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[rc1-prep] Backfill docs/2026-Q1-retrospective.md + adopt quarterly retro cadence #324

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O6 supporting KPI: quarterly retrospective published as
docs/YYYY-QN-retrospective.md covering hits, misses, and RFC
accept/reject/supersede log.

Current state. Zero retro docs exist
(find docs -iname "*retro*" returns nothing). Two missed quarters
to date: 2026-Q1 (the RFC-0013 pivot quarter), and 2026-Q2 (in
progress; will be a third miss if uncovered before the rc1 cut).

NORTHSTARS O6: "Quarterly retrospective is a discipline, not a metric
— but its absence is itself a P1 signal (governance breakdown)."

Remediation.

  1. Write docs/2026-Q1-retrospective.md (backfill) covering
    v0.1→v0.2 ship, RFC-0013 acceptance, pattern-library bootstrap.
  2. Schedule docs/2026-Q2-retrospective.md alongside the rc1 cut
    (target: 2026-06-30).
  3. Add a one-liner pointer in MILESTONES.md "Keeping this document
    current" section about the quarterly retro cadence.

Template structure (keep short): Hits (≤5), Misses (≤5), Surprises
(≤3), RFC accept/reject/supersede log (table), KPI snapshot.

Effort: M.

Audit source: docs/v1-rc1-governance-gaps.md §3.

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