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This skill should be used only when the user explicitly invokes $ralph-specum-prototype, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to run, resume, quick-run, or cancel an optional prototype.
Install Ralph Specum Prototype
$ npx skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-prototype -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-prototype --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-prototype .claude/skills/ralph-specum-prototype && 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-prototype" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-prototype into .claude/skills/ralph-specum-prototype/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-prototype", 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-prototypeType 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-prototype -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-prototype --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-prototype .agents/skills/ralph-specum-prototype && 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-prototype" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-prototype into .agents/skills/ralph-specum-prototype/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-prototype", 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-prototype -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-prototype --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-prototype .cursor/skills/ralph-specum-prototype && 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-prototype" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-prototype into .cursor/skills/ralph-specum-prototype/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-prototype", 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-prototype--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-prototype -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install tzachbon/smart-ralph ralph-specum-prototype --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-prototype .gemini/skills/ralph-specum-prototype && 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-prototype" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-prototype into .gemini/skills/ralph-specum-prototype/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-prototype", 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-prototypeInstalls 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-prototype -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-prototype .github/skills/ralph-specum-prototype && 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-prototype" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-prototype into .github/skills/ralph-specum-prototype/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-prototype", 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-prototype -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-prototype --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-prototype .opencode/skills/ralph-specum-prototype && 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-prototype" agent skill from https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-prototype into .opencode/skills/ralph-specum-prototype/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ralph-specum-prototype", 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-prototype- GitHub stars
- 558
- Token cost
- ~636 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 283 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 invokes $ralph-specum-prototype, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to run, resume, quick-run, or cancel an optional prototype.
- Works in 6 steps: Resolve an explicit path, exact spec… → Parse one mode: direct by default,… → Reconcile candidate and final records… → …
- Explicitly invokes $ralph-specum-prototype
- SKILL.md covers Load the contract, Route the request and Completion gate
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Ralph Specum Prototype is an agent skill from tzachbon/smart-ralph. This skill should be used only when the user explicitly invokes $ralph-specum-prototype, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to run, resume, quick-run, or cancel an optional prototype.
Its SKILL.md is about 640 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).
It sits in Development. 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 invokes $ralph-specum-prototype
- Explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to run
- Cancel an optional prototype
Example prompts
- “/ralph-specum-prototype”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Resolve an explicit path, exact spec name, or .current-spec with "$RALPH_CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/resolve_spec_paths.py". Use only the…
- Parse one mode: direct by default, suggested with a return phase, resume by ID, quick, or cancel by ID.
- Reconcile candidate and final records before reserving, resuming, reviewing, or publishing.
- Use only these mechanics
- Spawn internal builders with child-agent tools. Store only the returned agentId; wait with wait_agent and stop with interrupt_agent. Never…
- Keep normal capture, dirty-path transfer, verdict, handoff, deletion, and remote actions under explicit user control. Let quick mode own…
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 Prototype loads about 636 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 283 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). 283 words, ~636 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/ralph-specum-prototype/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- ralph-specum-prototype
- description
- This skill should be used only when the user explicitly invokes `$ralph-specum-prototype`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to run, resume, quick-run, or cancel an optional prototype.
- metadata.surface
- helper
- metadata.action
- prototype
Ralph Specum Prototype
Coordinate one optional prototype overlay. Delegate source work to a child agent and keep the main Ralph phase unchanged until the recorded handoff.
Load the contract
Derive RALPH_CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT from this loaded skill: take the directory containing SKILL.md, then its parent skills directory, then the next parent. Never derive the plugin root from the project working directory.
Read ../../references/prototype-coordinator.md from this skill directory completely before any prototype mutation. Treat it as the source of truth for direct, suggested, resume, quick, cancel, isolation, review, publication, and handoff behavior.
Route the request
- Resolve an explicit path, exact spec name, or
.current-specwith"$RALPH_CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/resolve_spec_paths.py". Use only the returnedbasePath,specRoot, settings, and warnings. - Parse one mode: direct by default, suggested with a return phase, resume by ID, quick, or cancel by ID.
- Reconcile candidate and final records before reserving, resuming, reviewing, or publishing.
- Use only these mechanics:
"$RALPH_CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/locked_state.py"foractivePrototypesand every state mutation"$RALPH_CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/prototype_records.py"for exact candidate bytes, review receipts, immutable publication, reconciliation, and downstream selection"$RALPH_CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/prototype_harness.py"for deterministic control outcomes and retry metadata
- Spawn internal builders with child-agent tools. Store only the returned
agentId; wait withwait_agentand stop withinterrupt_agent. Never usecreate_threador athreadIdfor an internal builder. - Keep normal capture, dirty-path transfer, verdict, handoff, deletion, and remote actions under explicit user control. Let quick mode own its bounded choices and continue to design after every terminal outcome.
Completion gate
Finish only after the coordinator contract verifies the immutable final bytes, removes the active entry through the locked helper, applies stale and handoff gates, and reports the local source disposition. Keep every remote pointer pending until the user authorizes that exact remote write.
© 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-prototype of tzachbon/smart-ralph.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ac7251a
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| Ralph Specum Prototype this skilltzachbon/smart-ralph | 558 | — | ~636 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Add Featurefullstackhero/dotnet-starter-kit | 6.8k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Architecture Workflowtractorjuice/arc-kit | 2.3k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Codebase Cost Estimatejbarbier/claude-code-cost-estimate | 111 | — | ~5k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Rsigmatimescale/rsigma | 162 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| ManifestBonasa-Tech/manifest | 158 | — | ~478 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 |
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Questions about Ralph Specum Prototype
What does Ralph Specum Prototype do?
This skill should be used only when the user explicitly invokes $ralph-specum-prototype, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to run, resume, quick-run, or cancel an optional prototype. Ralph Specum Prototype is an agent skill from tzachbon/smart-ralph. This skill should be used only when the user explicitly invokes $ralph-specum-prototype, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to run, resume, quick-run, or cancel an optional prototype.
When should I use Ralph Specum Prototype?
Ralph Specum Prototype fits situations like: explicitly invokes $ralph-specum-prototype; explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to run; cancel an optional prototype.
How do I install Ralph Specum Prototype in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-prototype -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-prototype in tzachbon/smart-ralph) into .claude/skills/ralph-specum-prototype in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Ralph Specum Prototype in Codex?
Run `npx skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-prototype -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-prototype in tzachbon/smart-ralph) into .agents/skills/ralph-specum-prototype in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Ralph Specum Prototype 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-prototype -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-prototype, .gemini/skills/ralph-specum-prototype, .github/skills/ralph-specum-prototype and .opencode/skills/ralph-specum-prototype in your project.
What does Ralph Specum Prototype need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ralph Specum Prototype is instructions for the agent only.
Does Ralph Specum Prototype 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 Prototype 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 Prototype use?
Ralph Specum Prototype 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 Prototype use?
About 636 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k 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 Prototype?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ralph Specum Prototype: Add Feature (fullstackhero/dotnet-starter-kit, 6.8k stars), Architecture Workflow (tractorjuice/arc-kit, 2.3k stars), Codebase Cost Estimate (jbarbier/claude-code-cost-estimate, 111 stars) and Rsigma (timescale/rsigma, 162 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Ralph Specum Prototype?
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.