Storytime Retro

Storytime Retrospective

Run a retrospective on a completed Storytime spec by reconvening the original team and comparing outcomes against the plan.

Arguments

The topic to retrospect: $ARGUMENTS

Process

1. Load the original spec:
   • Read specs/.storytime/sessions/<topic>/team.md — the original team
   • Read specs/.storytime/sessions/<topic>/plan.md — what was planned
   • Read specs/.storytime/sessions/<topic>/icebreaker.md — original constraints
2. Survey current state:
   • Launch Explore agent to check what was actually implemented
   • Compare implementation against the plan's success criteria
   • Check if non-goals are still valid or need revisiting
3. Load personas:
   • Reconvene the original team (from cohort + specialist files)
   • Each persona evaluates from their domain perspective
4. Run the retrospective conversation:
   • What went as planned?
   • What diverged and why?
   • What did we learn?
   • What should change for next time?
5. Timestamp audit:
   • Check all session documents for universal frontmatter (type, created, session)
   • If timestamps are missing (common for pre-timestamp-principle docs), backfill from git history and filesystem evidence
   • Mark inferred timestamps with confidence level (git-derived, approximate, estimated)
   • See ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/docs/timestamps.md for backfill rules
   • Review last_reviewed on any decisions from this session — update if still valid
6. Update artifacts:
   • Add a chapter to specs/.storytime/sessions/<topic>/changelog.md
   • Update persona files with lessons learned (include evolved[] entry with date)
   • Update persona last_active dates
   • Flag any non-goals that should now become goals
   • Update decision last_reviewed dates for decisions confirmed during retro

Output

Write specs/.storytime/sessions/<topic>/retrospective.md with the team's analysis. Include universal frontmatter (type: retrospective, created, session). Update persona files and decision log.

Fill out the evaluation scorecard — see ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/storytime/references/evaluation-scorecard.md. Present the card at the end of the retro for the user to review/fill in. The scorecard is the structured self-check that builds the confidence corpus across runs.