inner-life-reflect

# inner-life-reflect

> Self-reflection that actually works. No forced journaling, no filler.

Requires: **inner-life-core**

## Prerequisites Check

Before using this skill, verify that inner-life-core has been initialized:

1. Check that `memory/inner-state.json` exists
2. Check that `memory/habits.json` exists

If either is missing, tell the user: *"inner-life-core is not initialized. Install it with `clawhub install inner-life-core` and run `bash skills/inner-life-core/scripts/init.sh`."* Do not proceed without these files.

## What This Solves

Without reflection, agents accumulate experience but never learn from it. They make the same mistakes, miss the same patterns, and their personality stays frozen.

inner-life-reflect adds a trigger-based reflection system with quality gates. Your agent writes to SELF.md only when something meaningful happens — not on a schedule, not as routine filler.

## Core Principle

- **SOUL.md** = who you are (foundation, change only with user approval)
- **SELF.md** = who you're becoming (living observations)
- **Schedule the check, not the content** — checks can be periodic; entries must be genuine

## Triggers

### Hard Triggers (write now)

Create/update SELF.md entry when:
- You were corrected on reasoning style or behavior pattern
- You noticed a repeated bias or avoidance pattern (>=2 times)
- You made a decision that clearly reflects preference or aversion
- You caught a blind spot that changed your behavior

### Soft Triggers (consider writing)

- Subtle tendency shift detected
- New tone pattern in interactions
- Mild preference signal from user

If only soft triggers exist and quality is low: skip entry, update state only.

## Quality Gate

Before writing to SELF.md, pass ALL 4 checks:

1. **Specificity** — concrete behavior, not generic statement
2. **Evidence** — based on recent sessions, not vibes
3. **Novelty** — not a duplicate of last 3 entries
4. **Usefulness** — could influence future behavior

If any check fails...