# context-retrospective

Reads an agent session transcript and points out what the context network was missing and which instructions need fixing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 448 installs · ★ 176
- Author: jwynia
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/general/meta/context-retrospective/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/context-retrospective

## What it does

The skill goes through a transcript of an agent-user session and looks for friction: questions the agent could not answer from existing context, the same information looked up twice, confusion about structure and dependencies. It checks six dimensions — knowledge gaps, context boundary violations, navigation patterns, task-context alignment, missing relationships, and how well the guidance worked.

The retrospective runs in three phases. First preparation: load the current state of the context network, note the agent mode and task type. Then a chronological pass over the transcript, flagging struggle points and boundary violations. Finally a gap analysis that sorts findings into critical, high, medium and low. Output comes as filled templates — knowledge gap, navigation issue, guidance assessment — each naming the specific node, relationship or rule to change.

This assumes your project keeps context as a network of documents rather than one big file. Without that structure there is little to analyze, so build the network first. Run it after substantial sessions; on short transcripts the findings stay generic.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill context-retrospective -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/context-retrospective/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/context-retrospective/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill context-retrospective -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/context-retrospective/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill context-retrospective -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/context-retrospective/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills context-retrospective
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/context-retrospective/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill context-retrospective -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills --path skills/general/meta/context-retrospective
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/context-retrospective/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill context-retrospective -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/general/meta/context-retrospective/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- spot questions the agent could not answer from context
- catch planning docs written outside the context network
- cut repeated lookups of the same information
- check whether context sits at the right abstraction level
- document relationships the agent had to discover mid-task

## Example prompts
- run a retrospective on the last session transcript and list the context gaps
- where did the agent lack context in this conversation?
- review which rules need changing after this task

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: context-retrospective
description: Analyze agent-user interaction transcripts to identify context network maintenance needs and guidance improvements. Use after significant agent interactions or to improve context networks.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: jwynia
  version: "1.0"
  type: utility
  mode: evaluative
  domain: infrastructure
---

# Context Network Retrospective

## Purpose

Analyze agent-user interaction transcripts to identify context network maintenance needs and guidance improvements. Extract actionable insights for enhancing both network structure and agent instructions.

## Core Principle

**Learn from every interaction.** Each transcript reveals gaps in context, navigation issues, and guidance problems that can be systematically fixed.

---

## Analysis Dimensions

### 1. Knowledge Gap Identification

**Look For:**
- Questions agent couldn't answer from existing context
- Information discovered during task that should be pre-documented
- Repeated lookups of same information
- Agent confusion about structure, relationships, dependencies

**Questions:**
- What foundational knowledge was missing?
- Which relationships weren't documented?
- What context about history, decisions, or constraints was absent?
- Which domain boundaries were unclear?

**Output:** Missing information nodes and relationship gaps

---

### 2. Context Boundary Violations

**Look For:**
- Planning documents created outside context network
- Implementation files placed in context areas
- Agent uncertainty about where to place information
- Mixed concerns within single documents

**Questions:**
- Did agent distinguish context from project artifacts?
- Were "planning stays in context network" rules followed?
- What guidance would prevent future confusion?

**Output:** Boundary violations and guidance improvements needed

---

### 3. Navigation and Discovery Patterns

**Look For:**
- How agent found (or failed to find) information
- Sequences of information access
- Dead ends or inefficient paths
- Information that should have been connected

**Questions:**
- What navigation paths did agent follow?
- Which information should be more discoverable?
- What logical connections were missing?
- What hub documents would improve efficiency?

**Output:** Navigation improvements and missing connections

---

### 4. Task-Context Alignment

**Look For:**
- Mismatches between task needs and available context
- Information at wrong abstraction levels
- Context too detailed or too high-level
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