Agent skill

Review Backlog Killer

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Install Review Backlog Killer

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aozyildirim/Agena --skill review-backlog-killer -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aozyildirim/Agena review-backlog-killer --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer .claude/skills/review-backlog-killer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "review-backlog-killer" agent skill from https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena/tree/main/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer into .claude/skills/review-backlog-killer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-backlog-killer", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena/tree/main/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aozyildirim/Agena --skill review-backlog-killer -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aozyildirim/Agena review-backlog-killer --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer .agents/skills/review-backlog-killer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "review-backlog-killer" agent skill from https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena/tree/main/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer into .agents/skills/review-backlog-killer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-backlog-killer", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aozyildirim/Agena --skill review-backlog-killer -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aozyildirim/Agena review-backlog-killer --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer .cursor/skills/review-backlog-killer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

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Install the "review-backlog-killer" agent skill from https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena/tree/main/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer into .cursor/skills/review-backlog-killer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-backlog-killer", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena.git --path skills/agena/review-backlog-killer

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aozyildirim/Agena --skill review-backlog-killer -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aozyildirim/Agena review-backlog-killer --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer .gemini/skills/review-backlog-killer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

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Install the "review-backlog-killer" agent skill from https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena/tree/main/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer into .gemini/skills/review-backlog-killer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-backlog-killer", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aozyildirim/Agena review-backlog-killer

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aozyildirim/Agena --skill review-backlog-killer -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer .github/skills/review-backlog-killer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "review-backlog-killer" agent skill from https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena/tree/main/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer into .github/skills/review-backlog-killer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-backlog-killer", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aozyildirim/Agena --skill review-backlog-killer -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aozyildirim/Agena review-backlog-killer --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer .opencode/skills/review-backlog-killer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "review-backlog-killer" agent skill from https://github.com/aozyildirim/Agena/tree/main/skills/agena/review-backlog-killer into .opencode/skills/review-backlog-killer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-backlog-killer", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: review-backlog-killer
GitHub stars: 103
Token cost: ~802 tokens
SKILL.md length: 384 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 5
Repo updated: Oct 9, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Works in 6 steps: Define open: PR is open when `merged_at… → Configure thresholds per workspace… → Poller every 30 minutes updates… → …
Tasks that involve Pull requests
SKILL.md covers How to apply this pattern, Example PR comment template and Notes
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Review Backlog Killer is an agent skill from aozyildirim/Agena. Detect pull requests aging past warn / critical thresholds, score severity, and nudge reviewers via Slack DM, channel, email, or directly as a PR comment — with one-time auto-escalation when a PR hits critical so velocity stops leaking through review queues.

Its SKILL.md is about 800 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Pull requests and Sprint planning and agile. It works with Slack. The repository describes itself as: Agentic AI platform with pixel agent technology — autonomous code generation, PR automation & multi-tenant SaaS. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Pull requests
Tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile

Example prompts

“/review-backlog-killer”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Define open: PR is open when `merged_at IS NULL AND closed_at IS
Configure thresholds per workspace (chip-pick is best UX —
Poller every 30 minutes updates age_hours and severity
Pick a notify channel per workspace
Auto-escalate once when a PR crosses the critical threshold
Manual nudge button on every row — fires the configured channel

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c4c92f8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Review Backlog Killer loads about 802 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 384 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~802

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aozyildirim/Agena at commit c4c92f8, republished under its MIT licence (© aozyildirim). 384 words, ~802 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/review-backlog-killer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: review-backlog-killer
description: Detect pull requests aging past warn / critical thresholds, score severity, and nudge reviewers via Slack DM, channel, email, or directly as a PR comment — with one-time auto-escalation when a PR hits critical so velocity stops leaking through review queues.
tags: code-review, pull-request, slack, devex, ai-agent
publisher: agena

Review Backlog Killer

Pull requests get lost in review queues; team velocity drops silently. Sprint planning shows it as "I dunno, sometimes the reviewers are slow". This pattern surfaces stuck PRs deterministically and sends the reviewer a nudge through whichever channel they actually read.

