diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0405a7a..e3e84b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ callers).
 
 ### Added
 
+- **`InspectedResult.recommended_action` property** — derived hint that
+  collapses the orchestrator's go / wait / skip decision into a single
+  value (``"process"`` / ``"ask_user"`` / ``"skip"``). Centralizes the
+  exclusion logic that was previously dispersed across road /
+  media_type / main_video checks at each call site. Ordering is part of
+  the contract: ``skip`` (no main video, or media_type == ``"other"``)
+  wins over ``ask_user`` (media_type == ``"unknown"`` or road ==
+  ``"path_of_pain"``) which wins over ``process``. Surfaced through the
+  ``analyze_release`` tool so the LLM can route on it directly.
+  6 new tests in ``tests/application/test_inspect.py`` cover the four
+  branches and the precedence rules.
 - **`LanguageRepository` port** in `alfred.domain.shared.ports`. Structural
   Protocol covering `from_iso`, `from_any`, `all`, `__contains__`, `__len__`
   — the surface previously coupled to the concrete `LanguageRegistry`.
diff --git a/alfred/agent/tools/filesystem.py b/alfred/agent/tools/filesystem.py
index 387a8f7..746c913 100644
--- a/alfred/agent/tools/filesystem.py
+++ b/alfred/agent/tools/filesystem.py
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ def analyze_release(release_name: str, source_path: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
         "probe_used": result.probe_used,
         "confidence": result.report.confidence,
         "road": result.report.road,
+        "recommended_action": result.recommended_action,
     }
 
 
diff --git a/alfred/agent/tools/specs/analyze_release.yaml b/alfred/agent/tools/specs/analyze_release.yaml
index 17d4ba2..6c6a0d5 100644
--- a/alfred/agent/tools/specs/analyze_release.yaml
+++ b/alfred/agent/tools/specs/analyze_release.yaml
@@ -82,3 +82,4 @@ returns:
       probe_used: True when ffprobe successfully enriched the result.
       confidence: Parser confidence score, 0–100 (higher = more reliable).
       road: "Parser road: 'easy' (group schema matched), 'shitty' (heuristic but acceptable), or 'path_of_pain' (low confidence — ask the user before auto-routing)."
+      recommended_action: "Orchestrator hint: 'process' (go straight to resolve_*_destination), 'ask_user' (media_type unknown or road=path_of_pain — confirm with the user first), or 'skip' (no main video, or media_type=other — nothing to organize)."
diff --git a/alfred/application/release/inspect.py b/alfred/application/release/inspect.py
index ea33b4d..1cc8828 100644
--- a/alfred/application/release/inspect.py
+++ b/alfred/application/release/inspect.py
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ from alfred.domain.shared.media import MediaInfo
 from alfred.domain.shared.ports import MediaProber
 
 
+# Media types for which a probe carries no useful information.
+_NON_PROBABLE_MEDIA_TYPES = frozenset({"unknown", "other"})
+
+# Media types for which there's nothing for the organizer to do.
+# ``other`` covers things like games / ISOs / archives sitting on the
+# downloads folder. ``unknown`` does NOT belong here — those need a
+# user decision, not a skip.
+_SKIPPABLE_MEDIA_TYPES = frozenset({"other"})
+
+# Roads that signal the parser couldn't reach a confident answer on its
+# own. ``Road`` values are kept as strings on the report to avoid a
+# cross-package import here.
+_ASK_USER_ROADS = frozenset({"path_of_pain"})
+
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class InspectedResult:
     """The full picture of a release: parsed name + filesystem reality.
@@ -85,6 +100,10 @@ class InspectedResult:
     - ``probe_used`` — ``True`` iff ``media_info`` is non-``None`` and
       ``enrich_from_probe`` actually ran. Explicit flag so callers
       don't have to re-derive the condition.
+    - ``recommended_action`` — derived hint for the orchestrator (see
+      property docstring). Encodes the exclusion / clarification /
+      go-ahead decision in one place so downstream callers don't
+      re-implement the same checks.
     """
 
     parsed: ParsedRelease
@@ -94,9 +113,36 @@ class InspectedResult:
     media_info: MediaInfo | None
     probe_used: bool
 
+    @property
+    def recommended_action(self) -> str:
+        """Return one of ``"skip"`` / ``"ask_user"`` / ``"process"``.
 
