
reflect
Reflect on the conversation and update the brain. Use when wrapping up, after mistakes or corrections, or when significant codebase knowledge was gained. Triggers: "reflect", "remember this".
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/poteto/noodle --skill reflect- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads reflect automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Reflect
Review the conversation and persist learnings — to brain/, to skill files, or as structural enforcement.
Process
Use Tasks to track progress (TaskCreate per step, TaskUpdate to in_progress/completed).
- Read
brain/index.mdto understand what notes already exist - Scan the conversation for:
- Mistakes made and corrections received
- User preferences and workflow patterns
- Codebase knowledge gained (architecture, gotchas, patterns)
- Tool/library quirks discovered
- Decisions made and their rationale
- Friction in skill execution, orchestration, or delegation
- Repeated manual steps that could be automated or encoded
- Skip anything trivial or already captured in existing brain files
- Route each learning to the right destination (see Routing below)
- Update
brain/index.mdif any brain files were added or removed
Routing
Not everything belongs in the brain. Route each learning to where it will have the most impact.
Structural enforcement check
Before routing a learning to brain/, ask: can this be a lint rule, script, metadata flag, or runtime check? If yes, encode it structurally and skip the brain note. See brain/principles/encode-lessons-in-structure.md.
Brain files (brain/)
Codebase knowledge, delegation principles, gotchas — anything that informs future sessions. This is the default destination. Use the brain skill for writing conventions.
- One topic per file. File name = topic slug.
- Group in directories with index files using
[[wikilinks]]. - No inlined content in index files.
Skill improvements (.agents/skills/<skill>/)
If a learning is about how a specific skill works — its process, prompts, or edge cases — update the skill directly. Use the skill-creator skill for guidelines on effective skill content.
Orchestration workflow improvements
If the session revealed systemic orchestration issues, route to:
- Brain principle (new delegation heuristic) →
brain/delegation/ - Skill mechanics change (monitoring loop, review step) → relevant skill file
- New skill opportunity (recurring workflow that could be encoded) → note in summary for the user
Backlog items (brain/todos.md)
Follow-up work that can't be done during reflection — bugs, non-trivial rewrites, tooling gaps. Use the todo skill to file.
Summary
## Reflect Summary
- Brain: [files created/updated, one-line each]
- Skills: [skill files modified, one-line each]
- Structural: [rules/scripts/checks added]
- Todos: [follow-up items filed]
FAQ
What does the reflect skill do?
Reflect on the conversation and update the brain. Use when wrapping up, after mistakes or corrections, or when significant codebase knowledge was gained. Triggers: "reflect", "remember this".
How do I install reflect?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/poteto/noodle --skill reflect in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/reflect/ (personal) or .claude/skills/reflect/ (project).
Which AI agents can use reflect?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is reflect safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains reflect?
It is published by poteto in poteto/noodle. It has 217 recorded installs.
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