Agent skill

Ralph Specum Index

by tzachbon in tzachbon/smart-ralph

This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use $ralph-specum-index, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to generate or refresh index artifacts.

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Install Ralph Specum Index

skills CLI
$ npx skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-index -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-index --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ 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-index .claude/skills/ralph-specum-index && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
ralph-specum-index
GitHub stars
559
Token cost
~375 tokens
SKILL.md length
170 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-index, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to generate or refresh index artifacts.

  • Works in 6 steps: Parse the user scope such as path,… → Scan the requested code areas for… → Generate or update → …
  • Explicitly asks to use $ralph-specum-index
  • SKILL.md covers Contract, Action and Response Handoff
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Ralph Specum Index is an agent skill from tzachbon/smart-ralph. This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use $ralph-specum-index, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to generate or refresh index artifacts.

Its SKILL.md is about 380 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-index
  • Explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to generate
  • Refresh index artifacts

Example prompts

  • “/ralph-specum-index”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Parse the user scope such as path, types, excludes, quick mode, dry run, or force.
  2. Scan the requested code areas for controllers, services, models, helpers, migrations, or comparable project structures.
  3. Generate or update
  4. Keep outputs deterministic so start, research, and triage can reuse them.
  5. Include external URLs, MCP endpoints, or installed skills only when the user asked for them or they are clearly relevant.
  6. In dry run mode, report what would be created without writing files.

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 Index loads about 375 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 170 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~48
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~375

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). 170 words, ~375 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ralph-specum-index/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
ralph-specum-index
description
This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use `$ralph-specum-index`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to generate or refresh index artifacts.
metadata.surface
helper
metadata.action
index

Ralph Specum Index

Use this to generate searchable index specs for an existing codebase.

Contract

  • Index output lives under specs/.index/
  • Use stable Ralph templates for index.md, component specs, and external specs
  • Keep component and external entries deterministic and easy to diff

Action

  1. Parse the user scope such as path, types, excludes, quick mode, dry run, or force.
  2. Scan the requested code areas for controllers, services, models, helpers, migrations, or comparable project structures.
  3. Generate or update:
    • specs/.index/index.md
    • specs/.index/components/*.md
    • specs/.index/external/*.md
  4. Keep outputs deterministic so start, research, and triage can reuse them.
  5. Include external URLs, MCP endpoints, or installed skills only when the user asked for them or they are clearly relevant.
  6. In dry run mode, report what would be created without writing files.

Response Handoff

  • After updating the index, name the files that changed and summarize the index scope briefly.
  • End with exactly one explicit choice prompt:
    • approve current artifact
    • request changes
    • continue to research
  • Treat continue to research as approval of the updated index artifacts.

© tzachbon, 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 1 other file in plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-index of tzachbon/smart-ralph.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ac7251a

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Questions about Ralph Specum Index

What does Ralph Specum Index do?

This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use $ralph-specum-index, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to generate or refresh index artifacts. Ralph Specum Index is an agent skill from tzachbon/smart-ralph. This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use $ralph-specum-index, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to generate or refresh index artifacts.

When should I use Ralph Specum Index?

Ralph Specum Index fits situations like: explicitly asks to use $ralph-specum-index; explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to generate; refresh index artifacts.

How do I install Ralph Specum Index in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-index -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-index in tzachbon/smart-ralph) into .claude/skills/ralph-specum-index in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ralph Specum Index in Codex?

Run `npx skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-index -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-index in tzachbon/smart-ralph) into .agents/skills/ralph-specum-index in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ralph Specum Index 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-index -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-index, .gemini/skills/ralph-specum-index, .github/skills/ralph-specum-index and .opencode/skills/ralph-specum-index in your project.

What does Ralph Specum Index need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ralph Specum Index is instructions for the agent only.

Does Ralph Specum Index 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 Index 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 Index use?

Ralph Specum Index 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 Index use?

About 375 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k 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 Index?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ralph Specum Index: Indexability (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Ralph (Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode, 40k stars), No Explicit Any (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars) and Indexability Conflicts (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ralph Specum Index?

tzachbon (a GitHub user) maintains it in tzachbon/smart-ralph, which has 559 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.