backlog-researchlisted
Install: claude install-skill peter-claude-vault/claude-stem
# Backlog Research
Once an idea has been triaged as NOVEL, the next question is: "is this actually
buildable, and what would it take?" Doing that by hand means flipping between vault
docs, the user's `~/.claude/` configuration, the relevant skill specs, and external
prior art. This skill does the full pass in one session: it loads vault context,
walks infrastructure dependencies, runs targeted external research, assesses
feasibility on four dimensions, and writes a structured ideation brief at the
canonical location. If the recommendation is PROCEED, it also generates a draft
plan directory (`spec.md`, `tasks.md`, `manifest.json`) so a build session can
start immediately. A per-session budget cap keeps research from spiralling.
This skill operates on the **manifest-derived backlog** (Plan 81 SP13/SP14/SP15):
pre-plan ideas live as `{paths.plans_root}/_inbox/<slug>.md` notes (funnel status
`new / triaged / briefed`); in-flight plans are `{paths.plans_root}/<NN>-<slug>/manifest.json`
(`lifecycle.status`). The unified pickup view `{paths.plans_root}/_backlog.md` is
generated by `librarian:backlog-index` and is **librarian-owned
(`writers_allowed: ["librarian"]`) — this skill never writes it**. Research mutates the
inbox note's funnel status / the plan manifest's `status` + `disposition`; the next
`librarian:backlog-index` regen re-renders the row.
Curly-brace tokens (`{vault.root}`, `{paths.plans_root}`, `{paths.hooks_state}`,
`{foundation_repo}`, etc.) resolve at runtime fro