How to apply this pattern

Define open: PR is open when merged_at IS NULL AND closed_at IS NULL AND its provider status is in {open, opened, pending, review_required, in_review, active}. PRs with provider status in {abandoned, declined, closed, rejected} drop off the backlog.
Configure thresholds per workspace (chip-pick is best UX — 6h / 12h / 1d / 2d / 3d / 1w / custom). Defaults: 24h warn, 48h critical, 6h between auto-nudges to the same reviewer.
Poller every 30 minutes updates age_hours and severity (info < warn ≤ warning < critical ≤ critical) on every open PR. Merged or closed PRs auto-resolve out of the backlog.
Pick a notify channel per workspace:
- slack_dm — direct, most attention
- slack_channel — visible to team
- email — for async-first teams
- pr_comment — most attention-grabbing because it lands where the reviewer already lives. The comment text is locale-aware so non-English teams don't get an English nudge.
- manual — dashboard-only, no auto-notify
Auto-escalate once when a PR crosses the critical threshold: set escalated_at, mark severity, surface above the fold to tech leads. Fire it once per PR, not on every poll cycle.
Manual nudge button on every row — fires the configured channel immediately, overrides the interval. Useful for a tech lead doing a one-shot push before standup.

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Example PR comment template

⏱️ AGENA Review Backlog

This PR has been waiting for review for **47 hours** (severity: critical).
Nudge #2.

Configure thresholds at /dashboard/review-backlog.

When the Reviews module is also on, the message includes AGENA review score: 84 so reviewers see the time investment before clicking.

Notes

Idempotency on PR comment: before posting, check whether a prior AGENA comment already exists on that PR — re-post would be spammy. If the comment was deleted by a human, treat the row as un-nudged so the next cycle is allowed to comment again.
Provider-aware status refresh: PRs marked active in your local DB may have been abandoned upstream; refresh status before deciding to nudge so you don't ping reviewers on dead PRs.
Exempt repos are essential — legacy / maintenance repos shouldn't trigger nudges. Comma-separated repo-mapping ids in a workspace setting is the simplest UX.
The poller scales linearly with open PR count; 1000 open PRs ≈ 1 second of polling per cycle.

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/agena/review-backlog-killer of aozyildirim/Agena.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c4c92f8

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Questions about Review Backlog Killer

What does Review Backlog Killer do?

Detect pull requests aging past warn / critical thresholds, score severity, and nudge reviewers via Slack DM, channel, email, or directly as a PR comment — with one-time auto-escalation when a PR…. Review Backlog Killer is an agent skill from aozyildirim/Agena. Detect pull requests aging past warn / critical thresholds, score severity, and nudge reviewers via Slack DM, channel, email, or directly as a PR comment — with one-time auto-escalation when a PR hits critical so velocity stops leaking through review queues.

When should I use Review Backlog Killer?

Review Backlog Killer fits situations like: tasks that involve Pull requests; tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile.

How do I install Review Backlog Killer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aozyildirim/Agena --skill review-backlog-killer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/agena/review-backlog-killer in aozyildirim/Agena) into .claude/skills/review-backlog-killer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Review Backlog Killer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aozyildirim/Agena --skill review-backlog-killer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/agena/review-backlog-killer in aozyildirim/Agena) into .agents/skills/review-backlog-killer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Review Backlog Killer in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aozyildirim/Agena --skill review-backlog-killer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/review-backlog-killer, .gemini/skills/review-backlog-killer, .github/skills/review-backlog-killer and .opencode/skills/review-backlog-killer in your project.

What does Review Backlog Killer need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Review Backlog Killer is instructions for the agent only.

Does Review Backlog Killer access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Review Backlog Killer safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Review Backlog Killer use?

Review Backlog Killer is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Review Backlog Killer use?

About 802 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Review Backlog Killer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Review Backlog Killer: Human Writing (kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude, 114 stars), Process PR Reviews (nexu-io/nexu, 3.3k stars), Ade Deeplinks (arul28/ADE, 114 stars) and Reproduce And Fix Issues (cursor/plugins, 11k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Review Backlog Killer?

aozyildirim (a GitHub user) maintains it in aozyildirim/Agena, which has 103 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: aozyildirim/Agena on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Review Backlog Killer

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Review Backlog Killer

How to apply this pattern

Example PR comment template

Notes

Files

Compare with similar skills

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