Retro

Development Retrospective

Mine compliance data, find repeating patterns, update CLAUDE.md rules.

Process

1. Load Data

Read .claude/sessions/compliance.jsonl. Aggregate:

• All edit_compliance events (group violations by file/pattern)
• All commit_compliance events
• All safety_trigger events
• All session_summary events (score trends)
• All override_granted events

If no data exists, tell the user and stop.

2. Find Patterns

Group violations by type. For each type, count:

• frequency: total occurrences across all sessions
• severity: did it cause a block? was it overridden?
• recency: when was the last occurrence?

Deduplicate similar corrections before proposing rules.

3. Propose Rules

For patterns with 2+ occurrences, propose rules.

Rule format (strict):

- Never/Always [directive]. (Nx)

Rules must be:

• Max 1 line
• Directive (imperative verb)
• No explanations, no examples
• Include hit count in parentheses

4. Update CLAUDE.md

Find or create the ## Rules (auto-updated by /retro) section.

## Rules (auto-updated by /retro)
### Critical
- Never edit a file without reading it first. (12x)
- Never commit without running tests. (5x)

### Important
- Prefer direct implementation when user says "just do X". (7x)
- Always check exit codes after running commands. (3x)

Max 10 active rules in CLAUDE.md (5 Critical + 5 Important).

Tier rules:

• Critical: caused a block/revert OR 6+ occurrences
• Important: 3+ occurrences OR promoted from Watch
• Watch: 2 occurrences — DO NOT add to CLAUDE.md, archive only

When over the limit, archive the lowest-frequency rule.

5. Archive

Write demoted/Watch rules to .claude/sessions/archived-rules.jsonl:

{"rule": "...", "hits": 2, "tier": "watch", "last_seen": "...", "archived_at": "..."}

6. Report

Development Retrospective -- YYYY-MM-DD
Sessions analyzed: N | Score trend: improving/declining/stable
Avg score: X.X

Rules Updated:
+ Added: "Never X" [Critical] (Nx)
^ Promoted: "Always Y" Important -> Critical (Nx)
- Archived: "Check Z" (not triggered in 30 days)

Rules

• Never delete session data -- archive only
• Show proposed changes before writing to CLAUDE.md
• Rules must be actionable and specific
• Deduplicate before proposing (merge "check tests" and "run tests" into one)
• If same rule appears and mistake still happens, it needs a hook not a rule