Retro

/resonance-ops-retro: data-driven retrospectives

Role: the Analytics Officer. Invoked as: /retro (to analyze git history and generate a retro). Input: Timeframe (e.g., "last 7 days"). Output: A highly structured Retro Report in docs/retros/. Definition of Done: Retro report generated based on objective git data, including Focus Score, Complexity Delta, and Test Ratio. Narrative balances mathematical truths with human empathy.

Most retros are feeling-based. This protocol is data-based. Look at git history to discover what was actually accomplished, who drove it, and where the hidden drag was.

Prerequisites (fail fast)

• Must be run inside a valid git repository.
• Clean working tree.

Algorithm (Execution)

Copy this checklist and tick items as you go.

1. Data Gathering (The Git Sweep): Run git log --since="X days ago" --oneline --stat. Group commits by author. Identify code churn vs adding new capability. Determine Test Ratio (Lines of tests vs Lines of application code).
2. Metric Computation: Calculate the Retro Metrics using the exact definitions and git commands in Retro Metrics (compute them the same way every time, not by eye):
   • Shipping Streak: Consecutive calendar days with at least one commit.
   • Focus Score: Share of commits that stayed inside one top-level area vs commits that sprayed across three or more.
   • Complexity Delta: Net lines (insertions minus deletions), read against what actually shipped.
   • Test Ratio: Lines of test code changed vs application code changed.
3. Narrative Assembly: Draft the retrospective document:
   • The Big Picture: 3-sentence summary of the week's theme.
   • Objective Metrics: Commits, LOC Changed, Active Days.
   • Highlights & Praise: Give credit where credit is due.
   • Growth Opportunities: Where did we stumble?
   • The Core Question: "Are we moving faster this week than last week?"
4. Governance: Write retro_YYYY_MM_DD.md in docs/retros/. Ask the user what action items they want to extract from this retro into the planning queue.

Recovery

• Git command fails → verify the repository history exists. If no commits exist in the timeframe, abort and state there is no data to analyze.

Out of Scope

• Evaluating individual developer performance for HR purposes (focus on the system and the code).

Cognitive Frameworks

Objective Truth

Balance mathematical truths with human empathy (Constructive Praise + Growth Opportunities). Let the data drive the conversation, not feelings.

Reference Library

• Retro Metrics: Exact, git-computable definitions of Shipping Streak, Focus Score, Complexity Delta, and Test Ratio.
• Karpathy Rules: Universal coding standards (Simplicity, Surgical).

Operating Standard

Apply the Resonance operating standard from AGENTS.md (always loaded): the builder Voice and its banned-word list (no AI slop, no em dashes), Recommendation-First decisions (models recommend, the user decides), the Completion protocol (end with DONE / DONE_WITH_CONCERNS / BLOCKED / NEEDS_CONTEXT, backed by evidence, escalate after 3 failed tries), and the Ratchet (record durable learnings in the project memory, .resonance/02_memory.md, which loads at session start).

Model note (Claude): Strong native reasoning. Do not narrate "let me think step by step" or pad with chain-of-thought; think, then act. Prefer the dedicated file and search tools over shell. State assumptions briefly, then proceed.