List backlog items:
ls -d .planning/phases/999* 2>/dev/null || echo "No backlog items found"Read 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=$(gsd-sdk query phase.add "${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-sdk query commit "docs: review backlog — promoted N, removed M" .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}
Generaldavepoon
gsd:review-backlog
Review and promote backlog items to active milestone
- Stars
- 2,987
- Source
- davepoon/buildwithclaude
- Updated
- 2026-05-26
- Slug
- davepoon--buildwithclaude--review-backlog
// install — copy + paste into any project
mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/HEAD/plugins/gsd/skills/review-backlog/SKILL.md -o .claude/skills/review-backlog.mdDrops the SKILL.md into .claude/skills/review-backlog.md. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any agent that loads SKILL.md files from .claude/skills/.