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snarktank/ralph

Ralph is an autonomous AI agent loop that runs repeatedly until all PRD items are complete. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/snarktank/ralph · homepage · TypeScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

45/100

  • Activity 65
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 17

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 238
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 213
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

21627 stars · 2085 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Ralph is an autonomous AI agent loop that repeatedly runs AI coding tools like Amp or Claude Code until all items in a product requirements document (PRD) are complete. Each iteration starts with a fresh context, with memory persisted through git history, progress.txt, and prd.json.

Use cases

  • run an AI coding agent autonomously until my PRD is done
  • automate implementing user stories with Claude Code
  • loop an AI coding tool with fresh context each iteration
  • generate PRDs and convert them to JSON for autonomous execution
  • let an AI agent work through a backlog of features unattended
  • orchestrate Amp or Claude Code in a repeatable loop

When to choose

  • you already use Amp or Claude Code and want autonomous multi-iteration execution
  • you work PRD-driven and want tasks tracked in prd.json with git-based memory
  • you want a simple shell-based loop rather than a heavy agent framework

When to avoid

  • you need a general-purpose agent framework with custom tooling and APIs
  • you don't use Amp or Claude Code as your coding assistant
  • you want fine-grained human review at every step rather than autonomous loops

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

agent-framework workflow-automation developer-tools cli developer-tools large-language-models cli ai-coding-agent autonomous-loop prd-driven-development claude-code amp bash-script agentic-coding ai-agents automation macos linux nodejs

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