Capturing Learning

About

This skill implements a systematic retrospective workflow for Claude, ensuring that critical technical context—such as why specific approaches were discarded or how subtle bugs were solved—is captured before it's forgotten. By guiding users through a structured summary process after significant work, it transforms fleeting insights into a permanent knowledge base within your documentation or work tracking system, preventing the repetition of past mistakes and streamlining team knowledge transfer.

Key Features

• Automated templates for technical summaries and learning logs
• Integration with project documentation like CLAUDE.md or dedicated learning folders
• Structured retrospective workflow for capturing post-task insights
• Documentation of discarded approaches and decision rationale
• Tracking of time estimates versus actual effort with root cause analysis
• 4 GitHub stars

Use Cases

• Documenting complex bug fixes and the subtle issues discovered during the process
• Recording the rationale behind architectural decisions after finishing a feature
• Creating a searchable history of failed experiments to prevent future wasted effort