Retrospective

/retrospective — Save Session Learnings

Capture learnings from the current session as a new skill in the Skills Registry.

Steps

1. Summarize key findings from the conversation:

   • What was the goal?
   • What approaches worked?
   • What failed and why? (most valuable)
   • What were the final parameters/configuration?

2. Create a new plugin using the template:

   • Copy Skills_Registry/templates/experiment-skill-template/ to the appropriate category:
     • plugins/general/ — cross-project Python/dev skills
     • plugins/scientific/ — scientific computing patterns
     • plugins/trading/ — Alpaca Trading system skills
     • plugins/kintsugi/ — KINTSUGI-specific skills
   • Rename TEMPLATE_NAME to a descriptive kebab-case name

3. Fill in plugin.json (.claude-plugin/plugin.json):

   {
     "name": "your-skill-name",
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "description": "Specific trigger conditions: (1) scenario one, (2) scenario two. Verified on [environment].",
     "author": { "name": "smith6jt" },
     "skills": "./skills",
     "repository": "https://github.com/smith-cop/Skills_Registry"
   }
   

4. Fill in SKILL.md (skills/<name>/SKILL.md) with YAML frontmatter and sections:

   • Experiment Overview — date, goal, environment, status
   • Context — problem description
   • Verified Workflow — step-by-step with exact commands/code
   • Failed Attempts (Critical) — table: approach, result, lesson learned
   • Final Parameters — copy-pasteable configurations
   • Key Insights — bullet points of important learnings

5. Create a branch and open a PR to the Skills Registry:

   cd Skills_Registry
   git checkout -b skill/your-skill-name
   git add plugins/category/your-skill-name/
   git commit -m "Add your-skill-name skill: brief description"
   git push -u origin skill/your-skill-name
   gh pr create --title "Add skill: your-skill-name" --body "Description of what was learned"
   

Rules

• Every skill needs specific trigger conditions in the description (not vague advice)
• The "Failed Attempts" table is the most valuable section — always include it
• Include exact hyperparameters and configurations, not general guidance
• Document the environment (software versions, hardware) where verified
• Skills should be specific enough to be actionable but general enough to be reusable

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