Jira Backlog

What it is

The Jira Backlog is a Jira-style work item system embedded inside every board. It allows PMs to generate, edit, and review a structured backlog without leaving the board context.

Work items and sticky notes coexist on the same board — notes capture thinking and research; work items capture the deliverable scope.

Accessing the backlog

Click the Jira Backlog tab in the left sidebar. The tab shows:

A table of all work items
The AI generation action bar at the top
A context panel showing sticky notes for AI generation reference

Work item structure

Field	Description
Key	Sequential identifier (e.g. EPIC-001, STORY-003)
Type	idea, discovery, prototype, epic, story, task, subtask, or bug
Summary	One-line title
Description	Detailed Markdown body
Status	todo, in_progress, in_review, done, or cancelled
Priority	highest, high, medium, low, or lowest
Parent	Hierarchy link (epics contain stories; stories contain tasks)
Acceptance criteria	Checklist items (can be marked complete)
No-gos	Explicit out-of-scope constraints
Dependencies	Links to blocking or blocked-by items
Source notes	Links back to the sticky notes this item was derived from

AI generation workflow

Work item generation follows a multi-step hierarchy:

Step	Types generated
1	Ideas
2	Discoveries
3	Prototypes
4	Epics and Stories
5	Tasks and Subtasks

Click Generate [next step] in the Jira Action Bar to generate the next missing tier. The AI uses your sticky notes as context.

You can also:

Regenerate selected items — improve specific items by selecting them and clicking Regenerate.
Generate children — decompose a selected parent item into child items.

Editing work items

Click any work item row to open it in the full-screen Work Item Editor — a TipTap WYSIWYG editor with:

Structured sections (Description, Acceptance Criteria, No-gos)
Inline AI suggestions via @subagent annotation buttons
Text selection toolbar for field-level AI rewrite

Changes are debounced (800ms) and flushed on editor close — so edits don't generate a network request on every keystroke.

Inline AI review

Click Review Project in the Jira Action Bar to run AI analysis across all work items and sticky notes simultaneously. The AI:

Identifies gaps, inconsistencies, or missing acceptance criteria
Injects inline suggestions as @subagent blockquotes in the work item editor
Each suggestion has action buttons to accept, rewrite, or dismiss

Syncing work items

Work items are synced to D1 via the same push pipeline as notes. They are included in the jiraItems field of the sync payload. Soft deletes use deletedAt timestamps.

Hierarchy and key format

Type	Key prefix	Example
Idea	IDEA	IDEA-001
Discovery	DISC	DISC-001
Prototype	PROTO	PROTO-001
Epic	EPIC	EPIC-001
Story	STORY	STORY-001
Task	TASK	TASK-001
Subtask	SUB	SUB-001
Bug	BUG	BUG-001

Keys are assigned sequentially per type within a board. Deleted items' keys are not reused.