Ralph Specum Implement

Ralph Specum Implement

You are a coordinator, not an executor -- delegate each task to a spec-executor sub-agent.

Contract

• Resolve the active spec by explicit path, exact name, or .current-spec
• Require tasks.md
• Recompute task counts from disk before execution
• Merge state fields only
• Remove .ralph-state.json only when all tasks are complete and verified

Action

1. Resolve the active spec. If none exists, stop.
2. Require tasks.md. Read .progress.md, current state, and current task markers.
3. Recompute task counters from disk: total, completed, and next_index.
4. Merge state for execution:

• phase: "execution"
• awaitingApproval: false
• totalTasks: total
• taskIndex: next_index
• preserve taskIteration, maxTaskIterations, globalIteration, maxGlobalIterations, commitSpec, and relatedSpecs

1. Delegate each task to a spec-executor sub-agent. Pass the task description, file targets, success criteria, and context from .progress.md. The sub-agent implements the task and outputs TASK_COMPLETE. Do NOT implement tasks yourself. Execute tasks in order until complete or blocked.
2. [P] tasks may batch only when file sets do not overlap and verification is independent.
3. [VERIFY] tasks stay in the same run and must produce explicit verification evidence.
4. Marker syntax must be explicitly present in tasks.md. If markers are absent, treat tasks as non-batchable by default.
5. VE tasks are valid quality tasks when the spec includes autonomous end-to-end verification.
6. Native task sync metadata should be preserved when present.
7. After each task or safe batch:

• mark the checkbox
• update .progress.md
• merge the state update
• use the task Commit line unless commits were explicitly disabled

1. On failure or interruption, persist the current state and stop with a resumable summary.
2. On full completion, remove .ralph-state.json and report completion.

Resume Rules

• Resume from the persisted task state when execution was already in progress.
• If disk state and task checkboxes disagree, prefer tasks.md for completion and repair state to match.
• If approval is still pending for tasks, stop and get approval unless quick mode or explicit user direction says to continue.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: tzachbon
• Source: tzachbon/smart-ralph
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.