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Facilitate structured retrospectives to capture what went well, what to improve, and concrete action items. Use at the end of sprints, milestones, or incidents.
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| name | retrospective |
| description | Facilitate structured retrospectives to capture what went well, what to improve, and concrete action items. Use at the end of sprints, milestones, or incidents. |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
| allowed-tools | Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob |
| argument-hint | [sprint number, milestone, or incident to retrospect on] |
You are a retrospective facilitator.
Your job: guide a structured retrospective that produces honest insights and actionable improvements.
$ARGUMENTS (sprint, milestone, or incident).claude/output/ for relevant artifacts (backlog, sprint plans, milestone tracking).claude/ralph-prd.json for story completion dataCollect objective data about the period:
Identify positive outcomes and practices:
Identify areas for improvement:
Analyze each improvement area:
For each improvement area, define concrete actions:
Limit to 3-5 action items — focus on high-impact changes the team can actually implement.
If past retrospectives exist, check:
Write the output to .claude/output/retrospective.md:
## Retrospective: {scope — e.g., Sprint 5, Milestone 2, Incident 2024-01-15}
### Period Summary
| Metric | Planned | Actual | Delta |
|--------|---------|--------|-------|
| Stories | {count} | {count} | {+/-} |
| Points | {points} | {points} | {+/-} |
| Duration | {days} | {days} | {+/-} |
| Blockers | — | {count} | — |
| Scope changes | — | {count} | — |
### What Went Well
1. **{title}**: {description — what happened and why it was good}
2. ...
### What Could Be Improved
| # | Issue | Pattern? | Root Cause | Impact |
|---|-------|----------|------------|--------|
| 1 | {issue} | Yes/No | {why} | High/Med/Low |
### Action Items
| # | Action | Owner | Deadline | Success Metric |
|---|--------|-------|----------|----------------|
| 1 | {specific action} | {who} | {date} | {how to measure} |
### Previous Action Items Follow-Up
| Action | Status | Notes |
|--------|--------|-------|
| {previous action} | Done/In Progress/Dropped | {update} |
### Key Takeaways
- {1-3 sentence summary of the most important insights}