gds-retrospective

Facilitates post-epic retrospectives to extract lessons learned and prepare for the next epic.

6|Updated Aug 29, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/HordRicJr/Akomagni --skill gds-retrospective-hordricjr
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: gds-retrospective
Source: https://github.com/HordRicJr/Akomagni/tree/main/bmad-core/.agents/skills/gds-retrospective
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/HordRicJr/Akomagni --skill gds-retrospective-hordricjr

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? After completing an epic, teams often skip structured reflection, losing valuable lessons about what worked, what failed, and what to improve. This Skill runs a guided, multi-agent retrospective that analyzes story records, checks follow-through on previous action items, and produces actionable insights for the next epic. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Epic Discovery and Verification: Automatically detects the completed epic from sprint-status.yaml, verifies story completion, and warns when running a retrospective on an incomplete epic. - Deep Story Analysis: Reads every story file to extract dev notes, review feedback patterns, technical debt, testing insights, and recurring struggles across the epic. - Continuity Tracking: Loads the previous epic's retrospective and scores each prior action item as completed, in progress, or not addressed. - Next Epic Preparation: Previews the upcoming epic, identifies dependencies on completed work, and lists technical prerequisites and preparation gaps. - Use Case: After finishing Epic 3 of a game project, ask for a retrospective. The Skill facilitates a blame-free team discussion with agents (Product Owner, Senior Dev, QA, Junior Dev), surfaces patterns like recurring code review feedback, and outputs a retrospective document with action items. ## Quick Start Run a retrospective for the epic we just completed and extract lessons learned for the next one.

Frequently Asked Questions about gds-retrospective

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I run a retrospective after completing an epic?

Say "run a retrospective" or "let's retro the epic" to activate the workflow. It detects the completed epic from sprint-status.yaml, confirms with you, then guides a structured team discussion and produces a retrospective document.

How does the retrospective detect which epic to review?

It reads the sprint-status.yaml file first to find the highest epic with completed stories, then asks you to confirm. If detection fails, it asks you directly or falls back to scanning story filenames in the implementation artifacts folder.

Can I run a retrospective on an incomplete epic?

Yes, but the workflow warns you first, listing pending stories and recommending you finish them. If you proceed, it marks the retrospective as partial and notes that some lessons may be missed.

Does the retrospective track action items from previous retros?

Yes. It loads the previous epic's retrospective and cross-references each committed action item against current story records, marking them completed, in progress, or not addressed to measure follow-through.

What inputs does the retrospective workflow need?

It needs the sprint-status.yaml file, story files for the epic, and the agent manifest. It optionally loads the GDD, architecture, narrative, PRD, and previous retrospective documents for context.