Distill

Distill Skill

Synthesize accumulated reflections into a coherent growth narrative, identify cross-event patterns, and propose self-model updates — all gated by user confirmation.

Protocol reference: references/reflection-protocol.md — distill report template, DNA diff format.

When to Use

• User types /distill explicitly
• Asks for "growth report", "阶段性复盘", "蒸馏"
• Auto-suggested after /reflect (cumulative impact >= threshold)
• "上次到现在有什么变化", "总结一下最近的复盘"

Runtime

Step 0: Gather Input

1. Read state/reflections.jsonl — parse all lines
2. Identify unprocessed — all entries where distilled_at is null
3. Read state/records.jsonl — RAL records from same time range for context
4. Read state/user_dna.json — current self-model for comparison
5. Read references/reflection-protocol.md — distill report template

If ZERO unprocessed reflections:

"没有新的复盘记录需要合成。你最近一次蒸馏是在 [last distill date]，处理了 [N] 条记录。"

Step 1: Tension + Resolution Analysis

Analyze reflections through the Tension + Resolution lens:

Identify central tension(s):

• Recurring dilemmas across reflections (e.g., "depth vs breadth", "creation vs adoption")
• Emotional spikes clustering around the same value
• Cross-domain connections — tensions spanning work, learning, relationships
• Patterns where user says one thing but does another

Identify resolution(s):

• Moments where tension was explicitly resolved (decision, realization)
• Value shifts indicating resolution (e.g., "optimization" overtakes "exploration")
• Abstraction layers that climbed from case → principle
• Action experiments with positive outcomes

Synthesize narrative arc:

• 起点: state at start of this batch
• 挑战: what complicated it
• 落地: where it landed
• 未解: what's still unresolved

Step 2: Compute Proposed DNA Diffs

Based on ALL unprocessed reflections, compute consolidated changes:

Values:

• Same key shifted in multiple reflections → stronger signal → higher confidence
• Values shifted in opposite directions → unresolved tension, don't propose single diff
• Weight by emotional intensity

Beliefs:

• New beliefs that appeared across reflections → propose adding
• Beliefs contradicted by recent behavior → propose modifying or removing
• Beliefs that created blind spots → propose adding nuance

Cognitive Patterns (cognitive_patterns):

• Emergent strengths visible across multiple reflections
• Recurring biases or default strategies
• Meta-cognitive patterns — how the user learns and adapts

Step 3: Write Report

Write state/distill_reports/YYYY-MM-DD_distill.md using the template from references/reflection-protocol.md.

Step 4: Present & Confirm

Present conversational summary:

"从 [start] 到 [end]，[N] 次复盘的核心洞察——"

核心矛盾: [tension summary] 进展: [what resolved] 未解: [what's still open] 浮现的模式: [key patterns]

[present proposed DNA diffs one section at a time] "请逐条确认——接受、拒绝、还是修改？"

Step 5: Apply & Close

1. Apply accepted diffs to state/user_dna.json
2. Mark all processed reflections: distilled_at: "<ISO>"
3. Mark report as confirmed

"已保存。报告: state/distill_reports/[date]_distill.md" "自我模型已更新 [N] 项。"

Edge Cases

Key Files