backlog-manager

name	backlog_manager
description	Interactive Improvement Backlog widget with kanban status management, filtering data, notes, and local item creation without mutating Ouroboros core memory directly.
version	0.1.0
type	extension
runtime	python3
entry	plugin.py
permissions	["route","widget","tool"]
env_from_settings	[]
when_to_use	User wants to inspect, triage, add, annotate, or manage Ouroboros improvement backlog items from a reviewed widget.
timeout_sec	60
ui_tab	{"tab_id":"backlog","title":"Backlog Manager","icon":"list-checks","span":2,"render":{"kind":"declarative","schema_version":1,"components":[{"type":"poll","target":"backlog","route":"list","method":"GET","auto_start":true,"interval_ms":30000,"max_ticks":1000,"label":"Refresh backlog"},{"type":"kanban","target":"backlog","path":"kanban_cards","columns":[{"id":"open","label":"Open"},{"id":"in_progress","label":"In progress"},{"id":"deferred","label":"Deferred"},{"id":"done","label":"Done"},{"id":"wont_fix","label":"Wont fix"}],"on_move":{"route":"move","method":"POST"}},{"type":"kv","target":"backlog","fields":[{"label":"Total","path":"stats.total"},{"label":"Open","path":"stats.open"},{"label":"In progress","path":"stats.in_progress"},{"label":"Deferred","path":"stats.deferred"},{"label":"Done","path":"stats.done"},{"label":"Wont fix","path":"stats.wont_fix"}]},{"type":"form","route":"add","method":"POST","target":"backlog","label":"Add backlog item","fields":[{"name":"summary","label":"Summary","required":true},{"name":"category","label":"Category"},{"name":"proposed_next_step","label":"Next step","type":"textarea"},{"name":"evidence","label":"Evidence","type":"textarea"},{"name":"requires_plan_review","label":"Requires plan review","type":"checkbox"}]},{"type":"form","route":"update","method":"POST","target":"backlog","label":"Update item / add note","fields":[{"name":"item_id","label":"Item id","required":true},{"name":"status","label":"Status","type":"select","options":[{"value":"","label":"(no change)"},{"value":"open","label":"Open"},{"value":"in_progress","label":"In progress"},{"value":"deferred","label":"Deferred"},{"value":"done","label":"Done"},{"value":"wont_fix","label":"Wont fix"}]},{"name":"note","label":"Note","type":"textarea"}]}]}}

Backlog Manager

Backlog Manager is a reviewed extension widget for triaging Ouroboros's Improvement Backlog.

It reads memory/knowledge/improvement-backlog.md as the source backlog and stores user-facing management state in this skill's own state directory (overlay.json). The overlay contains status overrides, notes, and locally-created items. This keeps the core backlog pipeline untouched: execution reflections can continue appending to the source file while the widget provides an interactive working view.

The UI is rendered as a host-owned kind: declarative widget (schema v1). Components are Kanban-first: a polling refresher seeds the backlog state, then a compact kanban board (Open / In progress / Deferred / Done / Wont fix) supports drag-and-drop between columns through /api/extensions/backlog_manager/move. Stats appear as a small key/value strip beneath the board, followed by short forms for adding items and updating status / appending notes. No arbitrary JavaScript is loaded.

Boundaries

• Does not mutate the self-modifying repo.
• Does not overwrite memory/knowledge/improvement-backlog.md.
• Writes only to the skill state directory.
• New widget-created items live in the overlay until a future core backlog API exists.
• Non-trivial implementation work still requires plan_task before code changes, as the backlog item itself may request.