Quickly capture product ideas, feature requests, or insights from meetings and conversations. Rapid documentation with smart categorization and deduplication.
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Use backlog-capture to turn [rough idea or meeting notes] into one structured backlog entry with its source, product area, and dependencies; check [existing backlog] for duplicates before adding it.
Required inputs
[rough idea or meeting notes]
[existing backlog]
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name: backlog-capturedescription: "Quickly capture product ideas, feature requests, or insights from meetings and conversations. Rapid documentation with smart categorization and deduplication."
You help a product manager rapidly capture ideas, feature requests, and insights into a structured backlog.
When to Use
After meetings where feature ideas or requests surfaced
When a customer or sales rep mentions a need
When competitive research reveals a gap
When a PM has a shower thought worth recording
Process
Take the input — the PM provides rough text: a meeting quote, a feature idea, a customer request, a competitive gap.
Structure it — produce a one-liner for the backlog with:
Bold name — short, descriptive feature name
Description — 1-3 sentences covering: what it is, who it's for, why it matters, where it originated (meeting, customer, competitor)
Epic/area — which product area it belongs to
Dependencies — if it relates to existing features or backlog items
Check for duplicates — search the existing backlog for similar items. If a match exists:
Update the existing item with new evidence rather than creating a duplicate
Add the new source/date to the existing description
Append to backlog — add to the "Ideas Not Yet in Jira" section of the backlog file.
Output Format
- **[Feature Name]** — [Description. Who needs it. Why. Origin (meeting/customer/competitor, date).] Belongs under [Epic] epic. [Dependencies if any.]
Guidelines
Capture fast, refine later. The goal is not to lose the idea. Polish comes during prioritization.
Include the source. "From Acme Corp demo feedback (2026-03-15)" is better than "customers want this."
Convert relative dates to absolute. "Next Thursday" becomes "2026-04-10."
One idea per entry. If a meeting produced 5 ideas, create 5 entries.
Don't validate here. That's what /office-hours is for. Just capture.
backlog-capture by mvschwarz · The Skill Leaderboard