From Buildomator
Reviews backlog phases in a planning directory, allowing promotion to active milestones, removal of stale entries, and updates to ROADMAP.md with automated commit.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/bm:review-backlogThis skill is limited to the following tools:
The summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
<objective>
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.md
Show 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 items to PROMOTE:
999.x-slug to {new_num}-slug:
NEW_NUM=$(gsd-sdk query phase.add "${DESCRIPTION}" --raw)
## Backlog section to the active phase list(BACKLOG) marker**Depends on:** fieldFor items to REMOVE:
## Backlog sectionCommit changes:
gsd-sdk query commit "docs: review backlog — promoted N, removed M" .planning/ROADMAP.md
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}
npx claudepluginhub buildomator/buildomator --plugin bmReviews all 999.x backlog items, presents them for user decision, and promotes selected items to the active milestone or removes stale entries.
Reviews backlog items in .planning/phases/999* and promotes them to active milestones or removes stale entries. Useful during sprint planning or backlog grooming.