skills/retro/SKILL.md
February 4, 2026
Select agents to install to:
npx add-skill https://github.com/mander11/mandersons-skills/blob/main/skills/retro/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill retroInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/retro/The user wants to do a retrospective. ## Determine scope Parse $ARGUMENTS to determine what to review: - No arguments: review only archive/raw/ (unreviewed items) - `--full`: review EVERYTHING in archive/ (both raw/ and reviewed/) - Any other text: treat as a focus topic or angle. Search across archive/ and filter/analyze through that lens (e.g. "/retro authentication work" or "/retro patterns in how I scope tasks") ## Process 1. Read all items in scope. For each topic folder, read brainstorm.txt, plan.txt, and iteration files to understand the full story. 2. Present a high-level review to the user with this structure: ``` RETRO: <date or scope description> ## Items Reviewed - <topic 1> - <one line summary> - <topic 2> - <one line summary> - ... ## Themes - <theme 1>: <brief explanation of the pattern> - <theme 2>: <brief explanation> - ... ## Open Questions - <questions that emerged from reviewing the material> ## Suggested Actions - <concrete things the user could do based on what was found> ``` 3. Discuss with the user. Let them react, add context, or dig into anything. 4. When the user is satisfied, write the retro output to: work/retro-<date>/brainstorm.txt (Retros are themselves topic artifacts that flow through the same lifecycle) 5. Move any raw items that were reviewed to archive/reviewed/: - archive/raw/<topic>/ → archive/reviewed/<topic>/ ## Important - Surface themes, don't force them. If there are no patterns, say so. - Open questions and suggested actions should be listed, not walked through interactively. Same philosophy as brainstorm - capture, don't converge. - When using --full, include previously reviewed items in the analysis. The point is to see the full picture, not just new stuff. - When given a focus topic, stay on that angle. Don't try to be comprehensive about everything - go deep on what was asked.