Agent skill

Backlog Grooming Assistant

by jeremylongshore in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace

Execute backlog grooming assistant operations. An agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Backlog Grooming Assistant

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill backlog-grooming-assistant -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace backlog-grooming-assistant --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/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/20-enterprise-workflows/backlog-grooming-assistant .claude/skills/backlog-grooming-assistant && 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/

Facts

Skill name
backlog-grooming-assistant
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~597 tokens
SKILL.md length
195 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
3,342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Execute backlog grooming assistant operations. An agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

  • Works in 4 steps: Provides step-by-step guidance for… → Follows industry best practices and… → Generates production-ready code and… → …
  • : backlog grooming assistant
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Instructions and Examples, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Backlog Grooming Assistant is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Execute backlog grooming assistant operations. Auto-activating skill for Enterprise Workflows. Triggers on: backlog grooming assistant, backlog grooming assistant Part of the Enterprise Workflows skill category. Use when working with backlog grooming assistant functionality. Trigger with phrases like "backlog grooming assistant", "backlog assistant", "backlog".

Its SKILL.md is about 600 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Designed for Claude Code

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Task management. The repository describes itself as: Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • : backlog grooming assistant
  • Backlog grooming assistant Part of the Enterprise Workflows skill category
  • Working with backlog grooming assistant functionality
  • With phrases like backlog grooming assistant

Example prompts

  • “backlog grooming assistant”
  • “backlog assistant”
  • “backlog”
  • “/backlog-grooming-assistant”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*)

Workflow steps

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

  1. Provides step-by-step guidance for backlog grooming assistant
  2. Follows industry best practices and patterns
  3. Generates production-ready code and configurations
  4. Validates outputs against common standards

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Bash(cmd:*)

    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.

  • Compatibility

    Designed for Claude Code

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Backlog Grooming Assistant loads about 597 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 98 tokens; SKILL.md has 195 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~98
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~597

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 jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 195 words, ~597 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/backlog-grooming-assistant/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
backlog-grooming-assistant
description
Execute backlog grooming assistant operations. Auto-activating skill for Enterprise Workflows. Triggers on: backlog grooming assistant, backlog grooming assistant Part of the Enterprise Workflows skill category. Use when working with backlog grooming assistant functionality. Trigger with phrases like "backlog grooming assistant", "backlog assistant", "backlog".
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*)
compatibility
Designed for Claude Code
version
1.0.0
license
MIT
author
Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
tags
enterprise, workflow

Backlog Grooming Assistant

Overview

This skill provides automated assistance for backlog grooming assistant tasks within the Enterprise Workflows domain.

When to Use

This skill activates automatically when you:

  • Mention "backlog grooming assistant" in your request
  • Ask about backlog grooming assistant patterns or best practices
  • Need help with enterprise workflow skills covering project management, compliance, governance, and enterprise integration patterns.

Instructions

  1. Provides step-by-step guidance for backlog grooming assistant
  2. Follows industry best practices and patterns
  3. Generates production-ready code and configurations
  4. Validates outputs against common standards

Examples

Example: Basic Usage Request: "Help me with backlog grooming assistant" Result: Provides step-by-step guidance and generates appropriate configurations

Prerequisites

  • Relevant development environment configured
  • Access to necessary tools and services
  • Basic understanding of enterprise workflows concepts

Output

  • Generated configurations and code
  • Best practice recommendations
  • Validation results

Error Handling

ErrorCauseSolution
Configuration invalidMissing required fieldsCheck documentation for required parameters
Tool not foundDependency not installedInstall required tools per prerequisites
Permission deniedInsufficient accessVerify credentials and permissions

Resources

  • Official documentation for related tools
  • Best practices guides
  • Community examples and tutorials

Part of the Enterprise Workflows skill category. Tags: enterprise, governance, compliance, project-management, integration

© jeremylongshore, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/20-enterprise-workflows/backlog-grooming-assistant of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287

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Questions about Backlog Grooming Assistant

What does Backlog Grooming Assistant do?

Execute backlog grooming assistant operations. An agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Backlog Grooming Assistant is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Execute backlog grooming assistant operations.

When should I use Backlog Grooming Assistant?

Backlog Grooming Assistant fits situations like: : backlog grooming assistant; backlog grooming assistant Part of the Enterprise Workflows skill category; working with backlog grooming assistant functionality; with phrases like backlog grooming assistant.

How do I install Backlog Grooming Assistant in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill backlog-grooming-assistant -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/20-enterprise-workflows/backlog-grooming-assistant in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/backlog-grooming-assistant in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Backlog Grooming Assistant in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill backlog-grooming-assistant -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/20-enterprise-workflows/backlog-grooming-assistant in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/backlog-grooming-assistant in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Backlog Grooming Assistant 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 jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill backlog-grooming-assistant -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/backlog-grooming-assistant, .gemini/skills/backlog-grooming-assistant, .github/skills/backlog-grooming-assistant and .opencode/skills/backlog-grooming-assistant in your project.

What does Backlog Grooming Assistant need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Backlog Grooming Assistant is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*). Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code.

Does Backlog Grooming Assistant 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 Backlog Grooming Assistant 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 Backlog Grooming Assistant use?

Backlog Grooming Assistant is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Backlog Grooming Assistant use?

About 597 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 Backlog Grooming Assistant?

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Who maintains Backlog Grooming Assistant?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,827 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.