-# Media types for which a probe carries no useful information.
-_NON_PROBABLE_MEDIA_TYPES = frozenset({"unknown", "other"})
+        - ``"skip"`` — nothing to organize:
+            * the source has no main video file, **or**
+            * ``media_type`` is ``"other"`` (games / ISOs / archives).
+        - ``"ask_user"`` — a decision is required before any action:
+            * ``media_type`` is ``"unknown"`` (parser couldn't classify), **or**
+            * the parse landed on ``Road.PATH_OF_PAIN``
+              (low-confidence, malformed name, etc.).
+        - ``"process"`` — everything else: a confident parse with a
+          usable media type and a main video on disk. The orchestrator
+          can move straight to the planning step.
+
+        The check ordering matters: ``"skip"`` wins over ``"ask_user"``
+        because if there's no video to organize, no question to the
+        user can change that. ``"ask_user"`` then wins over
+        ``"process"`` because a confident parse alone isn't enough if
+        the type or road still flag uncertainty.
+        """
+        if self.main_video is None:
+            return "skip"
+        if self.parsed.media_type.value in _SKIPPABLE_MEDIA_TYPES:
+            return "skip"
+        if self.parsed.media_type.value == "unknown":
+            return "ask_user"
+        if self.report.road in _ASK_USER_ROADS:
+            return "ask_user"
+        return "process"
 
 
 def inspect_release(
diff --git a/tests/application/test_inspect.py b/tests/application/test_inspect.py
index f095a1f..31f2a21 100644
--- a/tests/application/test_inspect.py
+++ b/tests/application/test_inspect.py
@@ -263,3 +263,94 @@ class TestFrozen:
             pass
         else:  # pragma: no cover
             raise AssertionError("InspectedResult should be frozen")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# recommended_action                                                           #
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+class TestRecommendedAction:
+    """``recommended_action`` collapses the orchestrator's go / wait /
+    skip decision into a single property. The check ordering is part
+    of the contract (skip wins over ask_user, ask_user wins over
+    process) — see the property docstring."""
+
+    def test_skip_when_no_main_video(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        # Folder with no video at all → main_video is None → skip.
+        folder = tmp_path / _MOVIE_NAME
+        folder.mkdir()
+        (folder / "readme.txt").write_text("hi")
+
+        result = inspect_release(_MOVIE_NAME, folder, _KB, _RaisingProber())
+
+        assert result.main_video is None
+        assert result.recommended_action == "skip"
+
+    def test_skip_when_media_type_other(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        # Folder with only non-video files (ISO) → media_type == "other"
+        # AND main_video is None (find_main_video filters by video ext).
+        # Both branches resolve to "skip"; this asserts the contract holds.
+        folder = tmp_path / _MOVIE_NAME
+        folder.mkdir()
+        (folder / "disc.iso").write_bytes(b"")
+
+        result = inspect_release(_MOVIE_NAME, folder, _KB, _RaisingProber())
+
+        assert result.parsed.media_type == "other"
+        assert result.recommended_action == "skip"
+
+    def test_ask_user_when_media_type_unknown(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        # Mixed video + non-video → detect_media_type returns "unknown".
+        folder = tmp_path / _MOVIE_NAME
+        folder.mkdir()
+        (folder / "movie.mkv").write_bytes(b"")
+        (folder / "extras.iso").write_bytes(b"")
+
+        result = inspect_release(
+            _MOVIE_NAME, folder, _KB, _StubProber(_media_info_1080p_h264())
+        )
+
+        assert result.parsed.media_type == "unknown"
+        assert result.recommended_action == "ask_user"
+
+    def test_ask_user_when_path_of_pain_road(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        # Malformed name (forbidden chars) → road == "path_of_pain".
+        name = "garbage@#%name"
+        folder = tmp_path / "release"
+        folder.mkdir()
+        (folder / "movie.mkv").write_bytes(b"")
+
+        result = inspect_release(
+            name, folder, _KB, _StubProber(_media_info_1080p_h264())
+        )
+
+        assert result.report.road == "path_of_pain"
+        # main_video is found but the road still flags uncertainty.
+        assert result.main_video is not None
+        assert result.recommended_action == "ask_user"
+
+    def test_process_for_confident_movie(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        folder = tmp_path / _MOVIE_NAME
+        folder.mkdir()
+        (folder / "movie.mkv").write_bytes(b"")
+
+        result = inspect_release(
+            _MOVIE_NAME, folder, _KB, _StubProber(_media_info_1080p_h264())
+        )
+
+        assert result.parsed.media_type == "movie"
+        assert result.report.road in ("easy", "shitty")
+        assert result.recommended_action == "process"
+
+    def test_process_for_confident_tv_show(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        folder = tmp_path / _TV_NAME
+        folder.mkdir()
+        (folder / "episode.mkv").write_bytes(b"")
+
+        result = inspect_release(
+            _TV_NAME, folder, _KB, _StubProber(_media_info_1080p_h264())
+        )
+
+        assert result.parsed.media_type == "tv_show"
+        assert result.recommended_action == "process"