diff --git a/src/bmm/agents/sm.agent.yaml b/src/bmm/agents/sm.agent.yaml
index ef71f7681..4f751ca3d 100644
--- a/src/bmm/agents/sm.agent.yaml
+++ b/src/bmm/agents/sm.agent.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ agent:
       description: "[CS] Context Story: Prepare a story with all required context for implementation for the developer agent"
 
     - trigger: ER or fuzzy match on epic-retrospective
-      exec: "{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective/workflow.md"
+      exec: "{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-retrospective/workflow.md"
       data: "{project-root}/_bmad/_config/agent-manifest.csv"
       description: "[ER] Epic Retrospective: Party Mode review of all work completed across an epic."
 
diff --git a/src/bmm/module-help.csv b/src/bmm/module-help.csv
index aa5fc6dcd..56a493471 100644
--- a/src/bmm/module-help.csv
+++ b/src/bmm/module-help.csv
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ bmm,4-implementation,Create Story,CS,30,skill:bmad-create-story,bmad-bmm-create-
 bmm,4-implementation,Dev Story,DS,40,skill:bmad-dev-story,bmad-bmm-dev-story,true,dev,Create Mode,"Story cycle: Execute story implementation tasks and tests then CR then back to DS if fixes needed",,,
 bmm,4-implementation,Code Review,CR,50,_bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/code-review/workflow.md,bmad-bmm-code-review,false,dev,Create Mode,"Story cycle: If issues back to DS if approved then next CS or ER if epic complete",,,
 bmm,4-implementation,QA Automation Test,QA,45,_bmad/bmm/workflows/qa-generate-e2e-tests/workflow.md,bmad-bmm-qa-automate,false,qa,Create Mode,"Generate automated API and E2E tests for implemented code using the project's existing test framework (detects existing well known in use test frameworks). Use after implementation to add test coverage. NOT for code review or story validation - use CR for that.",implementation_artifacts,"test suite",
-bmm,4-implementation,Retrospective,ER,60,_bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective/workflow.md,bmad-bmm-retrospective,false,sm,Create Mode,"Optional at epic end: Review completed work lessons learned and next epic or if major issues consider CC",implementation_artifacts,retrospective,
+bmm,4-implementation,Retrospective,ER,60,skill:bmad-retrospective,bmad-bmm-retrospective,false,sm,Create Mode,"Optional at epic end: Review completed work lessons learned and next epic or if major issues consider CC",implementation_artifacts,retrospective,
diff --git a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-retrospective/SKILL.md b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-retrospective/SKILL.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf07612b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-retrospective/SKILL.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+name: bmad-retrospective
+description: 'Post-epic review to extract lessons and assess success. Use when the user says "run a retrospective" or "lets retro the epic [epic]"'
+---
+
+Follow the instructions in [workflow.md](workflow.md).
diff --git a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-retrospective/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-retrospective/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0f08abdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-retrospective/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+type: skill
diff --git a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective/workflow.md b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-retrospective/workflow.md
similarity index 99%
rename from src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective/workflow.md
rename to src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-retrospective/workflow.md
index cbc502d8b..c71ce345e 100644
--- a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective/workflow.md
+++ b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-retrospective/workflow.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: retrospective
+name: bmad-retrospective
 description: 'Post-epic review to extract lessons and assess success. Use when the user says "run a retrospective" or "lets retro the epic [epic]"'
 ---
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Load config from `{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml` and resolve:
 
 ### Paths
 
-- `installed_path` = `{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective`
+- `installed_path` = `.`
 - `sprint_status_file` = `{implementation_artifacts}/sprint-status.yaml`
 
 ### Input Files
diff --git a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 51a5648ef..000000000
--- a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-canonicalId: bmad-retrospective
-type: workflow
-description: "Post-epic review to extract lessons and assess success"