Product Backlog

Index of all epics, ordered by priority (top = highest priority). Each epic is its own file under backlog/epics/.

Order	Epic	File	Status
1	End-to-End Text Rendering Slice	`epics/01_end_to_end_text_rendering_slice.md`	Ready
2	Template Designer GUI Foundation	`epics/02_template_designer_gui_foundation.md`	Ready
3	CSV Integration and Field Mapping	`epics/03_csv_integration_and_field_mapping.md`	Ready
4	CLI Rendering Engine and Debenu Integration	`epics/05_cli_rendering_engine_and_debenu_integration.md`	Ready
5	Live Preview and Record Navigation	`epics/04_live_preview_and_record_navigation.md`	Ready
6	Layout Efficiency and Operator Tooling	`epics/06_layout_efficiency_and_operator_tooling.md`	Not Started
7	Dynamic and Network Image Handling	`epics/07_dynamic_and_network_image_handling.md`	Not Started

Notes

Prioritization favors the requirements document's recommended vertical slicing: deliver a text-only end-to-end workflow first, then layer images, shapes, and operator-efficiency tooling.
The CLI/rendering epic now sits ahead of preview in the ordered backlog because it is a direct dependency for the first demonstrable PDF-generating slice.
The top five epics now contain sprint-ready stories for the first one to two sprints of MVP work.
Open requirement questions that may affect ordering: path strategy for template assets and timeout behavior for slow UNC shares.