Backlog Scan

Backlog Scan

Autonomous bulk scanner for comprehensive backlog generation. Scans entire codebase against CLAUDE.md spec, finds ALL gaps, generates numbered tasks.

Pattern: Broad→Narrow (scan everything, then focus on gaps)

🚨 PLANNING ONLY - NO IMPLEMENTATION This skill creates task files. It does NOT write code or start implementation.

Use /new-task instead for a single specific task (narrow→broad pattern).

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Starting a new development phase - need comprehensive backlog
• Backlog is stale or empty
• Want to discover ALL missing features, refactors, improvements
• Need to organize and prioritize existing unnumbered tasks
• Running /discover-tasks slash command

DO NOT use this skill for:

• Creating a single specific task → use feature-planning skill
• Implementing tasks → this skill only discovers and plans
• Quick bug fixes → just fix them directly

Context Loading (ALWAYS FIRST)

Before any analysis, load ALL context:

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│        CONTEXT LOADING          │
│  • ALL rules from .claude/rules/│
│  • ALL done/ tasks (recent 30)  │
│  • ALL available skills         │
│  • CLAUDE.md completely         │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

1. Load ALL rules from .claude/rules/

   • List: find .claude/rules -name "*.md"
   • Read rules for ALL areas (frontend/, backend/, components/, e2e/)
   • Rules contain patterns, gotchas, decisions

2. Check ALL completed tasks in .task-board/done/

   • Scan recent 20-30 completed tasks
   • Learn task format and quality standards
   • Identify recurring themes

3. Note ALL available skills

   • frontend-design - UI/CSS implementations
   • node-backend - API routes
   • rule-making-skill - Create missing rules
   • storybook-stories - Component documentation
   • task-board - Detailed task planning

Scan Workflow

Phase 1: Full Codebase Analysis

Goal: Understand EVERYTHING that exists

1. Read CLAUDE.md completely

   • ALL described features, architecture, requirements
   • Technology stack and patterns
   • Finans domain (portfolio tracking, F.I.R.E., calculators)

2. Scan ALL codebase areas

   • /frontend/src/features/ - existing features
   • /backend/src/routes/ - API routes
   • /components/src/ - component library
   • /e2e/ - test coverage
   • TODOs, FIXMEs in code

3. Review ALL existing tasks

   • .task-board/backlog/
   • .task-board/in-progress/
   • .task-board/on-hold/
   • Identify gaps, duplicates, vague tasks

Phase 2: Gap Analysis

Goal: Find ALL gaps between spec and implementation

• Features in CLAUDE.md NOT yet implemented
• Missing infrastructure (CI/CD, monitoring)
• Code quality issues (validation, error handling)
• Technical debt (deprecated patterns, TODOs)
• Finans-specific gaps (Norwegian formatting, calculators)

Phase 3: Task Generation

Quality Bar (ALL must be met):

• ✅ Clear value: Obvious user benefit OR technical necessity
• ✅ Well-scoped: Not epic-sized, not trivial
• ✅ Actionable: Can implement without major unknowns
• ✅ Domain-aligned: Fits finans portfolio tracking
• ✅ Non-redundant: Not covered by existing task

For each gap that meets quality bar:

1. Invoke task-board skill for detailed planning
2. Provide context and priority
3. Review output, assign number

Phase 4: Numbering & Organization

🚨 CRITICAL: Scan ALL folders for highest number:

1. Glob: .task-board/**/*.md
2. Scan: backlog/ + in-progress/ + done/
3. Find highest number
4. Next task = highest + 1

Never reuse numbers - done/ tasks are immutable history.

File format: NNN-TYPE-description.md

• 076-FEATURE-portfolio-dashboard.md
• 077-REFACTOR-validation-consolidation.md

Phase 5: Cleanup

• Enhance vague existing tasks
• Merge duplicates
• Remove outdated tasks
• Final state: numbered, no duplicates, quality bar met

Output

Summary report with:

• Tasks created/enhanced/merged
• Breakdown by type and priority
• Top 5 priorities
• Next steps

Delegates To

• task-board skill - for detailed plan files

See Also

• feature-planning skill - for single task (narrow→broad)
• .task-board/WORKFLOW.md - task management workflow
• .claude/CLAUDE.md - project instructions