Deep Interview
zereight/gitlab-mcp
Socratic deep interview with mathematical ambiguity gating. An agent skill from zereight/gitlab-mcp.
Specification-first AI development powered by Ouroboros. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.
Install Ralph
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ralph -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace ralph --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supercent-io/ralph .claude/skills/ralph && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "ralph" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/supercent-io/ralph into .claude/skills/ralph/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/supercent-io/ralphType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ralph -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace ralph --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supercent-io/ralph .agents/skills/ralph && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "ralph" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/supercent-io/ralph into .agents/skills/ralph/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ralph -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace ralph --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supercent-io/ralph .cursor/skills/ralph && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "ralph" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/supercent-io/ralph into .cursor/skills/ralph/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git --path skills/supercent-io/ralph--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ralph -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace ralph --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supercent-io/ralph .gemini/skills/ralph && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ralph" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/supercent-io/ralph into .gemini/skills/ralph/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace ralphInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ralph -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supercent-io/ralph .github/skills/ralph && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ralph" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/supercent-io/ralph into .github/skills/ralph/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ralph -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace ralph --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/supercent-io/ralph .opencode/skills/ralph && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ralph" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/supercent-io/ralph into .opencode/skills/ralph/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
ralph- GitHub stars
- 430
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~4.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 962 words
- Files
- 4 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 1,108
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Specification-first AI development powered by Ouroboros. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.
- Works in 10 steps: Commands (Full Reference) → Interview → Specification Flow → Ralph — Persistent Loop Until Verified → …
- User says ralph
- SKILL.md covers When to use this skill, Core Architecture: The Loop, 1. Commands (Full Reference) and 2. Interview → Specification…, plus 6 more sections
- Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls claude, gemini and bash; reaches github.com
What it does
Ralph is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Specification-first AI development powered by Ouroboros. Socratic questioning exposes hidden assumptions before writing code. Evolutionary loop (Interview → Seed → Execute → Evaluate → Evolve) runs until ontology converges. Ralph mode persists until verification passes — the boulder never stops. Use when user says "ralph", "ooo", "don't stop", "must complete", "until it works", "keep going", "interview me", or "stop prompting".
Its SKILL.md is about 4.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/setup-codex-hook.sh` and `skill-report.json`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Tutoring and explanations and Requirements gathering. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.
When your agent uses it
- User says ralph
- Tasks that involve Tutoring and explanations
- Tasks that involve Requirements gathering
Example prompts
- “t stop”
- “must complete”
- “until it works”
- “/ralph”
Requirements
- Python 3
- A Bash shell
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, WebFetch
Workflow steps
10 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Commands (Full Reference)
- Interview → Specification Flow
- Ralph — Persistent Loop Until Verified
- Evolutionary Loop (Evolve)
- The Nine Minds (Agents)
- Unstuck — Lateral Thinking
- Platform Installation & Usage
- Platform Support Matrix
- Quick Reference
- Installation
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad8daf7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
ReadWriteBashGrepGlobWebFetch
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
claudegeminibashnpx
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
github.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Ralph loads about 4.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 109 tokens; SKILL.md has 962 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, WebFetch
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 962 words (~4,190 tokens).
“Each cycle evolves, not repeats. Evaluation output feeds back as input for the next generation until the system converges.”
- name
- ralph
- allowed-tools
- Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, WebFetch
- metadata.tags
- ralph, ouroboros, specification-first, socratic, interview, seed, evaluate, evolve, loop, completion, self-referential, multi-platform, claude, codex, gemini…
- metadata.platforms
- Claude Code, Codex, Gemini-CLI, OpenCode
- metadata.keyword
- ralph
- metadata.version
- 3.0.0
- metadata.source
- Q00/ouroboros
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts) in skills/supercent-io/ralph of aiskillstore/marketplace.
- SKILL.md
- SKILL.toon
- scripts/setup-codex-hook.sh
- skill-report.json
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7
Used in 1 other repository
We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Ralph next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph this skillaiskillstore/marketplace | 430 | 1 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Deep Interviewzereight/gitlab-mcp | 2k | 1 repos | ~725 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Hoyeon Discussteam-attention/hoyeon | 173 | — | ~458 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Deep Divebyungjunjang/jangpm-meta-skills | 121 | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Deep Divebyungjunjang/jangpm-meta-skills | 121 | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Grill Mesoftspark/ai-toolkit | 179 | — | ~732 | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Ralph
What does Ralph do?
Specification-first AI development powered by Ouroboros. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Ralph is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Specification-first AI development powered by Ouroboros.
When should I use Ralph?
Ralph fits situations like: user says ralph; tasks that involve Tutoring and explanations; tasks that involve Requirements gathering.
How do I install Ralph in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ralph -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/supercent-io/ralph in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/ralph in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Ralph in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ralph -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/supercent-io/ralph in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/ralph in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Ralph in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ralph -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ralph, .gemini/skills/ralph, .github/skills/ralph and .opencode/skills/ralph in your project.
What does Ralph need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Ralph needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (claude, gemini, bash and npx). Our summary lists: Python 3; A Bash shell. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, WebFetch.
Does Ralph access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Ralph safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Ralph use?
No licence was found for Ralph or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Ralph use?
About 4.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 17k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Ralph?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ralph: Deep Interview (zereight/gitlab-mcp, 2k stars), Hoyeon Discuss (team-attention/hoyeon, 173 stars), Deep Dive (byungjunjang/jangpm-meta-skills, 121 stars) and Deep Dive (byungjunjang/jangpm-meta-skills, 121 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Ralph?
aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.