paulund/ops-backlog-health
ops-backlog-health/SKILL.md
Use when the user wants a periodic health pass over the backlog — close stale blockers, surface drifted-priority items, flag long-running in-progress issues, and unblock issues whose blockers were closed. Designed to run on a schedule (e.g. weekly) alongside /ops-triage. Trigger phrases - "/ops-backlog-health", "backlog health pass", "scrub the backlog".
$ install --global
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SKILL.md
- name:
- ops-backlog-health
- description:
- Use when the user wants a periodic health pass over the backlog — close stale blockers, surface drifted-priority items, flag long-running in-progress issues, and unblock issues whose blockers were closed. Designed to run on a schedule (e.g. weekly) alongside /ops-triage. Trigger phrases - "/ops-backlog-health", "backlog health pass", "scrub the backlog".
- category:
- ops
Backlog Health
Periodic, non-interactive scrub of the backlog. Surfaces drift, closes resolved blockers, and reports a one-screen summary. Does NOT triage individual issues — that's /ops-triage.
Workflow
Pass 1 — Close stale blockers
For every open issue with the blocked label:
- Parse the issue body for
## Blocked by #Nreferences. - Run
gh issue view <N> --json statefor each blocker. - If all blockers are CLOSED, remove the
blockedlabel and post a comment:
gh issue comment <N> --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
> *Backlog health pass: blockers resolved.*
All referenced blockers are closed. Removing `blocked` label.
EOF
)"
gh issue edit <N> --remove-label blocked
If only some are closed, leave the label and surface the partial-progress in the report.
Pass 2 — In-progress drift
gh issue list --label "in-progress" --state open --json number,title,updatedAt,assignees
For each: if updatedAt is older than 14 days and there's no associated open PR (gh pr list --search "in:body #<N>" returns empty), flag it as a drift candidate. Don't auto-action — surface in the report.
Pass 3 — Stale planned items
gh issue list --label "planned" --state open --json number,title,createdAt,labels
For each: if createdAt is older than 60 days and the issue is afk, surface it. The reporter or backlog-owner needs to decide if it still makes sense.
Pass 4 — Priority drift
For issues with p1 older than 7 days, surface them — p1 items should not linger.
Pass 5 — Report
Post a single GitHub Discussion or pinned issue comment summarising the pass:
## Backlog Health — <ISO date>
**Closed-blockers unblocked:** <count> (#N1, #N2, …)
**Drift candidates (in-progress >14d, no PR):**
- #<N>: <title> — last updated <date>
**Stale planned (>60d, afk):**
- #<N>: <title>
**p1 lingering (>7d):**
- #<N>: <title>
If no items in any bucket, post a one-line "Backlog clean — no findings" message.
Constraints
MUST DO
- Operate read-only on individual issues except for the explicit
blockedremoval in Pass 1. - Surface drift; never auto-close planned or in-progress issues without human direction.
- Include the AI disclaimer (
> *This was generated by AI during a backlog health pass.*) on any GitHub-visible output.
MUST NOT DO
- Triage individual issues — that's
/ops-triage. - Close issues automatically (only label changes are allowed).
- Re-prioritise issues automatically.
- Run interactively — this skill is designed for scheduled / unattended runs.
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