recommendation mode for multiple viewers.
• Surprise mode that balances novelty and confidence.