playbook/antigravity-awesome-skills/skills/teach/LEARNING-RECORD-FORMAT.md

Learning Record Format

Learning records live in ./learning-records/ and use sequential numbering: 0001-slug.md, 0002-slug.md, etc. Create the directory lazily — only when the first record is written.

They are the teaching equivalent of ADRs: they capture non-obvious lessons, key insights, and stated prior knowledge that will steer future sessions. They are used to calculate the zone of proximal development.

Template

# {Short title of what was learned or established}

{1-3 sentences: what was learned (or what prior knowledge was established), and why it matters for future sessions.}

That is the whole format. A learning record can be a single paragraph. The value is recording that this is now known and why it changes what to teach next — not in filling out sections.

Optional sections

Only include these when they add genuine value. Most records won't need them.

• Status frontmatter (active | superseded by LR-NNNN) — useful when an earlier understanding turns out to be wrong and is replaced.
• Evidence — how the user demonstrated the understanding (a question answered, an exercise completed, prior experience cited). Useful when the claim might be revisited.
• Implications — what this unlocks or rules out for future sessions. Worth recording when non-obvious.

Numbering

Scan ./learning-records/ for the highest existing number and increment by one.

When to write a learning record

Write one when any of these is true:

1. The user demonstrated genuine understanding of something non-trivial — not just exposure, but evidence they can use the concept correctly. This sets a new floor for what to teach next.
2. The user disclosed prior knowledge — "I already know X." Record it so future sessions don't re-teach it. Also record the depth claimed.
3. A misconception was corrected — the user previously believed something wrong and now sees why. These are high-value: they predict future stumbling blocks for related topics.
4. The mission shifted in response to learning — the user discovered they cared about something different than they thought. Cross-link to MISSION.md and update it.

What does not qualify

• Material that was merely covered. Coverage is not learning. Wait for evidence.
• Anything already captured tersely in GLOSSARY.md as a term definition. Don't duplicate.
• Session-by-session activity logs. Learning records are not a journal — they are decision-grade insights.

Supersession

When a later record contradicts an earlier one (the user's understanding deepened or corrected), mark the old record Status: superseded by LR-NNNN rather than deleting it. The history of how understanding evolved is itself useful signal.