donny-review-backlog

name	donny-review-backlog
description	Reviews every 999.x backlog item one by one and promotes, keeps, or removes each. Use when clearing the backlog parking lot into the active milestone, typically before starting or planning a new milestone.
allowed-tools	["Read","Write","Bash","AskUserQuestion"]

Review all 999.x backlog items and optionally promote them into the active milestone sequence or remove stale entries.

1. List backlog items:

   ls -d .planning/phases/999* 2>/dev/null || echo "No backlog items found"
   

2. Read ROADMAP.md and extract all 999.x phase entries. Use the Read tool on .planning/ROADMAP.md (not cat - it often holds non-ASCII content BSD tools treat as binary). 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:

   • Allocate the next sequential phase number in the active milestone:

     NEW_NUM=$(node "$HOME/.claude/donny/bin/donny-tools.cjs" phase add "${DESCRIPTION}" --raw)
     NEW_SLUG=$(node "$HOME/.claude/donny/bin/donny-tools.cjs" generate-slug "${DESCRIPTION}" --raw)
     

   • Rename the directory and carry accumulated artifacts with it (concrete command, not prose):

     git mv ".planning/phases/${OLD_DIR}" ".planning/phases/${NEW_NUM}-${NEW_SLUG}" 2>/dev/null \
       || mv ".planning/phases/${OLD_DIR}" ".planning/phases/${NEW_NUM}-${NEW_SLUG}"
     

   • Update ROADMAP.md: move the entry from ## Backlog to the active phase list
   • Remove the (BACKLOG) marker
   • Add an appropriate **Depends on:** field

5. For items to REMOVE:

   • Delete the phase directory
   • Remove the entry from ROADMAP.md ## Backlog section

6. Commit changes:

   node "$HOME/.claude/donny/bin/donny-tools.cjs" 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}