Backlog Grooming Assistant
This AI helps you efficiently manage your project backlog by prioritizing tasks and creating actionable items for increased productivity.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add backlog-grooming-assistant npx -- -y @trustedskills/backlog-grooming-assistant
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"backlog-grooming-assistant": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/backlog-grooming-assistant"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The Backlog Grooming Assistant helps teams efficiently prepare for sprints by analyzing and refining backlog items. It can identify dependencies, estimate effort, and suggest prioritization based on provided criteria. This skill aims to reduce grooming meeting time and improve sprint planning accuracy.
When to use it
- You have a large backlog of user stories or tasks that need review before sprint planning.
- Your team struggles with accurately estimating the effort required for backlog items.
- You want to identify dependencies between backlog items to avoid roadblocks during development.
- You're looking for suggestions on how to prioritize your backlog based on factors like business value and risk.
Key capabilities
- Analyzes backlog item descriptions.
- Identifies potential dependencies.
- Estimates effort (though the source doesn’t specify methodology).
- Suggests prioritization strategies.
Example prompts
- "Analyze these user stories: [list of user stories] and identify any dependencies."
- "Estimate the effort for these backlog items, considering their complexity: [list of backlog items]."
- "Prioritize this backlog based on business value and risk: [list of backlog items]."
Tips & gotchas
The quality of the assistant's output depends heavily on the clarity and detail provided in the backlog item descriptions. Ensure your user stories or tasks are well-defined for best results.
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