Gsd Add Backlog Skill for Claude

by coco-research

Add an idea to the backlog parking lot (999.x numbering)

549 tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

196

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/coco-research/coco --skill gsd-add-backlog

The instruction itself

as written by the author

Add a backlog item to the roadmap using 999.x numbering. Backlog items are

unsequenced ideas that aren't ready for active planning — they live outside

the normal phase sequence and accumulate context over time.

</objective>

Read ROADMAP.md to find existing backlog entries:

   cat .planning/ROADMAP.md

Find next backlog number:

   NEXT=$(node "$HOME/.claude/get-shit-done/bin/gsd-tools.cjs" phase next-decimal 999 --raw)

If no 999.x phases exist, start at 999.1.

Create the phase directory:

   SLUG=$(node "$HOME/.claude/get-shit-done/bin/gsd-tools.cjs" generate-slug "$ARGUMENTS" --raw)
   mkdir -p ".planning/phases/${NEXT}-${SLUG}"
   touch ".planning/phases/${NEXT}-${SLUG}/.gitkeep"

Add to ROADMAP.md under a ## Backlog section. If the section doesn't exist, create it at the end:

   ## Backlog

   ### Phase {NEXT}: {description} (BACKLOG)

   **Goal:** [Captured for future planning]
   **Requirements:** TBD
   **Plans:** 0 plans

   Plans:
   - [ ] TBD (promote with /gsd-review-backlog when ready)

Commit:

   node "$HOME/.claude/get-shit-done/bin/gsd-tools.cjs" commit "docs: add backlog item ${NEXT} — ${ARGUMENTS}" --files .planning/ROADMAP.md ".planning/phases/${NEXT}-${SLUG}/.gitkeep"

Report:

   ## 📋 Backlog Item Added

   Phase {NEXT}: {description}
   Directory: .planning/phases/{NEXT}-{slug}/

   This item lives in the backlog parking lot.
   Use /gsd-discuss-phase {NEXT} to explore it further.
   Use /gsd-review-backlog to promote items to active milestone.

</process>

<notes>

999.x numbering keeps backlog items out of the active phase sequence
Phase directories are created immediately, so /gsd-discuss-phase and /gsd-plan-phase work on them
No Depends on: field — backlog items are unsequenced by definition
Sparse numbering is fine (999.1, 999.3) — always uses next-decimal

</notes>

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How to use it

Copy the folder

Take coco-research/gsd-add-backlog from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

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