ralph.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Ralph Wiggum - Long-running AI agent loop
# Usage: ./ralph.sh [max_iterations]

set -e

MAX_ITERATIONS=${1:-10}
SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
PRD_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/prd.json"
PROGRESS_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/progress.txt"
ARCHIVE_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/archive"
LAST_BRANCH_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/.last-branch"

# Archive previous run if branch changed
if [ -f "$PRD_FILE" ] && [ -f "$LAST_BRANCH_FILE" ]; then
  CURRENT_BRANCH=$(jq -r '.branchName // empty' "$PRD_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
  LAST_BRANCH=$(cat "$LAST_BRANCH_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
  
  if [ -n "$CURRENT_BRANCH" ] && [ -n "$LAST_BRANCH" ] && [ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" != "$LAST_BRANCH" ]; then
    # Archive the previous run
    DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
    # Strip "ralph/" prefix from branch name for folder
    FOLDER_NAME=$(echo "$LAST_BRANCH" | sed 's|^ralph/||')
    ARCHIVE_FOLDER="$ARCHIVE_DIR/$DATE-$FOLDER_NAME"
    
    echo "Archiving previous run: $LAST_BRANCH"
    mkdir -p "$ARCHIVE_FOLDER"
    [ -f "$PRD_FILE" ] && cp "$PRD_FILE" "$ARCHIVE_FOLDER/"
    [ -f "$PROGRESS_FILE" ] && cp "$PROGRESS_FILE" "$ARCHIVE_FOLDER/"
    echo "   Archived to: $ARCHIVE_FOLDER"
    
    # Reset progress file for new run
    echo "# Ralph Progress Log" > "$PROGRESS_FILE"
    echo "Started: $(date)" >> "$PROGRESS_FILE"
    echo "---" >> "$PROGRESS_FILE"
  fi
fi

# Track current branch
if [ -f "$PRD_FILE" ]; then
  CURRENT_BRANCH=$(jq -r '.branchName // empty' "$PRD_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
  if [ -n "$CURRENT_BRANCH" ]; then
    echo "$CURRENT_BRANCH" > "$LAST_BRANCH_FILE"
  fi
fi

# Initialize progress file if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -f "$PROGRESS_FILE" ]; then
  echo "# Ralph Progress Log" > "$PROGRESS_FILE"
  echo "Started: $(date)" >> "$PROGRESS_FILE"
  echo "---" >> "$PROGRESS_FILE"
fi

printf "\n\n"
echo "Starting Ralph - Max iterations: $MAX_ITERATIONS"

for i in $(seq 1 $MAX_ITERATIONS); do
  echo
  echo "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
  echo "  Ralph Iteration $i of $MAX_ITERATIONS"
  echo "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
  echo
  for z in {3..1}; do printf "$z ... "; sleep 1; done
  printf "\n\n"
  # Run claude with the ralph CLAUDE.md prompt
  ( cat "./CLAUDE.md" | claude --dangerously-skip-permissions ) || true
  if ! grep -q '"passes": false' prd.json; then
    printf "\n\n"
    echo "Ralph completed all tasks!"
    echo "Completed at iteration $i of $MAX_ITERATIONS"
    exit 0
  fi
    
  echo
  echo "Iteration $i complete. Continuing..."
  echo

done

echo
echo "Ralph reached max iterations ($MAX_ITERATIONS) without completing all tasks."
echo "Check $PROGRESS_FILE for status."
printf "\n\n"
exit 1