Ralph Guide
The Ralph Wiggum technique: a bash loop that runs AI agents autonomously, resetting context each iteration to stay in the 'smart zone'
The Ralph Wiggum technique: a bash loop that runs AI agents autonomously, resetting context each iteration to stay in the 'smart zone'
by geoffrey-huntley
Software development now costs $10.42/hour when running Ralph loops—the key is deterministically malicking the array, starting with a screwdriver before grabbing the jackhammer.
by covibes
Multi-agent validation prevents self-deception in autonomous coding—the validator didn't write the code, so it can't lie about tests.
by peter-steinberger
A self-hosted Claude-powered assistant that runs across messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Slack—turning natural language into automated workflows for email, calendars, and home automation.
by nate-b-jones
AI loops can now automate classification, routing, and surfacing of thoughts without user effort—making 2026 the first year non-engineers can build reliable second brain systems.
by ryan-carson, geoffrey-huntley
Ralph ships code while you sleep—a bash loop that pipes prompts into your AI agent, picks tasks from a JSON backlog, runs tests, commits passing code, and repeats until done.
by ryan-carson
Ralph solves the context window limitation by breaking work into independent iterations—each Amp session gets a fresh context, implements one story, and commits before the next iteration begins.
by repomirrorhq
Running Claude Code in headless loops can port entire codebases overnight—the key is simple prompts, one goal per iteration, and letting agents self-terminate when stuck.
by dex-horthy
The Ralph Wiggum Technique evolved from a novel idea to a mainstream development methodology in under a year—early adopters learned that poor specs doom loops and iteration beats over-planning.
by geoffrey-huntley, dex-horthy
The official Anthropic Ralph plugin differs fundamentally from the original technique: outer orchestrators with full context resets produce deterministic outcomes, while inner-loop plugins with auto-compaction lose critical context.
by alexander-opalic
Ralph is a bash loop that feeds prompts to AI coding agents repeatedly—the key is one goal per context window, deliberate context allocation, and robust feedback loops.
by steve-fenton
A comprehensive guide to GitHub Actions covering architecture, core components, best practices, and practical implementation patterns.
by rami-mccarthy, shay-berkovich
A comprehensive security guide covering organization-level configuration, workflow hardening, and self-hosted runner protection for GitHub Actions.
by marcus-felling
Practical techniques to speed up GitHub Actions workflows through caching, parallelization, matrix builds, and conditional execution.
by upro-vi
Community discussion on Ralph Wiggum loop trustworthiness—skeptics question validation limits while practitioners share multi-iteration success stories.
by worldofai
Step-by-step walkthrough for installing and using the Ralph Loop plugin with Claude Code, enabling autonomous iterative development through a stop-hook mechanism.
by geoffrey-huntley
A Bash loop technique ('Ralph') that feeds prompts to AI coding agents repeatedly, enabling autonomous project development with iterative refinement.