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mindforge-review-backlog

The mindforge-review-backlog skill audits all backlog items stored in the 999.x phase directories of a MindForge project management system. Use this skill to evaluate queued work items, selectively promote candidates into the active development milestone sequence with automatic renumbering, delete stale entries, and maintain the ROADMAP.md file accordingly.

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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sairam0424/MindForge /tmp/mindforge-review-backlog && cp -r /tmp/mindforge-review-backlog/.agent/skills/mindforge-review-backlog ~/.claude/skills/mindforge-review-backlog
Then start a new Claude Code session; the skill loads automatically.

SKILL.md

<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
   ls -d .planning/phases/999* 2>/dev/null || echo "No backlog items found"
   ```

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=$(node ".agent/bin/mindforge-tools.cjs" phase add "${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
   node ".agent/bin/mindforge-tools.cjs" 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>