gsd-review-backlog

Invoke this Pi skill with /skill:gsd-review-backlog.

Pi dispatch (fail closed). Pi has no built-in subagent API; GSD provides the gsd_dispatch tool. Where a workflow step dispatches a named gsd-* role, call gsd_dispatch with role (the installed role name) and task (the full task text). A workflow that still writes the step as an Agent(...) call means the same: its subagent_type is the role and its prompt is the task. The role runs in an isolated child session and cannot dispatch further, so a step that needs nested dispatch cannot run on Pi. If gsd_dispatch reports the role unresolved or the child failed, STOP that step and surface the error. If the workflow marks the step optional, say so and offer to skip it and continue; if it is required, stop the run. Never execute the role's work inline as a substitute.

Pi includes. Pi does not expand @path references in a skill. Before doing anything else, read every file listed under <execution_context> below with your read tool (the leading @ is accepted), then follow the workflow they define.

1. List backlog items:

   _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:

   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:

     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:

   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}