Project Retrospective

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Project Retrospective skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Project Retrospective is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Use when a project needs multi-session retrospective analysis — after milestones, before starting a new phase, when vision drift is suspected, or every 3-5 sessions. Triggers: user says "retro", "run a retro", "since-last-retro"; asks to analyze patterns, recurring mistakes, or correction trends across multiple sessions; says "how did we get here" or "project history" in a project-arc context (not single-file diffs or README edits); or notes that MEMORY.md has drifted from what actually happened across sessions. NOT for: single-session review, MEMORY.md cleanup, retro templates, or git-level file diffs.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Project Retrospective includes pricing or quota commentary; 6 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 2,108 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: General · general-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Project Retrospective fits the catalog

Project Retrospective sits in the General category under the general-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Analyze a project's session history by dispatching parallel historian agents to read each export, then synthesizing their findings into a structured analysis document. The value is in the extraction criteria — domain-specific signals tuned for Claude Code session exports, not generic summarization.

What this skill does

Project Retrospective is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/project-retrospective/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when a project needs multi-session retrospective analysis — after milestones, before starting a new phase, when vision drift is suspected, or every 3-5 sessions. Triggers: user says "retro", "run a retro", "since-last-retro"; asks to analyze patterns, recurring mistakes, or correction trends across multiple sessions; says "how did we get here" or "project history" in a project-arc context (not single-file diffs or README edits); or notes that MEMORY.

Who uses this skill

The Project Retrospective Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 119,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/project-retrospective
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/project-retrospective/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/project-retrospective/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/project-retrospective/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/project-retrospective/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\project-retrospective\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Project Retrospective Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/project-retrospective/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Project Retrospective skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Project Retrospective skill?

Use Project Retrospective when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Project Retrospective" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Project Retrospective skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Project Retrospective is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Project Retrospective [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/project-retrospective/

BibTeX

@misc{project-retrospective-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Project Retrospective [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/project-retrospective/}
}

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