Spec-driven development with smart compaction. Claude Code plugin combining Ralph Wiggum loop with structured specification workflow.
- ✓Open-source license (MIT)
- ✓Actively maintained (<30d)
- ✓Healthy fork ratio
- ✓Clear description
- ✓Topics declared
git clone https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph ~/.claude/skills/smart-ralph24 items in this repository
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a slash command", "add a command", "write a custom command", "define command arguments", "use command frontmatter", "organize commands", "create command with file references", "interactive command", "use AskUserQuestion in command", or needs guidance on slash command structure, YAML frontmatter fields, dynamic arguments, bash execution in commands, user interaction patterns, or command development best practices for Claude Code.
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a hook", "add a PreToolUse/PostToolUse/Stop hook", "validate tool use", "implement prompt-based hooks", "use ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}", "set up event-driven automation", "block dangerous commands", or mentions hook events (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, SubagentStop, SessionStart, SessionEnd, UserPromptSubmit, PreCompact, Notification). Provides comprehensive guidance for creating and implementing Claude Code plugin hooks with focus on advanced prompt-based hooks API.
This skill should be used when the user asks to "add MCP server", "integrate MCP", "configure MCP in plugin", "use .mcp.json", "set up Model Context Protocol", "connect external service", mentions "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} with MCP", or discusses MCP server types (SSE, stdio, HTTP, WebSocket). Provides comprehensive guidance for integrating Model Context Protocol servers into Claude Code plugins for external tool and service integration.
This skill should be used when the user asks about "plugin settings", "store plugin configuration", "user-configurable plugin", ".local.md files", "plugin state files", "read YAML frontmatter", "per-project plugin settings", or wants to make plugin behavior configurable. Documents the .claude/plugin-name.local.md pattern for storing plugin-specific configuration with YAML frontmatter and markdown content.
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a plugin", "scaffold a plugin", "understand plugin structure", "organize plugin components", "set up plugin.json", "use ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}", "add commands/agents/skills/hooks", "configure auto-discovery", or needs guidance on plugin directory layout, manifest configuration, component organization, file naming conventions, or Claude Code plugin architecture best practices.
This skill should be used when the user wants to "create a skill", "add a skill to plugin", "write a new skill", "improve skill description", "organize skill content", or needs guidance on skill structure, progressive disclosure, or skill development best practices for Claude Code plugins.
Perform a non-destructive cross-artifact consistency and quality analysis across spec.md, plan.md, and tasks.md after task generation.
Generate a custom checklist for the current feature based on user requirements.
Identify underspecified areas in the current feature spec by asking up to 5 highly targeted clarification questions and encoding answers back into the spec.
Create or update the project constitution from interactive or provided principle inputs, ensuring all dependent templates stay in sync.
Execute the implementation plan by processing and executing all tasks defined in tasks.md
Execute the implementation planning workflow using the plan template to generate design artifacts.
Create or update the feature specification from a natural language feature description.
Generate an actionable, dependency-ordered tasks.md for the feature based on available design artifacts.
Convert existing tasks into actionable, dependency-ordered GitHub issues for the feature based on available design artifacts.
This skill should be used when generating spec artifacts (research.md, requirements.md, design.md, tasks.md), formatting agent output, structuring phase results, or when any Ralph agent needs guidance on concise, scannable output formatting. Applies to all Ralph spec phase agents.
Core principle that the main agent is a coordinator, not an implementer. All work must be delegated to subagents.
This skill should be used when the user asks about "ralph arguments", "quick mode", "commit spec", "max iterations", "ralph state file", "execution modes", "ralph loop", "coordinator behavior", "delegate to subagent", or needs guidance on Ralph plugin arguments, state management, delegation patterns, or execution loop behavior. Core behavioral skill for all Ralph Specum operations.
Comprehensive understanding of the spec-kit methodology. Constitution-driven feature development with specify, plan, tasks, and implement phases.
This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use `$ralph-specum-cancel`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to stop execution or remove a spec.
This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use `$ralph-specum-design`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to run the design phase.
This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use `$ralph-specum-feedback`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to draft or submit feedback.
This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use `$ralph-specum-help`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex for help or command guidance.
This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use `$ralph-specum-implement`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to run implementation for approved tasks, quick mode, or an explicit continue request.
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What people ask about smart-ralph
What is tzachbon/smart-ralph?
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tzachbon/smart-ralph is skills for the Claude AI ecosystem. Spec-driven development with smart compaction. Claude Code plugin combining Ralph Wiggum loop with structured specification workflow. It has 340 GitHub stars and was last updated 24d ago.
How do I install smart-ralph?
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You can install smart-ralph by cloning the repository (https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph) or following the README instructions on GitHub. ClaudeWave also provides quick install blocks on this page.
Is tzachbon/smart-ralph safe to use?
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Our security agent has analyzed tzachbon/smart-ralph and assigned a Trust Score of 97/100 (tier: Verified). See the full breakdown of passed checks and flags on this page.
Who maintains tzachbon/smart-ralph?
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tzachbon/smart-ralph is maintained by tzachbon. The last recorded GitHub activity is from 24d ago, with 11 open issues.
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