Agent skill
tasks
Show the current task backlog — pending, active, blocked, and overdue tasks. Use when the user asks about tasks, status, what needs to be done, or what's in progress.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/backloghq/backlog/tree/main/skills/tasks
SKILL.md
Task Status Overview
Show the current state of the task backlog. Use the backlog MCP tools to query and present the following:
- Active tasks — call
task_listwith filter+ACTIVEto show tasks currently being worked on - Overdue tasks — call
task_listwith filter+OVERDUEto show tasks past their due date - Blocked tasks — call
task_countwith filter+BLOCKED status:pendingto count blocked tasks - Pending tasks by priority — call
task_listwith filterstatus:pendingand group results by priority (H, M, L, none) - Tasks with docs — call
task_countwith filter+doc status:pendingto count tasks with attached specs/docs - Recently completed — call
task_listwith filterstatus:completed end.after:now-7dto show work done in the last 7 days
Present the results in a concise, scannable format. Skip sections that have zero results. If the backlog is completely empty, say so and suggest using /backlog:plan to create tasks.
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spec
Write a detailed spec document for a task before implementation begins. Use when the user wants to define requirements, acceptance criteria, or technical design for a task.
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