gsd-review-backlog

To review backlog items and promote them to active milestones, this workflow scans .planning/phases/999* directories and ROADMAP.md, presenting each entry with its artifacts. You then choose to Promote, Keep, or Remove items while the system handles directory renaming and roadmap updates automatically.

Cleaning up stale entries in a project roadmap requires a controlled governance workflow that scans the 999.x backlog directories and offers Remove actions. This approach safely updates ROADMAP.md, moves artifact files, and commits the changes while recording all results for auditing.

Yes, this backlog governance workflow maintains artifact context across changes by preserving descriptions and associated files. When promoting items from the 999.x backlog to the active milestone sequence, it moves artifacts alongside the renamed directories to ensure full traceability.

You can update ROADMAP.md automatically during backlog promotion by applying this controlled workflow. It scans the backlog directories, presents items for review, and executes the necessary steps to rename directories, move artifacts, rewrite the roadmap file, and commit the changes.

The backlog review process handles audit trails by recording the results of every Promote, Keep, or Remove action. After scanning the 999.x backlog directories and updating ROADMAP.md, the workflow commits the changes to preserve a clear history of governance decisions.

You should use an automated workflow for backlog governance when your project contains multiple 999.x items requiring coordinated reviews. This approach prevents manual errors by systematically scanning directories, updating ROADMAP.md, moving artifacts, and committing changes with recorded audit results.