Agent skill
retro
Weekly retrospective with developer stats, shipping streaks, test health trends, and growth opportunities. Use for weekly check-ins or when asked for a retrospective.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/DenchHQ/DenchClaw/tree/main/skills/gstack/retro
SKILL.md
Retro — Weekly Retrospective
Structured weekly retrospective that combines quantitative data with qualitative reflection.
Related skills: ship | review | document-release
Data Collection
Git Stats (last 7 days)
git log --since="7 days ago" --oneline | wc -l # commits
git log --since="7 days ago" --shortstat --format="" | \
awk '/files? changed/ {f+=$1; i+=$4; d+=$6} END {print f, i, d}' # files, insertions, deletions
git log --since="7 days ago" --format="%an" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn # per-person
PR Stats
gh pr list --state merged --search "merged:>$(date -v-7d +%Y-%m-%d)" --json number,title,additions,deletions
Test Health
# Run test suite and capture results
npm test 2>&1 | tail -5 # or equivalent for the project
Retrospective Format
WEEKLY RETRO: [Date Range]
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📊 STATS
Commits: N
Lines added: N
Lines removed: N
Net LOC: N
PRs merged: N
Tests: N pass / N fail
🏃 VELOCITY
Shipping streak: N days (commits on consecutive days)
Biggest PR: #N — [title] (+X/-Y)
Most active area: [directory/module]
✅ WINS
- [What went well this week]
- [Features shipped, bugs fixed, improvements made]
⚠️ CONCERNS
- [What didn't go well]
- [Technical debt accumulated]
- [Tests skipped or coverage gaps]
📋 NEXT WEEK
- [Priorities for next week]
- [Deferred items from TODOS.md]
- [Tech debt to address]
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Growth Opportunities
Flag patterns that suggest improvement areas:
- Low test coverage in active files — Files changed frequently but with few tests
- Large PRs — PRs with >500 lines suggest insufficient decomposition
- Long-lived branches — Branches open >5 days suggest integration risk
- Recurring bug areas — Same files in bug-fix commits suggest architectural issues
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