retro-accuracy
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Compare original estimates against actual outcomes to find scoring biases
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
2 rules. About 0 are common, 0 are distinctive, and 2 are very specific to this project.
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Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
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Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
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- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Very specific: line 14
Use ticket_list to get all tickets tagged state:done (ticket_list returns 100 tickets per call: page with offset until you have total of …
- Very specific: line 15
Use ticket_history for each completed ticket to get:
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Retrospective Accuracy Tracker
Analyze estimation accuracy for completed tickets in project $0.
Data collection
- Use
ticket_listto get all tickets taggedstate:done(ticket_listreturns 100 tickets per call: page withoffsetuntil you havetotalof them) - Use
ticket_historyfor each completed ticket to get:- Original scores (the first revision holds the scores before the first update; with no revisions, the scores never changed)
- Final scores (the ticket's current ones)
- Use
report_timesfor cycle time data, andevent_log(tag_added/tag_removedevents with their timestamps; it returns 50 events per call: start withafter: 0and pass the last event'ssequenceasafteruntil a page is shorter thanlimit) for when tickets enteredstate:wipandstate:done:ticket_historyhas no tag changes
Analysis
Estimate vs. Actual
Compare the original estimate score against actual cycle time:
- Group tickets by estimate score (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21)
- For each group, show average actual cycle time
- Identify where estimates consistently under- or over-predict
Risk vs. Actual Rework
Compare original risk score against:
- Number of score revisions (indicates scope changes)
- Time spent (proxy for unexpected complexity)
Scoring drift
For tickets where scores were updated mid-flight:
- Show original vs. final scores
- Calculate average drift per dimension
Output
Accuracy table
| Estimate Score | Tickets | Avg Cycle Time | Expected Relative | Actual Relative | Bias |
Systematic biases
Identify patterns like:
- "Your team underestimates risk on tickets tagged
feature:apiby an average of 2 points" - "Benefit scores above 8 correlate with longer-than-expected cycle times"
- "Tickets initially scored estimate:3 take as long as estimate:5 tickets"
Recommendations
Suggest calibration adjustments:
- "Consider adding +1 to risk scores for API-related tickets"
- "Estimate:3 tickets should probably be scored as 5"
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