diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a66bafa..d58b183 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ This file is the running release and change log for CODEXIUM. Keep it updated wh
 - Planning timeline now includes station day-load rollups, and Workbench slot suggestions use that server-backed per-day capacity data instead of only summary-level utilization heuristics
 - Workbench now surfaces day-level capacity directly in the planner, including hot-station day counts on heatmap cells, selected-day station load breakdowns, and per-station hot-day chips in station grouping mode
 - Workbench exception prioritization now scores and ranks projects, work orders, agenda rows, and dispatch exceptions by lateness, blockage, shortage, readiness, and overload pressure, with inline priority chips for faster triage
+- Workbench now surfaces top-priority action lanes for `DO NOW`, `UNBLOCK`, and `RELEASE READY` records so planners can jump straight into ranked dispatch queues before working deeper lists
 - Project-side milestone and work-order rollups surfaced on project list and detail pages
 - Inventory SKU master builder with family-level sequence codes, branch-aware taxonomy management, and generated SKU previews on the item form
 - Thumbnail image attachment staging on inventory item create/edit pages, with upload-on-save and replacement/removal support
diff --git a/client/src/modules/workbench/WorkbenchPage.tsx b/client/src/modules/workbench/WorkbenchPage.tsx
index 1743f24..aa8c04b 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/workbench/WorkbenchPage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/modules/workbench/WorkbenchPage.tsx
@@ -551,6 +551,18 @@ export function WorkbenchPage() {
       .slice(0, 18),
     [focusRecords, workbenchFilter]
   );
+  const prioritizedRecords = useMemo(() => [...filteredFocusRecords].sort(comparePriority), [filteredFocusRecords]);
+  const actionLanes = useMemo(() => ({
+    doNow: prioritizedRecords
+      .filter((record) => record.overdue || (record.kind === "OPERATION" && (record.utilizationPercent ?? 0) > 100))
+      .slice(0, 4),
+    unblock: prioritizedRecords
+      .filter((record) => record.readinessState === "BLOCKED" || record.readinessState === "SHORTAGE" || record.readinessState === "PENDING_SUPPLY" || Boolean(record.blockedReason))
+      .slice(0, 4),
+    releaseReady: prioritizedRecords
+      .filter((record) => canQueueRelease(record))
+      .slice(0, 4),
+  }), [prioritizedRecords]);
   const keyboardRecords = useMemo(() => {
     if (workbenchMode === "agenda") {
       return agendaItems;
@@ -1064,6 +1076,30 @@ export function WorkbenchPage() {
         <MetricCard label="Build / Buy" value={planningRollup ? `${planningRollup.summary.totalBuildQuantity} / ${planningRollup.summary.totalPurchaseQuantity}` : "0 / 0"} />
       </section>
 
+      <section className="grid gap-3 xl:grid-cols-3">
+        <ActionLane
+          title="DO NOW"
+          accent="border-rose-300/60 bg-rose-500/10 text-rose-200"
+          records={actionLanes.doNow}
+          selectedId={selectedFocus?.id ?? null}
+          onSelect={setSelectedFocusId}
+        />
+        <ActionLane
+          title="UNBLOCK"
+          accent="border-amber-300/60 bg-amber-400/10 text-amber-300"
+          records={actionLanes.unblock}
+          selectedId={selectedFocus?.id ?? null}
+          onSelect={setSelectedFocusId}
+        />
+        <ActionLane
+          title="RELEASE READY"
+          accent="border-emerald-300/60 bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-300"
+          records={actionLanes.releaseReady}
+          selectedId={selectedFocus?.id ?? null}
+          onSelect={setSelectedFocusId}
+        />
+      </section>
+
       <div className="grid gap-3 xl:grid-cols-[320px_minmax(0,1fr)_360px]">
         <aside className="space-y-3">
           <section className="surface-panel">
@@ -1304,6 +1340,57 @@ function MetricCard({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string | number })
   );
 }
 
+function ActionLane({
+  title,
+  accent,
+  records,
+  selectedId,
+  onSelect,
+}: {
+  title: string;
+  accent: string;
+  records: FocusRecord[];
+  selectedId: string | null;
+  onSelect: (id: string) => void;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <section className="surface-panel">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+        <p className="section-kicker">{title}</p>
+        <span className={`rounded-full border px-2 py-1 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.16em] ${accent}`}>{records.length}</span>
+      </div>
+      {records.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="mt-3 rounded-[16px] border border-dashed border-line/70 bg-page/60 px-3 py-4 text-sm text-muted">No items in this lane.</div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="mt-3 space-y-2">
+          {records.map((record) => (
+            <button
+              key={record.id}
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => onSelect(record.id)}
+              className={`block w-full rounded-[16px] border px-2 py-2 text-left transition hover:bg-page/80 ${selectedId === record.id ? "border-brand bg-brand/10" : "border-line/70 bg-page/60"}`}
+            >
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+                <div>
+                  <div className="font-semibold text-text">{record.title}</div>
+                  <div className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted">{record.kind} · {record.ownerLabel ?? "No context"}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="text-right text-xs text-muted">
+                  <div>{formatDate(record.end)}</div>
+                  <div>P{priorityScore(record)}</div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div className="mt-2 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <RecordSignals record={record} />
+              </div>
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
 function RecordSignals({ record, queued = false, selected = false }: { record: FocusRecord; queued?: boolean; selected?: boolean }) {
   return (
     <>