Work Backlog Item
Use when working, planning, grooming, or closing a backlog item. Bridges backlog items to SAM planning with GitHub Issue, Project, and Milestone tracking. Activates on interactive browsing with no args, loading an item from a GitHub issue reference like #N, matching by title substring to run auto-grooming plus RT-ICA gate plus GitHub sync plus SAM planning, autonomous --auto {title} mode that skips AskUserQuestion and derives data from research files while logging decisions, close {title} to dismiss an item without completion with a required reason (duplicate, out_of_scope, superseded, wontfix, blocked) per ADR-9, resolve {title} to mark DONE with an evidence trail and required summary per ADR-9, setup-github to initialize labels, project, and milestone, and --language or --stack flags that select the Layer 1 or Layer 2 profile. Stops when the item already has a Plan field or when RT-ICA returns BLOCKED.
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What this skill does
Work Backlog Item is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the science-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/work-backlog-item/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
When to invoke it: Use when working, planning, grooming, or closing a backlog item. Bridges backlog items to SAM planning with GitHub Issue, Project, and Milestone tracking.
Who uses this skill
The Work Backlog Item Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 189,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/work-backlog-item
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/work-backlog-item/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/work-backlog-item/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/work-backlog-item/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/work-backlog-item/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\work-backlog-item\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
Telegram
📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram
Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →
Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Work Backlog Item Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/work-backlog-item/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Work Backlog Item skill do?
Use when working, planning, grooming, or closing a backlog item. Bridges backlog items to SAM planning with GitHub Issue, Project, and Milestone tracking. Activates on interactive browsing with no args, loading an item from a GitHub issue reference like #N, matching by title substring to run auto-grooming plus RT-ICA gate plus GitHub sync plus SAM planning, autonomous --auto {title} mode that skips AskUserQuestion and derives data from research files while logging decisions, close {title} to dismiss an item without completion with a required reason (duplicate, out_of_scope, superseded, wontfix, blocked) per ADR-9, resolve {title} to mark DONE with an evidence trail and required summary per ADR-9, setup-github to initialize labels, project, and milestone, and --language or --stack flags that select the Layer 1 or Layer 2 profile. Stops when the item already has a Plan field or when RT-ICA returns BLOCKED.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Work Backlog Item skill?
Use Work Backlog Item when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the science misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Work Backlog Item" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/science/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Work Backlog Item skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a
SKILL.md file that lives under
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Work Backlog Item is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
Jamie-BitFlight. (2026). Work Backlog Item [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/work-backlog-item/
BibTeX
@misc{work-backlog-item-2026,
author = {Jamie-BitFlight},
title = {Work Backlog Item [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/work-backlog-item/}
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Security scan
Grade A · scanned 2026-08-23 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.
The scan flagged 1 of 10 categories (filesystem), including lower-severity patterns. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.
- ✓ Prompt injection
- ✓ Data exfiltration
- ✓ Supply chain
- ✓ Reverse shell
- ✓ Credentials
- ✓ Execution
- ⚠ Filesystem
- ✓ Persistence
- ✓ Obfuscation
- ✓ Network
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