A facilitation skill that structures iteration retrospectives with a timeboxed agenda, board columns, data prompts, and owned action items while preventing personal attacks.

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Why it is worth attention

It turns retrospective facilitation into an installable, configurable skill with built-in safety interventions and explicit anti-blame guardrails, making structured retros easy to run consistently.

Who it is for

  • Iteration teams or squads running regular retrospectives
  • Scrum masters and agile coaches facilitating retros
  • New facilitators who need a structured, safe retro script
  • Remote/hybrid teams looking for adaptable retro formats

Use cases

  • End-of-iteration retrospectives with a timed agenda and board structure
  • Choosing a retro format such as Start/Stop/Continue, 4Ls, or Mad/Sad/Glad via options
  • Generating up to three action items with owners and due dates
  • Using lite or metrics data prompts while keeping safety guardrails

Strengths

  • Includes safety interventions when blame creeps in, reinforcing no personal attacks
  • Action items are capped at ≤3 and require owners and due dates
  • Supports configurable options for language, length, format, remote setting, and data level
  • Provides a complete deliverable: agenda, board, action template, facilitator safety notes, and follow-up checklist

Considerations

  • Installation assumes use of the npx skills command and a GitHub repository
  • It is a facilitation template/skill rather than a tool with a built-in UI or metrics backend
  • Explicitly not intended for public shaming, vent-only sessions, HR harassment cases, or weaponizing metrics

README quick start

Retro Facilitation

Facilitate iteration retrospectives with a timeboxed agenda, board structure, data prompts, and owned action items — no personal attacks.

中文简介: 迭代复盘引导(时间盒 · 板子 · 行动项 · 禁人身攻击)— 详见 README.zh.md.

What this skill does

  • Builds a timed retro agenda
  • Sets board columns (Start/Stop/Continue, 4Ls, etc.)
  • Reviews last actions first
  • Caps ≤3 actions with owners and dues
  • Includes safety interventions when blame creeps in

Install

npx skills add / --skill retro-facilitation

Local monorepo: skills/retro-facilitation/.

Options

OptionValuesDefault
langen · zh · bilingualen
length30min · 45min · 60min45min
formatstart-stop-continue · 4Ls · mad-sad-glad · customstart-stop-continue
remoteroom · remote · hybridhybrid
datanone · lite · metricslite

When to use

UseDon't
End of iterationPublic shaming
Need owned actionsVent-only sessions
New facilitator scriptHR harassment cases
Light delivery mirrorWeaponize metrics at people

Deliverable

Agenda + board + action template + facilitator safety notes + follow-up checklist.

Example

See ../../output/samples/retro-facilitation-example-01.md.

License

MIT

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