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Self-Critique Loop

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Post-task reflection cycle. After every complex task, analyze mistakes, apply user corrections, and encode lessons as skills or memory.

skill_view("self-critique-loop")

📖 Guide

Load with skill_view("self-critique-loop"). Must be loaded after every complex task (5+ tool calls, user correction, or tool error). Runs a structured reflection cycle.

🔧 How To

After task completion: review what went wrong → identify root causes → encode fixes as skill patches or memory updates → prevent repeat mistakes. The primary intelligence-compounding mechanism.

⚠️ Pitfalls

Requires honesty about mistakes. Skip for simple/mechanical tasks — only for complex or corrected work. Don't over-reflect on trivial issues.

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