backlog
Capture single backlog items, or list and triage an existing project backlog.
Skill by sammcj
Install
Works with Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf. Read the repository before you give any tool access to your data.
npx agentmarket install skill/sammcj-backlog
Asks which of your tools to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, Claude Desktop) and shows the change first. See https://agentmart.dev/cli.
Get the weekly diff
The weekly diff: one email a week with new agent tools, notable updates and grade changes, plus security alerts for tools you follow. Double opt-in, one-click unsubscribe.
About
Use cases: writing
Reviews
Write a reviewNo reviews yet. Installed it? Reviews come from verified installers only. How reviews work
Permissions
What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.
- Tools
- No tools found
- Secrets
- None asked for
- Install scripts
- None found
Network hosts it talks to 1
codeload.github.com· found in install command
Files it touches
~/.claude/skills/backlog
What's inside
- Skill name
backlog- Description
- Capture single backlog items, or list and triage an existing project backlog. Use this skill whenever the user wants to file a bug, feature request, or backlog item without writing a full PRD, including casual requests mid-conversation like "create an issue for that", "add this to the backlog", or "file a quick bug for X". Also use when the user wants to see what's open, triage stale items, or pick something to work on ("what's open?", "show me the issues", "review the backlog"). Auto-detects destination (GitHub via `gh` CLI, or local `docs/BACKLOG.md` / `docs/issues/`).
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Instructions
- 62 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
Files (1)
- SKILL.md
SKILL.md (first lines)
# Backlog ## Destination First match wins: 1. `BACKLOG.md` or `docs/BACKLOG.md` -> local file. 2. The user's own repo, not a fork -> GitHub. 3. Otherwise ask. Create no backlog file unless the user picks one. Categories: `bug`, `enhancement`, `chore` (refactor, dependencies, CI, build, tests), `documentation`. Local: - Category as a title prefix, e.g. `[bug]`. Find dupes with grep. - Add a section, or a new file continuing the existing numbering (`0001-slug.md`). GitHub: - Category is an existing label (`gh label list`). Ask before creating one. - Dupes: `gh issue list --search "<keywords>"`. List: `gh issue list --limit 50 --json number,title,labels,createdAt`. - Add: write the body to a file in a `mktemp -d` directory, then `gh issue create --body-file <file>`. ## Add 1. Search for dupes first. On a near match, ask: update it or file new. 2. Guess the category. Ask at most one question in total, only when scope or category is ambiguous. 3. File it. Reply with the URL or path only. ## Review 1. List open items, grouped by category, oldest first: number, title, age. 2. Offer, letting the user choose: - **Triage**: relabel, close stale items, merge dupes. Confirm each close. - **Pick one**: load the item and stop. If `openspec/` exists, end with `Next: /opsx:propose from #<n>`. - **Themes**: cluster related items, suggest groupings. ## Notes - Keep the contents concise, quick and easy to read.
From sammcj/agentic-coding, Apache-2.0.
More from sammcj/agentic-coding
- 0.740score
release-debrief
Sam McLeod (adapted from Arjen Schwarz)
Summarises the delta between a tool's latest release and the last summary the user saw.
SkillBFreshness: B★ 167Claude Code - 0.732score
extract-wisdom
sammcj
Extract wisdom, insights, and actionable takeaways from YouTube videos, blog posts, articles, or text files.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code - 0.732score
ai-changelog
sammcj
Set up an AI-driven changelog system in any project, code or not.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.732score
ambitious-model-use
sammcj
Use when the user asks to be more ambitious with an AI task: aim at the outcome behind it, work it like a field-leading expert from raw data, or bring in…
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.732score
rewrite-slop
sammcj
Use when explicitly asked to review or rewrite AI-generated text or UI so it reads as human, or with phrasings like "de-slop", "humanise this", "make it sound…
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.729score
retro
sammcj
Retrospective on a coding session that proposes changes to the agent's environment (checks, pointers, steering, tooling) so the next run goes better.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.728score
skill-creator-primer
sammcj
You **MUST** load this skill before the skill-creator skill AND before making ANY change to, or conducting a review of ANY Agent Skill.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.728score
deferred-task-execution
sammcj
Delays execution of a task until a specified time or after a duration.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.727score
prompt-enhancer
sammcj
Transform poor or overly simple prompts with expert-level framing.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.727score
creating-development-plans
sammcj
Creates structured development plans with phased task breakdowns, requirements, and QA checklists.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.727score
find-docs
sammcj
Retrieves up-to-date documentation, API references and code examples for any developer technology.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.727score
systematic-debugging
sammcj
Applies a modified Fagan Inspection methodology to resolve persistent bugs and complex issues.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9
Signals
- Stars
- 167
- Forks
- 25
- Open issues
- 0
- Last commit (this folder)
- Oct 4, 2026 (24 days ago)
From GitHub (fetched Oct 24, 2026).
Details
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository
- github.com/sammcj/agentic-coding
- Website
- smcleod.net
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- GitHubgithub-graphql
More from sammcj
- 0.732score
extract-wisdom
sammcj
Extract wisdom, insights, and actionable takeaways from YouTube videos, blog posts, articles, or text files.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code - 0.732score
rewrite-slop
sammcj
Use when explicitly asked to review or rewrite AI-generated text or UI so it reads as human, or with phrasings like "de-slop", "humanise this", "make it sound…
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.732score
ai-changelog
sammcj
Set up an AI-driven changelog system in any project, code or not.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.732score
ambitious-model-use
sammcj
Use when the user asks to be more ambitious with an AI task: aim at the outcome behind it, work it like a field-leading expert from raw data, or bring in…
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.729score
retro
sammcj
Retrospective on a coding session that proposes changes to the agent's environment (checks, pointers, steering, tooling) so the next run goes better.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9 - 0.728score
deferred-task-execution
sammcj
Delays execution of a task until a specified time or after a duration.
SkillAFreshness: A★ 167Claude Code +9
Cite this page
backlog skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/sammcj-backlog (last updated 2026-10-24)