What problem does it solve?
This Skill cleans up a cluttered beads backlog by finding duplicates, stale items, missing companion tasks, and dependency problems so planning stays actionable.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Deduplication: Merge exact duplicates, subset tasks, and convergent work into a cleaner backlog.
- Vertical slice auditing: Check whether core tasks have the companion work they need across layers.
- Stale item cleanup: Verify outdated tasks against the codebase and git history before closing them.
- Dependency validation: Remove redundant transitive links, detect cycles, and confirm epic structure.
- Use case: After a large blossom run, use this Skill to shrink an unwieldy task queue into a focused, dependency-safe sprint backlog.
Quick Start
Use the consolidate skill to review the current beads backlog for duplicates, stale tasks, missing companion work, and dependency issues in the target area.