ia-reflect

Convert AI coding sessions into evidence-based retrospectives with prioritized improvements.

30|3|Updated Feb 22, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/iliaal/whetstone --skill ia-reflect
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: ia-reflect
Source: https://github.com/iliaal/whetstone/tree/main/plugins/whetstone/skills/ia-reflect
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/iliaal/whetstone --skill ia-reflect

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

ia-reflect prevents low-discipline agent work by systematically turning a completed session into concrete, prioritized lessons that improve future performance instead of letting context reset erase what was learned.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Session retrospective with evidence: Identify mistakes, friction, wasted effort, and wins while citing the exact moments and their impact.
  • Review-aware audit: Detect review-trap patterns and harvest heuristics from inbound and outbound PR/MR comments when review activity occurred.
  • Operational learnings & memory capture: Extract high-leverage insights using a 5-minute filter and save approved items to project-scoped memory, including direct remember: markers.
  • Skill audit and diff-ready fixes: For each skill used, verify success criteria, flag token inefficiency and missing edge cases, then propose diffs and get apply decisions.
  • Pattern detection for skill gaps: Recommend new skills when repeated task clusters appear that no existing skill covers.

Quick Start

Ask your agent to run /ia-reflect to review what went well and what went wrong in the last session, then capture the improvements it recommends for future chats.

Frequently Asked Questions about ia-reflect

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

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How do I run a retrospective on an AI coding session to capture lessons learned?

To run an AI coding session retrospective, ask your agent to extract mistakes, friction, wasted effort, and wins with cited evidence. It then enforces actionable prioritized improvements with measurable success criteria and saves approved items to project-scoped memory files.

Can I audit code review comments from PR and MR activity to improve my process?

Yes, you can audit inbound and outbound PR and MR comment patterns to detect review-trap patterns and harvest heuristics. This review-aware audit extracts high-leverage insights using a 5-minute filter and applies them as actionable process improvements.

What is the best way to verify AI agent skills and flag token inefficiency?

The best way to verify agent skills is to run a skill-level audit that checks success criteria, flags token inefficiency, and identifies missing edge cases. It proposes diff-ready fixes and requires an apply decision before modifying the audited skill.

Does this work for capturing explicit remember markers and memory from agent sessions?

Yes, it captures direct remember markers and approved operational learnings into project-scoped memory files. By extracting high-leverage insights using a 5-minute filter, it ensures memory capture prevents low-discipline agent work from disappearing after context resets.

When do I need to generate new skills for repeated task clusters?

You need to generate new skills when pattern detection identifies repeated task clusters that no existing skill covers. This occurs during a session retrospective when the agent audits invoked skills and recommends new skills to fill operational coverage gaps.