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self-improvement-ci

by pskoettDevOps & Cloud

CI-only self-improvement workflow using gh-aw (GitHub Agentic Workflows). Captures recurring failure patterns and quality signals from pull request checks, emits structured learning candidates, and proposes durable prevention rules without interactive prompts. Use when: you want automated learning capture in CI/headless pipelines.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/pskoett/pskoett-ai-skills --skill self-improvement-ci
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads self-improvement-ci automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    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.

Self-Improvement CI

Install

gh skill install pskoett/pskoett-skills self-improvement-ci

Fallback using the Agent Skills CLI:

npx skills add pskoett/pskoett-skills/skills/self-improvement-ci

Purpose

Run self-improvement in CI without interactive chat loops:

  • Inspect PR check results and CI failures
  • Ingest learning candidates from simplify-and-harden-ci
  • Ingest Handoff blocks from .learnings/HEALS.md (filed by self-healing / self-healing-ci) and surface them as promotion candidates
  • Deduplicate recurring patterns by stable pattern_key
  • Emit promotion-ready suggestions for agent context/system prompts

This skill is read-only with respect to the repository (see CI Contract): it does not write .learnings/ entries. Its candidates are emitted as machine-readable output, and promotions are proposed as a PR or comment for human review.

Use self-improvement for interactive/local sessions.

Context Limitation (Important)

CI agents do not have peak task context from the original implementation session. Use this skill to aggregate recurring patterns across runs, not to infer nuanced one-off intent.

Implications:

  • Favor stable pattern_key recurrence signals over single-run conclusions
  • Require recurrence thresholds before promotion
  • Route uncertain or high-impact recommendations to interactive review

Prerequisites

  1. GitHub Actions enabled for the repository
  2. GitHub CLI authenticated (gh auth status)
  3. gh-aw installed for authoring/validation:
gh extension install github/gh-aw

CI Contract

The CI skill must:

  1. Read only PR-scoped data (checks, workflow outcomes, existing learning entries)
  2. Avoid direct code modifications in CI
  3. Emit machine-readable learning output
  4. Recommend promotion only when recurrence thresholds are met

Output Schema

self_improvement_ci:
  source:
    pr_number: 123
    commit_sha: "abc123"
  candidates:
    - pattern_key: "harden.input_validation"
      source: "simplify-and-harden-ci"
      recurrence_count: 3
      first_seen: "2026-02-01"
      last_seen: "2026-02-20"
      severity: "high"
      suggested_rule: "Validate and bound-check external inputs before use."
      promotion_ready: true
  summary:
    candidates_total: 4
    promotion_ready_total: 1
    followup_required: true

Recurrence and Promotion Rules

  • Track recurrence by pattern_key
  • Default threshold for promotion:
    • recurrence_count >= 3
    • seen in >= 2 distinct tasks/runs
    • within a 30-day window
  • Promotion targets:
    • CLAUDE.md
    • AGENTS.md
    • .github/copilot-instructions.md
    • SOUL.md / TOOLS.md when using openclaw workspace memory

Authoring Workflow (gh-aw)

Example-only templates live in references/workflow-example.md. Keep examples outside .github/workflows until you explicitly decide to enable CI automation.

When ready:

  1. Copy the template into .github/workflows/self-improvement-ci.md
  2. Customize tool access, outputs, and policy thresholds
  3. Validate:
gh aw compile --validate --strict
  1. Trigger test run manually:
gh aw run self-improvement-ci --push

Heal Handoff Intake

self-healing-ci appends Handoff blocks to .learnings/HEALS.md entries that meet the promotion rule. On each run:

  1. Read .learnings/HEALS.md (read-only) and collect entries with a Handoff block
  2. Map each to a candidate: pattern_key from the HEAL's Pattern-Key, suggested_rule from the Distilled Rule, recurrence fields from the entry metadata
  3. Mark promotion_ready: true when the promotion rule holds, and include the candidate in the output schema alongside simplify-and-harden-ci candidates
  4. Propose the promotion (target file + rule text) as a PR or comment — never write instruction files directly from CI

Integration with Other Skills

  • Pair with simplify-and-harden-ci to ingest simplify_and_harden.learning_loop.candidates
  • Pair with self-healing-ci, whose HEALS.md Handoff blocks this skill consumes (see Heal Handoff Intake)
  • Feed promoted patterns back into self-improvement memory workflow for durable prevention rules

FAQ

What does the self-improvement-ci skill do?

CI-only self-improvement workflow using gh-aw (GitHub Agentic Workflows). Captures recurring failure patterns and quality signals from pull request checks, emits structured learning candidates, and proposes durable prevention rules without interactive prompts. Use when: you want automated learning capture in CI/headless pipelines.

How do I install self-improvement-ci?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/pskoett/pskoett-ai-skills --skill self-improvement-ci 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/self-improvement-ci/ (personal) or .claude/skills/self-improvement-ci/ (project).

Which AI agents can use self-improvement-ci?

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 self-improvement-ci 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 self-improvement-ci?

It is published by pskoett in pskoett/pskoett-ai-skills. It has 545 recorded installs.

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