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frankbria/ralph-claude-code

Autonomous AI development loop for Claude Code with intelligent exit detection observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/frankbria/ralph-claude-code · Shell · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

59/100

  • Activity 93
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 26

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: 371
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 47
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

9611 stars · 721 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Ralph is a shell-based CLI tool that runs autonomous development loops with Claude Code, letting the AI iteratively improve a project until completion. It adds safeguards like dual-condition exit detection, rate limiting, circuit breakers, and git backup branches to prevent runaway loops and API overuse.

Use cases

  • run claude code autonomously until a task is done
  • prevent infinite AI coding loops
  • limit API usage during AI development sessions
  • automate iterative code improvements with claude
  • resume interrupted AI coding sessions
  • get notified when an AI dev loop finishes
  • back up and roll back changes made by an AI agent

When to choose

  • you use Claude Code and want hands-off, continuous development cycles
  • you need safety rails like rate limits and exit detection for AI loops
  • you want metrics, logging, and rollback for autonomous AI coding

When to avoid

  • you don't use Claude Code as your AI coding agent
  • you prefer fully manual, review-every-change workflows
  • you need a GUI-based AI development environment

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

agent-framework cli developer-tools workflow-automation rate-limiting developer-tools cli claude-code autonomous-loop exit-detection circuit-breaker git-backup tmux ai-agents automation command-line linux macos shell

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
frankbria/ralph-claude-codemain59

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