After completing a significant task or experiment, documents what worked, what failed, and key learnings. Activates when a multi-step task finishes or when user says "done", "finished", "that worked", or asks for a summary. Failed attempts get documented first - they're read more than successes.
How to install retrospective?
elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions/retrospective
$npx -y skills add elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions --skill retrospectiveInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions" --skill "elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions/retrospective"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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