Alex Gavrilescu - Backlog.md Hands On | DevCon Fall 2025

Backlog.md was built 99% by AI agents, with humans setting vision and reviewing work. In this workshop you learn why specs as markdown in your repo are a game-changer and you practice the simple loop I use. I demo the 3-way review process and the steps that took Backlog.md past 3k GitHub stars.

First half: why Backlog.md works out of the box for agents, the CLI and web UI, and my 3-way review process that lets me ship with confidence.

Second half: you install and init Backlog.md in a new or existing repo, then use your preferred agent to create and implement tasks end to end.

The 3-way review (what you’ll practice)
1) Spec review: do the why and the what match with your expectations?
2) Plan review: agent reads the code, makes a plan. Does it make sense?
3) Code review: check code, run the app or tests, verify acceptance, close the loop.

Requirements:
1) A concrete idea that fits in 1 hour (new project or a small feature)
2) Laptop with Git and Node.js, or pair with someone who has it
3) An agent with a subscription or ~$10 credits. Good options: Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Cursor (use what you know). If unsure, check compatibility at https://agents.md/#compatibility

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