fix: /retro midnight-aligned dates + local timezone (v0.7.2) (#199)

* fix: use midnight-aligned dates and local timezone in /retro

/retro was using --since="7 days ago" which is relative to current time,
so running at 9pm gives a misleading "Mar 11 to Mar 18" title when data
actually starts at 9pm Mar 11. Now computes absolute midnight-aligned
start dates (--since="2026-03-11") for full calendar days.

Also removes hardcoded Pacific time (TZ=America/Los_Angeles) throughout
the template — all timestamps now use the user's local timezone, which
is correct for a global user base.

* chore: bump version and changelog (v0.7.2)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Garry Tan
2026-03-18 23:42:15 -05:00
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parent 4fe0ce9cba
commit 2a206920ed
4 changed files with 32 additions and 23 deletions
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@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ When the user types `/retro`, run this skill.
## Instructions
Parse the argument to determine the time window. Default to 7 days if no argument given. Use `--since="N days ago"`, `--since="N hours ago"`, or `--since="N weeks ago"` (for `w` units) for git log queries. All times should be reported in **Pacific time** (use `TZ=America/Los_Angeles` when converting timestamps).
Parse the argument to determine the time window. Default to 7 days if no argument given. All times should be reported in the user's **local timezone** (use the system default — do NOT set `TZ`).
**Midnight-aligned windows:** For day (`d`) and week (`w`) units, compute an absolute start date at local midnight, not a relative string. For example, if today is 2026-03-18 and the window is 7 days: the start date is 2026-03-11. Use `--since="2026-03-11"` for git log queries — git interprets a bare date as midnight in the local timezone, so this captures full calendar days regardless of what time the retro runs. For week units, multiply by 7 to get days (e.g., `2w` = 14 days back). For hour (`h`) units, use `--since="N hours ago"` since midnight alignment does not apply to sub-day windows.
**Argument validation:** If the argument doesn't match a number followed by `d`, `h`, or `w`, the word `compare`, or `compare` followed by a number and `d`/`h`/`w`, show this usage and stop:
```
@@ -215,8 +217,7 @@ git log origin/<default> --since="<window>" --format="%H|%aN|%ae|%ai|%s" --short
git log origin/<default> --since="<window>" --format="COMMIT:%H|%aN" --numstat
# 3. Commit timestamps for session detection and hourly distribution (with author)
# Use TZ=America/Los_Angeles for Pacific time conversion
TZ=America/Los_Angeles git log origin/<default> --since="<window>" --format="%at|%aN|%ai|%s" | sort -n
git log origin/<default> --since="<window>" --format="%at|%aN|%ai|%s" | sort -n
# 4. Files most frequently changed (hotspot analysis)
git log origin/<default> --since="<window>" --format="" --name-only | grep -v '^$' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ If TODOS.md doesn't exist, skip the Backlog Health row.
### Step 3: Commit Time Distribution
Show hourly histogram in Pacific time using bar chart:
Show hourly histogram in local time using bar chart:
```
Hour Commits ████████████████
@@ -400,11 +401,11 @@ If the time window is 14 days or more, split into weekly buckets and show trends
Count consecutive days with at least 1 commit to origin/<default>, going back from today. Track both team streak and personal streak:
```bash
# Team streak: all unique commit dates (Pacific time) — no hard cutoff
TZ=America/Los_Angeles git log origin/<default> --format="%ad" --date=format:"%Y-%m-%d" | sort -u
# Team streak: all unique commit dates (local time) — no hard cutoff
git log origin/<default> --format="%ad" --date=format:"%Y-%m-%d" | sort -u
# Personal streak: only the current user's commits
TZ=America/Los_Angeles git log origin/<default> --author="<user_name>" --format="%ad" --date=format:"%Y-%m-%d" | sort -u
git log origin/<default> --author="<user_name>" --format="%ad" --date=format:"%Y-%m-%d" | sort -u
```
Count backward from today — how many consecutive days have at least one commit? This queries the full history so streaks of any length are reported accurately. Display both:
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ mkdir -p .context/retros
Determine the next sequence number for today (substitute the actual date for `$(date +%Y-%m-%d)`):
```bash
# Count existing retros for today to get next sequence number
today=$(TZ=America/Los_Angeles date +%Y-%m-%d)
today=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
existing=$(ls .context/retros/${today}-*.json 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
next=$((existing + 1))
# Save as .context/retros/${today}-${next}.json
@@ -617,8 +618,8 @@ Small, practical, realistic. Each must be something that takes <5 minutes to ado
When the user runs `/retro compare` (or `/retro compare 14d`):
1. Compute metrics for the current window (default 7d) using `--since="7 days ago"`
2. Compute metrics for the immediately prior same-length window using both `--since` and `--until` to avoid overlap (e.g., `--since="14 days ago" --until="7 days ago"` for a 7d window)
1. Compute metrics for the current window (default 7d) using the midnight-aligned start date (same logic as the main retro — e.g., if today is 2026-03-18 and window is 7d, use `--since="2026-03-11"`)
2. Compute metrics for the immediately prior same-length window using both `--since` and `--until` with midnight-aligned dates to avoid overlap (e.g., for a 7d window starting 2026-03-11: prior window is `--since="2026-03-04" --until="2026-03-11"`)
3. Show a side-by-side comparison table with deltas and arrows
4. Write a brief narrative highlighting the biggest improvements and regressions
5. Save only the current-window snapshot to `.context/retros/` (same as a normal retro run); do **not** persist the prior-window metrics.
@@ -640,7 +641,7 @@ When the user runs `/retro compare` (or `/retro compare 14d`):
- ALL narrative output goes directly to the user in the conversation. The ONLY file written is the `.context/retros/` JSON snapshot.
