Learning Aggregator CI
Install
npx skills add pskoett/pskoett-ai-skills/skills/learning-aggregator-ci
For interactive sessions, use:
npx skills add pskoett/pskoett-ai-skills/skills/learning-aggregator
Purpose
Runs the outer loop's inspect step in CI. Reads accumulated .learnings/ files, groups entries by pattern_key, computes cross-session recurrence, and produces a ranked gap report — all without human interaction.
The interactive learning-aggregator skill is designed for in-session use where the user can review and act on findings immediately. This CI variant runs on a schedule (weekly, per-sprint, or on-demand) and posts its findings as a GitHub issue comment for async review.
Context Limitation (Important)
CI agents do not have session context. They cannot see what the user is currently working on or what task area is relevant. The CI variant scans all .learnings/ entries without relevance filtering. The gap report is comprehensive rather than targeted.
Prerequisites
- GitHub Actions enabled on the repository
ghCLI authenticated with repo accessgh-awextension installed (gh extension install github/gh-aw, v0.40.1+).learnings/directory with structured entries fromself-improvement
CI Contract
Hard rules for headless execution:
- Read-only — do not modify
.learnings/files, CLAUDE.md, or any repo files - Headless — no interactive prompts, no approval gates
- Structured output — emit findings as YAML under
learning_aggregator_cikey - Single comment — post one consolidated comment per run, not per finding
- Deterministic — same
.learnings/state produces the same gap report
Authoring Workflow (gh-aw)
- Copy
references/workflow-example.mdinto.github/workflows/learning-aggregator-ci.md - Customize the schedule for your cadence (supports fuzzy schedules like
weekly on mondays) - Validate:
gh aw compile(optionally add--actionlint --zizmorfor full security scan) - Push to enable
Persistence and Chaining
cache-memory:stores aggregation state (pattern groups, recurrence counts) across runs. Survives up to 90 days in Actions cache. Avoids re-scanning unchanged entries on every run.call-workflow:triggerseval-creator-ciafter aggregation completes to create evals from newly promoted patterns. Compile-time fan-out with proper dependency wiring.upload-artifact:persists the gap report YAML for consumption by downstream workflows or human review.
Workflow Rules
The CI agent follows these rules in order:
- Read all files in
.learnings/:LEARNINGS.md,ERRORS.md,FEATURE_REQUESTS.md - Parse each entry's metadata:
Pattern-Key,Recurrence-Count,First-Seen,Last-Seen,Priority,Status,Area,Related Files,Tags - Group entries by
Pattern-Key(exact match only — no fuzzy grouping in CI) - For each group: sum recurrences, count distinct tasks, compute time window, collect evidence
- Flag entries without
Pattern-Keyas ungrouped - Classify each group's gap type: knowledge gap, tool gap, skill gap, ambiguity, or reasoning failure
- Rank groups by: promotion-ready first, then approaching threshold, then by priority (critical > high > medium > low)
- Emit structured YAML under key
learning_aggregator_ci - Post gap report as a comment on the triggering issue or as a new issue if running on schedule
- Do not modify repository files
Output Schema
learning_aggregator_ci:
version: "0.1.0"
source:
run_id: "<workflow run ID>"
trigger: "schedule | workflow_dispatch | issue_comment"
scan_date: "YYYY-MM-DD"
scan:
entries_total: 42
entries_with_pattern_key: 35
entries_ungrouped: 7
patterns_found: 18
promotion_ready: 3
approaching_threshold: 5
promotion_ready:
- pattern_key: "harden.input_validation"
recurrence_count: 5
distinct_tasks: 3
window_days: 21
priority: "high"
gap_type: "knowledge_gap"
area: "backend"
evidence:
- "LRN-20260301-001: Missing bounds check on pagination params"
- "ERR-20260308-002: Unconstrained string length caused OOM"
- "LRN-20260315-003: API params not validated before DB query"
recommended_action: "Add to CLAUDE.md: Always validate and bound-check external inputs before use"
eval_candidate: true
approaching:
- pattern_key: "simplify.dead_code"
recurrence_count: 2
distinct_tasks: 1
priority: "low"
needs: "1 more distinct task"
ungrouped:
- id: "LRN-20260320-005"
summary: "Discovered undocumented rate limit on external API"
recommendation: "Assign pattern_key for future tracking"
stale:
- pattern_key: "harden.error_handling"
last_seen: "2025-12-01"
recommendation: "Dismiss — not seen in 90+ days"
summary:
promotion_ready_total: 3
approaching_total: 5
ungrouped_total: 7
stale_total: 1
followup_required: true
Recommended Outputs
| Output | Destination | Content |
|--------|------------|---------|
| Gap report | Issue comment or new issue | Human-readable summary with promotion candidates and evidence |
| YAML artifact | Workflow artifact | Machine-readable learning_aggregator_ci payload |
| Check annotation | Check run summary | Count of promotion-ready and approaching patterns |
Trigger Configuration
Recommended: weekly schedule + manual dispatch
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 9 * * 1' # Monday 9am UTC
workflow_dispatch:
issue_comment:
types: [created]
The schedule ensures regular outer-loop cadence. Manual dispatch allows on-demand runs after incidents or sprints. Issue comment trigger allows /aggregate-learnings commands.
Integration with Other Skills
Upstream (feeds from)
self-improvementandself-improvement-ci— produce.learnings/entriessimplify-and-harden-ci— produceslearning_loop.candidatesconsumed by self-improvement-ci
Downstream (feeds into)
- harness-updater (interactive) — takes promotion-ready patterns from the gap report and applies them
- eval-creator-ci — takes eval candidates and creates permanent test cases
- Human review — gap report posted as issue comment for team triage
Data Flow
self-improvement → .learnings/*.md
↓
learning-aggregator-ci (scheduled)
↓
gap report (issue comment + artifact)
↓
harness-updater (interactive, human-gated)
↓
eval-creator-ci (creates evals from promoted patterns)
Differences from Interactive Version
| Aspect | Interactive (learning-aggregator) | CI (learning-aggregator-ci) |
|--------|------|------|
| Trigger | Manual or session-start | Scheduled cron or workflow_dispatch |
| Relevance filter | Filters by current task area | Scans all entries (no task context) |
| Grouping | Conservative + area/tag matching | Pattern-key exact match only |
| Output | In-session gap report | Issue comment + YAML artifact |
| Human interaction | User reviews inline | Async review via GitHub |
| Scope | Current session context | Full .learnings/ history |