Continuous Learning

Continuous Learning

Capture patterns from this session and build them into reusable tooling. Run at the end of any session where something non-trivial was solved.

When to Use

• After solving a bug that took more than 30 minutes
• After figuring out a non-obvious pattern in corbat-coco
• After discovering a better way to do something recurring
• After writing code you'd want to reuse verbatim next time

Exit Criteria

You're done when:

• At least one new skill or instinct has been saved
• ls .claude/skills/learned/ shows new entries
• Any recurring workflow has a /skill-create generated skill

Step 1: List What Was Learned This Session

Before capturing anything, explicitly state what was non-trivial:

What was hard about this session?
- [ ] Found a pattern I'll use again
- [ ] Fixed something non-obvious
- [ ] Discovered a better approach
- [ ] Identified a recurring workflow

If nothing qualifies, stop — don't save noise.

Step 2: Capture Patterns with /learn

For each non-trivial finding, run:

/learn

This prompts you to describe the pattern. Be specific:

• Bad: "ESM imports need .js"
• Good: "When importing TypeScript source in Vitest, use .js not .ts — Node ESM resolves the compiled output path"

Saves to: .claude/skills/learned/<pattern>/SKILL.md (directory created automatically on first use)

Verify it saved:

ls .claude/skills/learned/

Step 3: Generate Skills from Recurring Workflows

If you repeated a multi-step workflow more than once this session, generate a skill for it:

/skill-create

This analyzes recent git commits and creates a SKILL.md template. Review and edit before keeping.

Saves to: .claude/skills/generated/<workflow>/SKILL.md

If the generated skill is good, promote it:

mv .claude/skills/generated/<name> .claude/skills/<name>

Step 4: Promote to rules/ if Always-Applicable

If the learned pattern should be active on every session (not just when you invoke a skill), add it to rules/:

# Add to existing rule file if it fits a category
printf '\n## Pattern: <Name>\n<content>\n' >> rules/typescript/patterns.md

# Or create a new rule file
touch rules/common/<new-pattern>.md

Use this sparingly — only for patterns that:

• Apply to every corbat-coco session
• Are non-obvious (not in official docs)
• Won't become outdated quickly

Skill Quality Criteria

A skill is worth keeping if:

• ✅ Specific to corbat-coco (not in general TypeScript docs)
• ✅ Saves ≥5 minutes when applied
• ✅ Non-obvious
• ✅ Has a concrete code example
• ✅ States clearly when to apply it

Directory Structure

.claude/skills/
├── (core skills — always available)
├── learned/          ← from /learn (raw session captures)
├── generated/        ← from /skill-create (needs review before promoting)
└── user-project/     ← skills for corbat-coco user projects, not corbat-coco itself

Sharing with the Team

Commit promoted skills to share with the team:

git add .claude/skills/learned/<name>
git commit -m "chore(skills): add <pattern> instinct"