gsd-add-backlog

To add backlog items without disrupting active milestones, you can park unsequenced ideas into a 999.x numbering sequence. This updates the ROADMAP.md under a Backlog section and creates a phase directory, keeping ideas outside the active phase sequence.

The 999.x numbering convention is used to sequence backlog items in project planning. It automatically finds the next available decimal to maintain consistent numbering for unsequenced ideas captured outside active milestones.

You can quickly capture feature ideas during meetings by adding them to the project backlog. The system generates a phase directory with a slug, inserts a standardized entry into the .planning/ROADMAP.md, and commits the changes using Git.

Yes, automated backlog phase management requires a project planning repository that maintains a .planning/ROADMAP.md file and phase directories. The system also relies on the repository's gsd-tools utilities to determine the next backlog number.

You need gsd-tools utilities within your Git repository to use this backlog tool. The system depends on these utilities to determine the next 999.x decimal and to commit the roadmap and phase directory updates correctly.

When you park a new idea into the backlog, a phase directory with a generated slug and a placeholder .gitkeep file is created. The ROADMAP.md is then updated with a standardized backlog entry and committed.