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Task Retrospective

by @charlie-morrison

Conduct structured self-evaluations after tasks to analyze efficiency, accuracy, approach quality, and extract patterns for improved future performance.

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πŸ“– About This Skill

Task Retrospective

Structured self-evaluation for AI agents after completing tasks. Analyze what worked, what failed, and extract reusable patterns to improve future performance. Use after completing complex tasks, debugging sessions, or multi-step workflows.

Usage

Run a retrospective on the task I just completed.

Or with specific context: 

Retrospective: [task description]. 
Outcome: [success/partial/failure].
Time spent: [duration].
What surprised me: [unexpected findings].

How It Works

1. Reconstruct β€” review the task timeline (steps taken, tools used, decisions made) 2. Evaluate β€” score each phase on efficiency, accuracy, and approach quality 3. Extract β€” identify reusable patterns, anti-patterns, and decision heuristics 4. Record β€” generate a structured retrospective for future reference

Evaluation Dimensions

Efficiency

  • Were there unnecessary steps or dead ends?
  • Could tool calls have been batched or parallelized?
  • Was the research phase too long or too short?

    • Accuracy

  • Was the final output correct and complete?
  • Were there false starts or incorrect assumptions?
  • Did the solution match the actual requirements?

    • Approach Quality

  • Was the problem decomposition effective?
  • Were the right tools chosen for each step?
  • Would a different strategy have been faster?

    • Learning Extracted

  • What new patterns can be reused?
  • What anti-patterns should be avoided?
  • What domain knowledge was gained?

    • Output Format

    ## Task Retrospective
    Summary
    
[1-2 sentences: what was the task, what was the outcome]
    Timeline
    
| Phase | Duration | Verdict |
|-------|----------|---------|
| Research | Xm | Efficient / Too long / Insufficient |
| Planning | Xm | Good / Skipped / Over-planned |
| Execution | Xm | Clean / Had rework / Multiple attempts |
| Validation | Xm | Thorough / Skipped / Caught issues |
    What Worked
    

  • [Pattern that should be repeated]
    • What Didn't Work
    

  • [Anti-pattern to avoid] β†’ [Better alternative]
    • Reusable Patterns
    

  • Pattern name: [Description of when and how to apply]
    • Key Decisions
    

  • [Decision point] β†’ [Choice made] β†’ [Outcome: good/bad/neutral]
    • Improvement Actions
    

  • [ ] [Specific action to improve future performance]
    •

    Advanced Usage

    Compare Approaches

    Compare my approach to [task] with the ideal approach. 
What I did: [steps].
What I should have done: [if known].

    Pattern Library

    Over time, retrospectives build a pattern library: 
    Review my last 5 retrospectives. What recurring patterns emerge?
Which improvement actions have I actually followed through on?

    Team Retrospective

    Run a retrospective on this multi-agent workflow.
Agents involved: [list].
Handoff points: [where work transferred between agents].
Bottlenecks: [where things slowed down].

    πŸ’‘ Examples

    Run a retrospective on the task I just completed.

    Or with specific context: 

    Retrospective: [task description]. 
Outcome: [success/partial/failure].
Time spent: [duration].
What surprised me: [unexpected findings].