session-review

name	session-review
description	Review work session quality and capture improvements. Use at end of session, after large tasks, after series of errors, or when user asks for session review, retrospective, lessons learned. Records improvements to backlog.

Session Review Protocol

When to Apply

Situation	Apply?
After completing a feature	YES
After a complex bug fix	YES
After 2+ hours of work	YES
After series of errors	MANDATORY
Before ending the day	Recommended

Session Review Template

## SESSION REVIEW: [date]

### 1. SUMMARY
- **Task:** [what was done]
- **Time:** [how long]
- **Status:** done/partial/failed

### 2. WHAT WENT WELL
- [what helped]

### 3. WHAT WENT WRONG
- [where got stuck]
- [what errors occurred]

### 4. GAPS IN INSTRUCTIONS
- [what was missing]

### 5. IMPROVEMENT
**Problem:** [what went wrong]
**Root Cause:** [why]
**Proposal:** [what to add to instructions]
**File:** [which .mdc to change]

Error Learning

After each error, record:

## ERROR LOG
**Error:** [what happened]
**Root Cause:** [why]
**Fix:** [what was done]
**Prevention:** [how to avoid in future]
**Rule Gap:** [what instruction was missing]

Write improvements to .cursor/data/improvements-backlog.md.

Success Criteria

• Session reviewed with all 5 sections filled
• At least one improvement identified
• Improvement recorded in backlog