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RapidX: Review Backlog

What this does

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

Process

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:

   cat .planning/ROADMAP.md

   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:

   • Find the next sequential phase number in the active milestone
   • Rename the directory from 999.x-slug to {new_num}-slug:

     NEW_NUM=$(node "$HOME/.claude/get-things-done/bin/rapidx-tools.cjs" phase add "{{DESCRIPTION}}" --raw)

   • Move accumulated artifacts to the new phase directory
   • Update ROADMAP.md: move the entry from ## Backlog section to the active phase list
   • Remove (BACKLOG) marker
   • Add 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/get-things-done/bin/rapidx-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}
   

RapidX workflow command. Type /rapidx-review-backlog in Copilot Chat to invoke.