Backlog Triage

Backlog Triage Skill

Prioritize open GitHub issues and Jira tickets without a milestone or release target.

Contract

• Inputs: optional filters such as --github-only, --jira-only, --limit N, --apply.
• Output: a Polish triage report with proposed milestone, owner, and priority.
• Side effects: no mutations unless the user passes --apply or explicitly confirms.

Workflow

1. GitHub issues without milestone

gh issue list \
  --repo <OWNER>/<REPO> \
  --state open \
  --limit 200 \
  --json number,title,labels,assignees,milestone,updatedAt,url \
  --jq '.[] | select(.milestone == null)'

2. QA queue size

Use the Project board status field from .agent/context/project-ids.md:

PROJECT_IDS_FILE=.agent/context/project-ids.md
PROJECT_ID=$(awk -F'`' '/Project ID:/ {print $2; exit}' "$PROJECT_IDS_FILE")
STATUS_FIELD_ID=$(awk -F'`' '/^## Status Field:/ {print $2; exit}' "$PROJECT_IDS_FILE")
FOR_TESTING_OPTION_ID=$(awk -F'`' '/\| For testing \|/ {print $2; exit}' "$PROJECT_IDS_FILE")

gh api graphql --paginate \
  -f projectId="$PROJECT_ID" \
  -f query='
query($projectId: ID!, $endCursor: String) {
  node(id: $projectId) {
    ... on ProjectV2 {
      items(first: 100, after: $endCursor) {
        nodes {
          fieldValues(first: 20) {
            nodes {
              ... on ProjectV2ItemFieldSingleSelectValue {
                field {
                  ... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField { id }
                }
                optionId
                name
              }
            }
          }
          content {
            ... on Issue { number title }
            ... on PullRequest { number title }
          }
        }
        pageInfo { hasNextPage endCursor }
      }
    }
  }
}' --jq ".data.node.items.nodes[] | select(.fieldValues.nodes[]? | (.field.id == \"$STATUS_FIELD_ID\" and .optionId == \"$FOR_TESTING_OPTION_ID\"))"

Report the count and list the oldest or most important items.

3. Jira tickets without release target

Use Atlassian MCP when available:

• cloudId: <JIRA_CLOUD_ID>
• JQL:

project = SPZA
AND statusCategory != Done
AND fixVersion is EMPTY
ORDER BY priority DESC, updated DESC

If Jira MCP is unavailable, mark Jira as not checked and keep the GitHub report useful.

4. Priority rubric

Owner hints:

5. Output

## Backlog triage

**GitHub issues without milestone:** N
**Jira tickets without fixVersion:** M / not checked
**QA queue (`For testing`):** Q

### Recommended changes
| Item | Priority | Milestone | Owner | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #123 | P1 | M2: Matematyka E8 Ready | core dev | ... |

### Apply plan
- Add milestone ...
- Add labels ...
- Assign ...

If the user confirms applying changes, use gh issue edit for GitHub and Atlassian MCP for Jira. Apply one item at a time and report partial failures.

Rules

• Do not downgrade P0/P1 without evidence.
• Do not assign issues to Copilot unless the issue is explicitly suitable for Copilot implementation.
• Do not close issues from this skill.
• Do not mutate Jira/GitHub in preview mode.