reflect

Reflect Skill

Analyze the current session and propose improvements to skills based on what worked, what didn't, and edge cases discovered.

Trigger

Run /reflect or /reflect [skill-name] after a session where you used a skill.

Additional commands:

• /reflect on - Enable automatic end-of-session reflection
• /reflect off - Disable automatic reflection
• /reflect status - Check if auto-reflect is enabled

Workflow

Step 1: Identify the Skill

If skill name not provided, ask:

Which skill should I analyze this session for?
- frontend-design
- code-reviewer
- [other]

Step 2: Analyze the Conversation

Look for these signals in the current conversation:

Corrections (HIGH confidence):

• User said "no", "not like that", "I meant..."
• User explicitly corrected output
• User asked for changes immediately after generation

Successes (MEDIUM confidence):

• User said "perfect", "great", "yes", "exactly"
• User accepted output without modification
• User built on top of the output

Edge Cases (MEDIUM confidence):

• Questions the skill didn't anticipate
• Scenarios requiring workarounds
• Features user asked for that weren't covered

Preferences (accumulate over sessions):

• Repeated patterns in user choices
• Style preferences shown implicitly
• Tool/framework preferences

Step 3: Propose Changes

Present findings using accessible colors (WCAG AA 4.5:1 contrast ratio):

┌─ Skill Reflection: [skill-name] ───────────────────┐
│                                                    │
│ Signals: X corrections, Y successes                │
│                                                    │
│ Proposed changes:                                  │
│                                                    │
│ 🔴 [HIGH] + Add constraint: "[specific constraint]"│
│ 🟡 [MED]  + Add preference: "[specific preference]"│
│ 🔵 [LOW]  ~ Note for review: "[observation]"       │
│                                                    │
│ Commit: "[skill]: [summary of changes]"            │
│                                                    │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Apply these changes? [Y/n] or describe tweaks

Accessible Color Palette (use ANSI codes in terminal output):

• HIGH: \033[1;31m (bold red #FF6B6B - 4.5:1 on dark)
• MED: \033[1;33m (bold yellow #FFE066 - 4.8:1 on dark)
• LOW: \033[1;36m (bold cyan #6BC5FF - 4.6:1 on dark)
• Reset: \033[0m

Avoid: pure red (#FF0000) on black, green on red (colorblind users)

User Response Options:

• Y – Apply changes, commit, and push
• n – Skip this update
• Or describe any tweaks to the proposed changes

Step 4: If Approved

1. Read the current skill file from .claude/skills/[skill-name]/SKILL.md
2. Apply the changes using the Edit tool
3. Run git commands:

   cd .claude/skills
   git add [skill-name]/SKILL.md
   git commit -m "[skill]: [change summary]"
   git push origin main
   

4. Confirm: "Skill updated and pushed to GitHub"

Step 5: If Declined

Ask: "Would you like to save these observations for later review?"

If yes, append to .claude/skills/[skill-name]/OBSERVATIONS.md

Toggle Commands

/reflect on

Enable automatic end-of-session reflection:

1. Create/update ~/.claude/reflect-skill-state.json with {"enabled": true, "updatedAt": "[timestamp]"}
2. Confirm: "Auto-reflect enabled. Sessions will be analyzed automatically when you stop."

/reflect off

Disable automatic reflection:

1. Update ~/.claude/reflect-skill-state.json with {"enabled": false, "updatedAt": "[timestamp]"}
2. Confirm: "Auto-reflect disabled. Use /reflect manually to analyze sessions."

/reflect status

Check current status:

1. Read ~/.claude/reflect-skill-state.json
2. Report: "Auto-reflect is [enabled/disabled]" with last updated timestamp

Note: The state file is saved in the global Claude user directory (~/.claude/) so it persists across plugin upgrades.

Example Session

User runs /reflect frontend-design after a UI session:

┌─ Skill Reflection: frontend-design ───────────────┐
│                                                   │
│ Signals: 2 corrections, 3 successes               │
│                                                   │
│ Proposed changes:                                 │
│                                                   │
│ 🔴 [HIGH] + Constraints/NEVER:                    │
│    "Use gradients unless explicitly requested"    │
│                                                   │
│ 🔴 [HIGH] + Color & Theme:                        │
│    "Dark backgrounds: use #000, not #1a1a1a"      │
│                                                   │
│ 🟡 [MED] + Layout:                                │
│    "Prefer CSS Grid for card layouts"             │
│                                                   │
│ Commit: "frontend-design: no gradients, #000 dark"│
│                                                   │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Apply these changes? [Y/n] or describe tweaks

Git Integration

This skill has permission to:

• Read skill files from .claude/skills/
• Edit skill files (with user approval)
• Run git add, git commit, git push in the skills directory

The skills repo should be initialized at .claude/skills with a remote origin.

Important Notes

• Always show the exact changes before applying
• Never modify skills without explicit user approval
• Commit messages should be concise and descriptive
• Push only after successful commit