Backlog shortcut: A-2-B (a2b)

Mnemonic: Add → 2 (tab through fields) → Backlog.

Fastest: snippet trigger (no keybinding needed)

1. Open BACKLOG.md at the Active items table (last data row).
2. Start a new line inside the table.
3. Type a2b and press Tab (or choose “BACKLOG.md row (A-2-B)” from the snippet picker).
4. Fill placeholders: BL id, Priority, Purpose (PU-01–PU-05 — must match Epic in backlog/EPIC_REGISTRY.md), Epic, Title, Notes (Status defaults to open).

Defined in .vscode/backlog.code-snippets (workspace). Prefixes: a2b, A2B, blrow.

Optional: keyboard chord ⌘K ⌥2 B (macOS)

Cursor/VS Code do not load keybindings from the repo automatically. Add this to your user keybindings:

1. Cursor → Settings → search Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON).
2. Paste inside the outer [ ... ] array:

{
  "key": "cmd+k alt+2 b",
  "command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
  "when": "editorTextFocus && editorLangId == markdown && resourceFilename == BACKLOG.md",
  "args": {
    "name": "BACKLOG.md row (A-2-B)"
  }
}

• Mnemonic: A = ⌥ (Option/Alt), 2 = 2, B = b after the ⌘K leader — close to A-2-B in spirit.
• If the chord conflicts on your machine, change "key" (e.g. "cmd+alt+b") or drop the cmd+k leader.

Windows / Linux

Use ctrl+k alt+2 b (or ctrl+alt+b) and the same args:

{
  "key": "ctrl+k alt+2 b",
  "command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
  "when": "editorTextFocus && editorLangId == markdown && resourceFilename == BACKLOG.md",
  "args": {
    "name": "BACKLOG.md row (A-2-B)"
  }
}

After inserting

• Bump BL- id to the next free number (see table above).
• Keep Priority / Epic / Status aligned with .cursor/rules/backlog-prioritization.mdc.