project-retrospectivelisted
Install: claude install-skill belumume/claude-skills
# Project Retrospective
Analyze a project's session history by dispatching parallel historian agents to read each export, then synthesizing their findings into a structured analysis document. The value is in the **extraction criteria** — domain-specific signals tuned for Claude Code session exports, not generic summarization.
## Modes
Two modes, differentiated by **output format** (not historian cost):
| Mode | Output | When to Use |
|------|--------|-------------|
| **full** | Standalone ANALYSIS (superset, safe to delete prior) | Phase transitions, major incidents, no prior retro exists, reset the chain |
| **incremental** | Delta UPDATE (references prior retro, never delete prior) | Periodic check-ins (every 3-5 sessions), ongoing projects with an existing retro baseline |
Both modes reuse prior historian work when a prior retro exists — only NEW exports get fresh historians. The difference is what the synthesizer produces: a standalone document vs. a delta document.
## Arguments
Parse `$ARGUMENTS` to determine scope and mode:
| Argument | Behavior |
|----------|----------|
| *(none)* | **Context-aware default.** Check for prior retros first (Phase 1.5). If a prior retro exists, default to **incremental**. If no prior retro exists, default to **full**. |
| `full` | **Explicit full mode.** User override — produce a standalone ANALYSIS. Still reuse prior historian work (only dispatch historians for new exports). |
| `since-last-retro` | **Explicit incremental mode.**