Ralph
Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode
Self-referential loop until task completion with configurable verification reviewer
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.
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Install Ralph Specum Help
$ npx skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-help -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-help --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/tzachbon/smart-ralph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help .claude/skills/ralph-specum-help && 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-specum-help" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help into .claude/skills/ralph-specum-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-help", 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/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-helpType 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 tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-help -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-help --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help .agents/skills/ralph-specum-help && 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-specum-help" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help into .agents/skills/ralph-specum-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-help", 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 tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-help -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-help --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help .cursor/skills/ralph-specum-help && 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-specum-help" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help into .cursor/skills/ralph-specum-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-help", 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/tzachbon/smart-ralph.git --path plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help--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 tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-help -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-help --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help .gemini/skills/ralph-specum-help && 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-specum-help" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help into .gemini/skills/ralph-specum-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-help", 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 tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-helpInstalls 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 tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-help -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help .github/skills/ralph-specum-help && 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-specum-help" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help into .github/skills/ralph-specum-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-help", 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 tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-help -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-help --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help .opencode/skills/ralph-specum-help && 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-specum-help" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help into .opencode/skills/ralph-specum-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-help", 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-specum-help- GitHub stars
- 558
- Token cost
- ~887 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 391 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 26
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
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.
- Explicitly asks to use $ralph-specum-help
- SKILL.md covers Cover, Optional Prototype Overlay and Guidance
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex for help
What it does
Ralph Specum Help is an agent skill from tzachbon/smart-ralph. 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.
Its SKILL.md is about 890 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).
The repository describes itself as: Spec-driven development with smart compaction. Claude Code plugin combining Ralph Wiggum loop with structured specification workflow. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Explicitly asks to use $ralph-specum-help
- Explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex for help
- Command guidance
Example prompts
- “/ralph-specum-help”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ac7251a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Ralph Specum Help loads about 887 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 45 tokens; SKILL.md has 391 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from tzachbon/smart-ralph at commit ac7251a, republished under its MIT licence (© tzachbon). 391 words, ~887 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/ralph-specum-help/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- ralph-specum-help
- description
- This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use `$ralph-specum-help`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex for help or command guidance.
- metadata.surface
- helper
- metadata.action
- help
Ralph Specum Help
Use this to explain the Ralph Specum surface in Codex.
Cover
- Primary skill:
$ralph-specum - Helper skills:
$ralph-specum-start,$ralph-specum-triage,$ralph-specum-research,$ralph-specum-requirements,$ralph-specum-design,$ralph-specum-tasks,$ralph-specum-prototype,$ralph-specum-implement,$ralph-specum-status,$ralph-specum-switch,$ralph-specum-cancel,$ralph-specum-index,$ralph-specum-refactor,$ralph-specum-feedback,$ralph-specum-help - Normal flow: start goal grill, approval, research, artifact approval, requirements grill, approval, design grill, approval, tasks grill, approval, implement
- Large effort flow: triage, then start each unblocked spec
- Quick mode: only exact
--quickbypasses interview questions; exact--interactiveclears it. Discovery, skill loads, and artifact write gates still run - Disk contract:
./specsor configured roots,.current-spec, optional.current-epic, per-spec markdown files,.ralph-state.json
Optional Prototype Overlay
- Direct mode: invoke
$ralph-specum-prototypefrom research, requirements, design, tasks, or execution. Preserve the main phase and current checkout. - Suggested mode: research or requirements may offer
continue to prototype, then return to the next normal phase. - Resume mode: use
$ralph-specum-prototype --resume <id>. One active entry resumes automatically; several are listed deterministically for selection. - Quick mode: run exactly one agent-owned request after requirements, ask no prototype questions, take over the oldest design blocker or select the highest-risk grounded, falsifiable question when no blocker exists, own verdict and handoff decisions, and continue to design for every result.
- Cancel mode: use
$ralph-specum-prototype --cancel <id>or safe spec cancellation. Stop at a safe boundary, publish a reviewed immutablecancelledrecord, and preserve source and partial implementation.
Store terminal records under the resolved <basePath>/prototypes/. Run source work in a sibling worktree or eligible scratch area without switching the current checkout or copying unapproved dirty paths. Keep source, evidence, records, and branches local. Require separate authorization for every push, PR or issue change, and other remote action. Require exact-path and local-branch confirmation before local deletion; never delete a remote branch during prototype cleanup.
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Guidance
- Recommend
$ralph-specumas the default entrypoint. - Recommend
$ralph-specum-triagewhen the user describes a large, multi-part, or dependency-heavy effort. - Mention helper skills when the user wants explicit phase control.
- Explain that Ralph does not self-advance by default. The user must approve the current artifact, request changes, or explicitly continue to the next step.
- Explain that safe cancel deletes execution state only after verified immutable cancellation records exist. Full spec deletion and each prototype source deletion are separate exact-target confirmations.
- Explain that
$ralph-specum-statusreports active entries, candidates, immutable finals, quarantines, blockers, return phase/task, and source disposition. - Mention optional bootstrap assets only when the user wants repo-local guidance.
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Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help of tzachbon/smart-ralph.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ac7251a
Compare with similar skills
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| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Specum Help this skilltzachbon/smart-ralph | 558 | — | ~887 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| RalphYeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode | 40k | — | ~7.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| No Explicit Anythedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~565 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ralph Loop Yylosickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~670 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ralphagenticnotetaking/arscontexta | 3.5k | — | ~5.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Ralph Planmastra-ai/mastra | 29k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Ralph Specum Help
What does Ralph Specum Help do?
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. Ralph Specum Help is an agent skill from tzachbon/smart-ralph. 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.
When should I use Ralph Specum Help?
Ralph Specum Help fits situations like: explicitly asks to use $ralph-specum-help; explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex for help; command guidance.
How do I install Ralph Specum Help in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-help -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help in tzachbon/smart-ralph) into .claude/skills/ralph-specum-help in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Ralph Specum Help in Codex?
Run `npx skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-help -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-help in tzachbon/smart-ralph) into .agents/skills/ralph-specum-help in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Ralph Specum Help 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 tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-help -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-specum-help, .gemini/skills/ralph-specum-help, .github/skills/ralph-specum-help and .opencode/skills/ralph-specum-help in your project.
What does Ralph Specum Help need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ralph Specum Help is instructions for the agent only.
Does Ralph Specum Help 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 Specum Help 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 Specum Help use?
Ralph Specum Help 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 Specum Help use?
About 887 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 Specum Help?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ralph Specum Help: Ralph (Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode, 40k stars), No Explicit Any (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Ralph Loop Yylo (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Ralph (agenticnotetaking/arscontexta, 3.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Ralph Specum Help?
tzachbon (a GitHub user) maintains it in tzachbon/smart-ralph, which has 558 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 16, 2026.
Source: tzachbon/smart-ralph on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.