Weekly Review
The review flow, intentions, wins, learnings, streaks, and AI summaries.
What is the Weekly Review?
The weekly review is a structured 10-minute reflection that closes your week and sets intentions for the next one. It's the most important habit Foundry supports, the review is where you catch what fell through the cracks, celebrate wins, extract learnings, and set clear direction.
Without regular reviews, Foundry degrades into a data entry tool. With them, it becomes a strategic operating system that keeps you honest about what's working and what's not.
Review Flow
The review walks you through these steps in order:
Step 1: Reflect
Write a focus note about your week. What consumed your attention? What went as planned? What surprised you?
Step 2: Commitments
Review all commitments from the past 7 days, both completed and still open. This surfaces broken promises and acknowledges fulfilled ones.
Step 3: Wins
Record what went well. Be specific. "shipped the billing page" is better than "made progress."
Step 4: Learnings
Record what you learned. Each learning can be immediately saved as a Vault asset (promoted to reusable IP).
Step 5: Intentions
Set intentions for next week. These become checkable items on the Today page throughout the following week.
Step 6: Rate
Rate your week on a simple scale. This creates a longitudinal record of how your weeks feel over time.
Review Snapshot Fields
Each review creates a Weekly Focus Snapshot with these fields:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ------- | ------ | ------------- |
| Week Starting | Date | Monday of the review week |
| Focus Note | Text | Your written reflection |
| Intentions | Text array | What you plan to do next week |
| Checked Intentions | Text array | Which intentions you completed (tracked on Today) |
| Wins | Text array | What went well |
| Learnings | Text array | What you learned |
| Review Mode | "full" or "quick" | Whether you did the full 6-step flow or a quick 2-step |
| Week Rating | Integer (nullable) | Your rating of the week |
| Open Loop Count | Integer | How many open loops at review time |
| Overloaded | Boolean | Whether you were over capacity at review time |
Review Streaks
Foundry tracks consecutive weeks with a review. The streak counter shows on the Weekly Review page.
- A streak increments when you complete a review for a calendar week
- A streak breaks if you miss a full calendar week
- The system nudges you if 6+ days have passed since your last review (via Today page and Overview health bar)
Streaks are informational, there's no reward or penalty. They help you maintain the habit.
Quick Review Mode
If you're pressed for time, you can do a "Quick Review", a simplified version with just:
1. Focus note
2. Intentions for next week
Quick reviews still create a snapshot and maintain your streak, but they skip the wins, learnings, and commitment review steps. Use them when you're short on time, a quick review is better than no review.
AI Weekly Summary (Pro)
Pro plan users can generate an AI-powered summary of their week before starting the review. The AI analyzes:
- Ideas captured this week
- Decisions logged
- Commitments completed or still open
- Journal entries across active projects
It produces a structured briefing that primes your reflection. This is not a replacement for the review, it's a starting point.
Review History
All past reviews are accessible from the Review History page (linked from the Weekly Review page). You can:
- See all snapshots in reverse chronological order
- Read past focus notes, intentions, wins, and learnings
- Copy a review summary to clipboard (for sharing with an advisor or accountability partner)
- Track trends: is your week rating improving? Are your open loops growing?
FAQ
Most operators review on Sunday evening or Monday morning. The key is consistency, pick a time and protect it.
Can I edit a review after submitting?
The review snapshot is immutable once created. You can do a new review for the same week, which creates a second snapshot.
Do intentions carry over if I don't complete them?
No. Unchecked intentions stay on the Today page until the next review, then they're frozen in the snapshot. If an intention is still relevant, add it again in the next review.
Can I save a learning as an asset?
Yes. During the review flow (Step 4), each learning has a "Save as Asset" button that creates a new Vault asset with the learning's content. This is one of the most valuable flows in Foundry, it promotes one-time observations to reusable IP.