manage-backlog SKILL.md skillA
manage-backlog from pjt222/agent-almanac is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add pjt222/agent-almanac/manage-backlog@v1.0Pins v1.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- pjt222/agent-almanac
- Path
i18n/caveman-lite/skills/manage-backlog/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 4
- Latest version
- v1.0, committed Aug 17, 2026
- First version recorded
- Apr 19, 2026
- Size
- 8,610 bytes
- Repository stars
- 43
- License
- MIT
Create and maintain a product or project backlog with prioritized items, acceptance criteria, and estimates. Covers user story writing, MoSCoW prioritization, backlog grooming, item splitting, and status tracking. Use when starting a new project and converting scope into actionable items, during ongoing grooming before sprint planning, re-prioritizing after stakeholder feedback or scope changes, or splitting oversized items into implementable pieces.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Manage a Product Backlog Create, prioritize, and maintain a backlog of work items that serves as the single source of truth for what needs to be done, applicable to both agile and classic project methodologies. ## When to Use - Starting a new project and converting scope into actionable items - Ongoing backlog grooming before sprint planning - Re-prioritizing work after stakeholder feedback or scope changes - Splitting oversized items into implementable pieces - Reviewing and archiving completed or cancelled items ## Inputs - **Required**: Project scope (from charter, WBS, or stakeholder input) - **Optional**: Existing backlog file (BACKLOG.md) to update - **Optional**: Prioritization framework preference (MoSCoW, value/effort, WSJF) - **Optional**: Estimation scale (story points, T-shirt sizes, person-days) - **Optional**: Sprint or iteration feedback requiring backlog updates ## Procedure ### Step 1: Create or Load Backlog Structure If no backlog exists, create BACKLOG.md with standard columns. If one exists, read and validate structure. ```markdown # Product Backlog: [Project Name] ## Last Updated: [YYYY-MM-DD] ### Summary - **Total Items**: [N] …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add pjt222/agent-almanac/manage-backlog@sha256:b51e2d7a6e11adc3The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_zjyzpmkviq5z2xo2)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 4 versions of this file, between Apr 19, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026, about one every 40 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| v1.0 latest | 2026-08-17 | a784899 | 8,610 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0 | 2026-06-05 | 75ded7a | 8,581 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0 | 2026-04-26 | f5b501b | 8,599 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0 | 2026-04-19 | e334ebd | 8,646 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (8610 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
pjt222/agent-almanac · 43 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_zjyzpmkviq5z2xo2 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=pjt222/agent-almanac/manage-backlog GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b51e2d7a6e11adc301e8ae93de0e4ad6e8b1a1d84dd4550b7d3cf5c3a5d56f9b
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