Halts the current thread and re-reads the full conversation from the original goal forward — not just recent turns
Runs the 5-dimension analysis framework:
- Macro Perspective — original goal vs current direction; drift detection
- Gap Analysis — unverified assumptions, missing stakeholders, skipped constraints, dismissed alternatives
- Reflective Inquiry — is the problem framed correctly? Right problem vs adjacent easier one? Simpler path overcomplicated? Harder valuable path avoided?
- Bias Check — confirmation / sunk cost / anchoring / complexity / recency
- Contextual Alignment — does direction serve actual goals + best use of time + external factors honored
Delivers flowing prose (no headers, conversational tone)
Ends with a clear directional recommendation: Continue / Pivot / Pause

Sibling skill relationship

Productivity sibling of capture (Slice 1). Both share light-prompt-flow shape, max-1-question intake, fast-to-action discipline. Different mode: capture organizes external dumps; reflect re-examines internal conversation state.

Honest-output discipline

The skill explicitly does NOT manufacture problems when things are on track. "This is solid because X" is a valid output. Vague reassurance ("looks good!") is rejected — when the path is solid, the skill states specific reasoning for why; when the path needs correction, the skill states specific evidence from the conversation.

Source spec

megaprompts/02-reflect-megaprompt.md (PR #657).

Plugin layout

productivity/reflect/
├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
├── README.md
├── agents/cs-reflect.md             ← reflection persona, honest-output enforcer
├── commands/cs-reflect.md           ← /cs:reflect (or auto-triggers on phrases)
└── skills/reflect/
    ├── SKILL.md
    ├── references/
    │   ├── cognitive_bias_canon.md         ← 5 biases + recognition cues (7+ sources)
    │   ├── honest_output_discipline.md     ← anti-manufactured-problems (7+ sources)
    │   └── conversation_reflection_practice.md  ← Schön reflective practice canon (7+ sources)
    └── scripts/
        ├── bias_pattern_detector.py        ← stdlib: regex scan for 5-bias signals in conversation
        ├── conversation_depth_analyzer.py  ← stdlib: turn count + implicit-trigger signal detection
        └── directional_recommendation_validator.py  ← stdlib: verify output ends with Continue/Pivot/Pause

Dependencies

None. Pure-reasoning skill — most portable in the v2 collection. Works in Claude Code CLI + Claude.ai web natively.

License

MIT.