Ralph
Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode
Self-referential loop until task completion with configurable verification reviewer
Create, inspect, validate, explain, and improve Ralph hat collections.
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Install Ralph Hats
$ npx skills add mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill ralph-hats -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator ralph-hats --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/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ralph-hats .claude/skills/ralph-hats && 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-hats" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/skills/ralph-hats into .claude/skills/ralph-hats/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-hats", 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/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/skills/ralph-hatsType 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 mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill ralph-hats -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator ralph-hats --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ralph-hats .agents/skills/ralph-hats && 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-hats" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/skills/ralph-hats into .agents/skills/ralph-hats/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-hats", 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 mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill ralph-hats -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator ralph-hats --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ralph-hats .cursor/skills/ralph-hats && 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-hats" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/skills/ralph-hats into .cursor/skills/ralph-hats/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-hats", 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/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git --path skills/ralph-hats--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 mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill ralph-hats -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator ralph-hats --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ralph-hats .gemini/skills/ralph-hats && 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-hats" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/skills/ralph-hats into .gemini/skills/ralph-hats/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-hats", 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 mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator ralph-hatsInstalls 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 mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill ralph-hats -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ralph-hats .github/skills/ralph-hats && 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-hats" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/skills/ralph-hats into .github/skills/ralph-hats/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-hats", 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 mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill ralph-hats -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator ralph-hats --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ralph-hats .opencode/skills/ralph-hats && 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-hats" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/skills/ralph-hats into .opencode/skills/ralph-hats/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-hats", 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-hats- GitHub stars
- 3.2k
- Token cost
- ~691 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 345 words
- Files
- 5 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 16
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Create, inspect, validate, explain, and improve Ralph hat collections.
- Works in 7 steps: If a hats file already exists, read it… → If creating a new workflow, write it to… → Keep the hats file focused on hats-only… → …
- The user asks to make
- SKILL.md covers Use This Skill For, Core Assumptions, Workflow and Guardrails, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Ralph Hats is an agent skill from mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator. Create, inspect, validate, explain, and improve Ralph hat collections. Use this skill whenever the user asks to make or refine a .ralph/hats/.yml workflow, debug hat routing, explain event topology, or tune a multi-hat Ralph run.
Its SKILL.md is about 690 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/commands.md` and `references/examples.md`).
The repository describes itself as: An improved implementation of the Ralph Wiggum technique for autonomous AI agent orchestration. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks to make
- Refine a .ralph/hats/.yml workflow
- Debug hat routing
- Explain event topology
Example prompts
- “/ralph-hats”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- If a hats file already exists, read it first and explain the current
- If creating a new workflow, write it to .ralph/hats/.yml.
- Keep the hats file focused on hats-only data. Leave runtime limits and other
- Validate with ralph hats validate.
- Visualize topology with ralph hats graph when the event flow is not
- Use ralph hats show when you need to inspect one hat's effective
- When the user wants stronger confidence, run a targeted `ralph run -c ... -H
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit edc2b32. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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 Hats loads about 691 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 345 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 passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator at commit edc2b32, republished under its MIT licence (© mikeyobrien). 345 words, ~691 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/ralph-hats/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- ralph-hats
- description
- Create, inspect, validate, explain, and improve Ralph hat collections. Use this skill whenever the user asks to make or refine a `.ralph/hats/*.yml` workflow, debug hat routing, explain event topology, or tune a multi-hat Ralph run.
Ralph Hats
Use this skill to operate the full Ralph hat lifecycle for user-authored hat collections.
Use This Skill For
- Creating a new hat collection in
.ralph/hats/ - Inspecting an existing hat collection and explaining its topology
- Validating trigger routing, event flow, and completion behavior
- Improving or refactoring hats for clearer roles and safer routing
- Recommending better orchestration patterns for a Ralph workflow
Core Assumptions
- Core runtime config already lives in
ralph.ymlor another-csource. - User-authored hats are stored separately and passed with
-H. - This skill operates public hat collections, not Ralph built-in presets.
Workflow
- If a hats file already exists, read it first and explain the current topology before proposing changes.
- If creating a new workflow, write it to
.ralph/hats/<name>.yml. - Keep the hats file focused on hats-only data. Leave runtime limits and other core config in the main config file.
- Validate with
ralph hats validate. - Visualize topology with
ralph hats graphwhen the event flow is not trivial. - Use
ralph hats show <hat>when you need to inspect one hat's effective configuration. - When the user wants stronger confidence, run a targeted
ralph run -c ... -H ... -p "..."exercise or provide the exact test command.
Guardrails
- Only use hats-file top-level keys that Ralph accepts today:
name,description,events,event_loop,hats. - In a hats file,
event_loopis only for hats overlay keys such asstarting_eventandcompletion_promise. - Never use
task.startortask.resumeas hat triggers. Ralph reserves those for coordination. Use semantic delegated events likework.start,review.start, orresearch.start. - Each trigger must route to exactly one hat.
- Keep
descriptionpopulated on every hat. - Prefer
events:metadata when custom event names would otherwise be opaque. - Do not write user workflows into
presets/from this skill.
Output Expectations
- When editing or creating hats, produce the file changes and the validation result.
- When only inspecting, produce a concise topology summary, the main risks, and concrete improvement options.
Read These References When Needed
- For current hats schema and supported fields:
references/schema.md - For command recipes and validation workflow:
references/commands.md - For pattern and file examples:
references/examples.md
© mikeyobrien, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in skills/ralph-hats of mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- references/commands.md
- references/examples.md
- references/schema.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit edc2b32
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| Logic Explainsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~894 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Blender Motion State Inspectionaffaan-m/ECC | 277k | 1 repos | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Ralph Hats
What does Ralph Hats do?
Create, inspect, validate, explain, and improve Ralph hat collections. Ralph Hats is an agent skill from mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator. Create, inspect, validate, explain, and improve Ralph hat collections.
When should I use Ralph Hats?
Ralph Hats fits situations like: the user asks to make; refine a .ralph/hats/.yml workflow; debug hat routing; explain event topology.
How do I install Ralph Hats in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill ralph-hats -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ralph-hats in mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator) into .claude/skills/ralph-hats in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Ralph Hats in Codex?
Run `npx skills add mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill ralph-hats -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ralph-hats in mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator) into .agents/skills/ralph-hats in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Ralph Hats 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 mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill ralph-hats -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-hats, .gemini/skills/ralph-hats, .github/skills/ralph-hats and .opencode/skills/ralph-hats in your project.
What does Ralph Hats need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ralph Hats is instructions for the agent only.
Does Ralph Hats access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Ralph Hats safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Ralph Hats use?
Ralph Hats is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Ralph Hats use?
About 691 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Ralph Hats?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ralph Hats: Ralph (Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode, 40k stars), Node Inspect Debugger (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars), Skill Improver (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Logic Explain (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Ralph Hats?
mikeyobrien (a GitHub user) maintains it in mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator, which has 3,168 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.