Prompt · Plan
Refine the backlog without picking a sprint
Sort open items into stale, blocked, and ready against the current code, with no sprint yet.
/sprint Refine the open backlog only: mark what is stale, blocked, or ready, and don't create a sprint yet.$sprint Refine the open backlog only: mark what is stale, blocked, or ready, and don't create a sprint yet.@planr-sprint Refine the open backlog only: mark what is stale, blocked, or ready, and don't create a sprint yet.If /sprint runs another command, use /planr:sprint.
With the OpenPlanr plugin for Codex, use $planr:sprint.
Cursor applies the planr-sprint rule when you mention it in chat.
Why this works
Sprint reads each open item in full and checks the code it names before believing its claim. A refine-only run writes the refinement note without creating a sprint, and any run can be repeated and compared with the last one.
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