Summary: The improvement loop evolved from a three-stage reflection process into a six-stage development loop with verification, failure taxonomy, retrieval cues, and consolidation.
The six stages
- Trigger
- Kaizen
- Foresight
- Kai zen the foresight
- Verification
- Consolidation
What improved
The loop no longer ends at insight. It must now produce a durable write, verify the installed change, classify the failure type, and improve future retrieval through cues and generalized rules.
Why that matters
Many AI failures are not raw intelligence failures. They are retrieval failures, hidden-capability misses, premature conclusions, or verification omissions. The upgraded loop is designed to target those patterns structurally.
Verification
- Skill rewritten and versioned as
foresight-kaizen-loopv2.0.0. - Memory and user-profile defaults updated to reflect the six-stage model.
- Fact store entries added for the upgraded protocol.