Backlog

MCP tools are the primary interface for backlog items and GitHub Issues. GitHub Issues are the source of truth; ~/.dh/projects/{slug}/backlog/ per-item files are the local cache. Skills and agents invoke MCP tools or the CLI — no direct Write/Edit on per-item files.

Primary Interface (MCP)

Server availability: If any mcp__plugin_dh_backlog__* tool is unavailable or ToolSearch returns "still connecting", apply the retry procedure in mcp-connection-check.md before proceeding (up to 5 × 30-second retries).

All 12 tools return a dict. On error the dict contains an "error" key. On success it contains result data keys plus messages: list[str] and warnings: list[str] (always present, may be empty). Always check for "error" before consuming result fields.

The MCP tool name prefix is mcp__plugin_dh_backlog__ followed by the tool name below.

backlog_add

Create a new backlog item and a GitHub issue.