Backlog Manager Skill

This skill provides comprehensive guidance for using the Backlog.md CLI tool to manage project tasks effectively.

Core Principles

⚠️ CRITICAL RULE: NEVER EDIT TASK FILES DIRECTLY

All task operations MUST use the Backlog.md CLI commands:

• ✅ Use backlog task edit and other CLI commands
• ✅ Use backlog task create to create new tasks
• ✅ Use backlog task edit <id> --check-ac <index> to mark acceptance criteria
• ❌ DON'T edit markdown files directly
• ❌ DON'T manually change checkboxes in files
• ❌ DON'T add or modify text in task files without using CLI

Why? Direct file editing breaks metadata synchronization, Git tracking, and task relationships.

Task Lifecycle