List backlog items:
_BACKLOG=( .planning/phases/999* ) if [ -e "${_BACKLOG[0]}" ]; then ls -d "${_BACKLOG[@]}"; else echo "No backlog items found"; fiRead ROADMAP.md and extract all 999.x phase entries:
cat .planning/ROADMAP.mdShow each backlog item with its description, any accumulated context (CONTEXT.md, RESEARCH.md), and creation date.
Present the list to the user via AskUserQuestion:
- For each backlog item, show: phase number, description, accumulated artifacts
- Options per item: Promote (move to active), Keep (leave in backlog), Remove (delete)
For items to PROMOTE:
- Find the next sequential phase number in the active milestone
- Rename the directory from
999.x-slugto{new_num}-slug:NEW_NUM=$(gsd-tools query phase.add "${DESCRIPTION}" --raw) - Move accumulated artifacts to the new phase directory
- Update ROADMAP.md: move the entry from
## Backlogsection to the active phase list - Remove
(BACKLOG)marker - Add appropriate
**Depends on:**field
For items to REMOVE:
- Delete the phase directory
- Remove the entry from ROADMAP.md
## Backlogsection
Commit changes:
gsd-tools query commit "docs: review backlog — promoted N, removed M" --files .planning/ROADMAP.mdReport summary:
## 📋 Backlog Review Complete Promoted: {list of promoted items with new phase numbers} Kept: {list of items remaining in backlog} Removed: {list of deleted items}
Gsd Review Backlog
Review and promote backlog items to active milestone
Gsd Review Backlog by open-gsd · 58933d4
npx skillmds@latest add open-gsd/gsd-review-backlog File contents
---name: gsd-review-backlogdescription: Review and promote backlog items to active milestone---
<objective>
Review all 999.x backlog items and optionally promote them into the active
milestone sequence or remove stale entries.
</objective>
<process>
1. **List backlog items:**
```bash
_BACKLOG=( .planning/phases/999* )
if [ -e "${_BACKLOG[0]}" ]; then ls -d "${_BACKLOG[@]}"; else echo "No backlog items found"; fi
```
2. **Read ROADMAP.md** and extract all 999.x phase entries:
```bash
cat .planning/ROADMAP.md
```
Show each backlog item with its description, any accumulated context (CONTEXT.md, RESEARCH.md), and creation date.
3. **Present the list to the user** via AskUserQuestion:
- For each backlog item, show: phase number, description, accumulated artifacts
- Options per item: **Promote** (move to active), **Keep** (leave in backlog), **Remove** (delete)
4. **For items to PROMOTE:**
- Find the next sequential phase number in the active milestone
- Rename the directory from `999.x-slug` to `{new_num}-slug`:
```bash
NEW_NUM=$(gsd-tools query phase.add "${DESCRIPTION}" --raw)
```
- Move accumulated artifacts to the new phase directory
- Update ROADMAP.md: move the entry from `## Backlog` section to the active phase list
- Remove `(BACKLOG)` marker
- Add appropriate `**Depends on:**` field
5. **For items to REMOVE:**
- Delete the phase directory
- Remove the entry from ROADMAP.md `## Backlog` section
6. **Commit changes:**
```bash
gsd-tools query commit "docs: review backlog — promoted N, removed M" --files .planning/ROADMAP.md
```
7. **Report summary:**
```
## 📋 Backlog Review Complete
Promoted: {list of promoted items with new phase numbers}
Kept: {list of items remaining in backlog}
Removed: {list of deleted items}
```
</process>
open-gsd/gsd-core commit 58933d4ae3
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