prioritize-story-nodes

Prioritize stories by generating a deterministic priority list that identifies semantic dependencies and blocked items. The Skill analyzes story nodes in your backlog, computes complexity scores, extracts prerequisites, and surfaces missed dependencies to refine planning before implementation.

Semantic dependency analysis examines story relationships to reveal missed prerequisites and constraints. This approach identifies which stories block others, filters held or disposed items, and produces a concrete implementation plan targeting the highest-priority candidate with its dependencies mapped.

Apply deterministic drafting to produce a first-pass priority ranking from your pipeline. The Skill scores complexity, filters ineligible stories, extracts dependencies, and outputs an ordered list with plan files ready for review and refinement across planning phases.

Yes. The Skill works with story-tree databases and markdown planning formats, filtering blocked or on-hold items, computing scores, and updating story nodes with findings. It outputs plan files in markdown compatible with your backlog workflow.

Review and refine top candidates from the priority list, then advance the selected story to planned status. The Skill supports iterative refinement across phases 1 to 6, allowing you to validate dependencies and finalize the implementation plan before execution.