Overview

The self-learning skill automatically discovers, understands, and persists project context across sessions. It builds a mental model of the codebase, tech stack, conventions, and team preferences by scanning actual project artifacts. Without self-learning, every session starts from zero — with it, the agent accumulates institutional knowledge that improves accuracy and reduces errors over time.

Announce at start: "I'm using the self-learning skill to understand this project."

Phase 1: Trigger Identification

Determine which trigger activated this skill:

Trigger	Context	Action
New project	No memory files exist	Full discovery (Phases 2-5)
Unfamiliar area	Working in unknown part of codebase	Targeted discovery (Phase 2-3 for that area)
User correction	User says "that's wrong" or corrects an assumption	Correction protocol (Phase 6)
Explicit `/learn`	User invokes the command	Full discovery (Phases 2-5)
Session start	Memory files exist but may be stale	Load and validate memory (Phase 7)