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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion CLAUDE.md
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Expand Up @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ You are an autonomous coding agent working on a software project.

1. Read the PRD at `prd.json` (in the same directory as this file)
2. Read the progress log at `progress.txt` (check Codebase Patterns section first)
3. Check you're on the correct branch from PRD `branchName`. If not, check it out or create from main.
3. Check you're on the correct branch from PRD `branchName`. If not, check it out or create it from `baseBranch` (if specified in PRD) or from the current HEAD.
4. Pick the **highest priority** user story where `passes: false`
5. Implement that single user story
6. Run quality checks (e.g., typecheck, lint, test - use whatever your project requires)
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Expand Up @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ This creates `prd.json` with user stories structured for autonomous execution.
Default is 10 iterations. Use `--tool amp` or `--tool claude` to select your AI coding tool.

Ralph will:
1. Create a feature branch (from PRD `branchName`)
1. Create a feature branch (from PRD `branchName`, based on `baseBranch` if specified, otherwise from current HEAD)
2. Pick the highest priority story where `passes: false`
3. Implement that single story
4. Run quality checks (typecheck, tests)
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| `ralph.sh` | The bash loop that spawns fresh AI instances (supports `--tool amp` or `--tool claude`) |
| `prompt.md` | Prompt template for Amp |
| `CLAUDE.md` | Prompt template for Claude Code |
| `prd.json` | User stories with `passes` status (the task list) |
| `prd.json` | User stories with `passes` status (the task list). Supports optional `baseBranch` field to specify which branch to create feature branches from (defaults to current HEAD) |
| `prd.json.example` | Example PRD format for reference |
| `progress.txt` | Append-only learnings for future iterations |
| `skills/prd/` | Skill for generating PRDs |
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{
"project": "MyApp",
"branchName": "ralph/task-priority",
"baseBranch": "develop",
"description": "Task Priority System - Add priority levels to tasks",
"userStories": [
{
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Expand Up @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ You are an autonomous coding agent working on a software project.

1. Read the PRD at `prd.json` (in the same directory as this file)
2. Read the progress log at `progress.txt` (check Codebase Patterns section first)
3. Check you're on the correct branch from PRD `branchName`. If not, check it out or create from main.
3. Check you're on the correct branch from PRD `branchName`. If not, check it out or create it from `baseBranch` (if specified in PRD) or from the current HEAD.
4. Pick the **highest priority** user story where `passes: false`
5. Implement that single user story
6. Run quality checks (e.g., typecheck, lint, test - use whatever your project requires)
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