post-retro

name	post-retro
description	Run the 72-hour retrospective on a published draft and save the conclusion in retros/. Use when the user says "retro this post", "review how this performed", or wants to update the draft lifecycle after publishing.

post-retro

Run this 72 hours after a draft is published.

Inputs to read first

1. The published draft in drafts/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md
2. bun run post-patterns
3. Any known comment summary or performance notes the user provides

Preconditions

The draft frontmatter should include:

• published_url
• published_at
• impressions_24h
• impressions_72h
• likes_72h
• comments_72h
• shares_72h

If these are missing, ask for the missing metrics or tell the user exactly which fields still need to be filled in.

Questions to answer

Every retro must answer:

1. Did the post beat median impressions?
2. Did it outperform similar topic_family + source_type posts?
3. Did comments validate the intended discussion angle?
4. Was the hook accurate to the body?
5. Should this pattern be repeated, modified, or blocked?

Output artifact

Save one markdown file to retros/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md with YAML frontmatter:

---
draft_file: drafts/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md
topic_family: security
source_type: news
published_url: ...
published_at: ...
impressions_24h: 1200
impressions_72h: 1800
likes_72h: 45
comments_72h: 7
shares_72h: 3
beat_median_impressions: true
beat_peer_group: false
discussion_validated: true
hook_matched_body: true
decision: modify
summary: Strong reach, but the comment thread drifted away from the intended angle.
---

The body should explain the decision in a few short paragraphs and name one concrete thing to repeat, modify, or stop.