- Use `origin/<default>` for all git queries (not local main which may be stale)
- Convert all timestamps to Pacific time for display (use `TZ=America/Los_Angeles`)
- Display all timestamps in the user's local timezone (do not override `TZ`)
- If the window has zero commits, say so and suggest a different window
- Round LOC/hour to nearest 50
- Treat merge commits as PR boundaries
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@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ When the user types `/retro`, run this skill.
## Instructions
Parse the argument to determine the time window. Default to 7 days if no argument given. Use `--since="N days ago"`, `--since="N hours ago"`, or `--since="N weeks ago"` (for `w` units) for git log queries. All times should be reported in **Pacific time** (use `TZ=America/Los_Angeles` when converting timestamps).
Parse the argument to determine the time window. Default to 7 days if no argument given. All times should be reported in the user's **local timezone** (use the system default — do NOT set `TZ`).
**Midnight-aligned windows:** For day (`d`) and week (`w`) units, compute an absolute start date at local midnight, not a relative string. For example, if today is 2026-03-18 and the window is 7 days: the start date is 2026-03-11. Use `--since="2026-03-11"` for git log queries — git interprets a bare date as midnight in the local timezone, so this captures full calendar days regardless of what time the retro runs. For week units, multiply by 7 to get days (e.g., `2w` = 14 days back). For hour (`h`) units, use `--since="N hours ago"` since midnight alignment does not apply to sub-day windows.
**Argument validation:** If the argument doesn't match a number followed by `d`, `h`, or `w`, the word `compare`, or `compare` followed by a number and `d`/`h`/`w`, show this usage and stop:
```
@@ -81,8 +83,7 @@ git log origin/<default> --since="<window>" --format="%H|%aN|%ae|%ai|%s" --short
git log origin/<default> --since="<window>" --format="COMMIT:%H|%aN" --numstat
# 3. Commit timestamps for session detection and hourly distribution (with author)
# Use TZ=America/Los_Angeles for Pacific time conversion
TZ=America/Los_Angeles git log origin/<default> --since="<window>" --format="%at|%aN|%ai|%s" | sort -n
git log origin/<default> --since="<window>" --format="%at|%aN|%ai|%s" | sort -n
# 4. Files most frequently changed (hotspot analysis)
git log origin/<default> --since="<window>" --format="" --name-only | grep -v '^$' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ If TODOS.md doesn't exist, skip the Backlog Health row.
### Step 3: Commit Time Distribution
Show hourly histogram in Pacific time using bar chart:
Show hourly histogram in local time using bar chart:
```
Hour Commits ████████████████
@@ -266,11 +267,11 @@ If the time window is 14 days or more, split into weekly buckets and show trends
Count consecutive days with at least 1 commit to origin/<default>, going back from today. Track both team streak and personal streak:
```bash
# Team streak: all unique commit dates (Pacific time) — no hard cutoff
TZ=America/Los_Angeles git log origin/<default> --format="%ad" --date=format:"%Y-%m-%d" | sort -u
# Team streak: all unique commit dates (local time) — no hard cutoff
git log origin/<default> --format="%ad" --date=format:"%Y-%m-%d" | sort -u
# Personal streak: only the current user's commits
TZ=America/Los_Angeles git log origin/<default> --author="<user_name>" --format="%ad" --date=format:"%Y-%m-%d" | sort -u
git log origin/<default> --author="<user_name>" --format="%ad" --date=format:"%Y-%m-%d" | sort -u
```
Count backward from today — how many consecutive days have at least one commit? This queries the full history so streaks of any length are reported accurately. Display both:
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ mkdir -p .context/retros
Determine the next sequence number for today (substitute the actual date for `$(date +%Y-%m-%d)`):
```bash
# Count existing retros for today to get next sequence number
today=$(TZ=America/Los_Angeles date +%Y-%m-%d)
today=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
existing=$(ls .context/retros/${today}-*.json 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
next=$((existing + 1))
# Save as .context/retros/${today}-${next}.json
@@ -483,8 +484,8 @@ Small, practical, realistic. Each must be something that takes <5 minutes to ado
When the user runs `/retro compare` (or `/retro compare 14d`):
1. Compute metrics for the current window (default 7d) using `--since="7 days ago"`
2. Compute metrics for the immediately prior same-length window using both `--since` and `--until` to avoid overlap (e.g., `--since="14 days ago" --until="7 days ago"` for a 7d window)
1. Compute metrics for the current window (default 7d) using the midnight-aligned start date (same logic as the main retro — e.g., if today is 2026-03-18 and window is 7d, use `--since="2026-03-11"`)
2. Compute metrics for the immediately prior same-length window using both `--since` and `--until` with midnight-aligned dates to avoid overlap (e.g., for a 7d window starting 2026-03-11: prior window is `--since="2026-03-04" --until="2026-03-11"`)
3. Show a side-by-side comparison table with deltas and arrows
4. Write a brief narrative highlighting the biggest improvements and regressions
5. Save only the current-window snapshot to `.context/retros/` (same as a normal retro run); do **not** persist the prior-window metrics.
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ When the user runs `/retro compare` (or `/retro compare 14d`):
- ALL narrative output goes directly to the user in the conversation. The ONLY file written is the `.context/retros/` JSON snapshot.
- Use `origin/<default>` for all git queries (not local main which may be stale)
- Convert all timestamps to Pacific time for display (use `TZ=America/Los_Angeles`)
- Display all timestamps in the user's local timezone (do not override `TZ`)
- If the window has zero commits, say so and suggest a different window
- Round LOC/hour to nearest 50
- Treat merge commits as PR boundaries