# Ralph

> Persists through implement-verify-fix loops until a task is fully completed and verified, overriding default stopping behavior.

- Skill: `comeonoliver/ralph` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add comeonoliver/ralph`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/comeonoliver/ralph/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity, Coding & Dev Tools
- Tags: Iteration, Persistence, Task Completion, Verification
- Author: ComeOnOliver (https://skillmd.com/u/comeonoliver)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/comeonoliver/ralph

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# Ralph

Use this as a persistence override, not a separate methodology.

## Default

- Treat the task as incomplete until the requested outcome is verified.
- Repeat the loop: inspect -> implement -> verify -> fix -> verify again.
- If a check fails, continue with the next fix instead of stopping at the first attempt.
- If one approach stalls, switch approaches and keep going.
- Keep intermediate updates short and progress-focused.

## Do Not Stop For

- "Probably fixed"
- "Good enough"
- Partial completion
- A failed first or second attempt
- Needing one more verification pass

## Stop Only When

- The requested outcome is verified.
- A real external blocker prevents further progress.
- The user explicitly stops or redirects the work.

## Avoid

- Do not ask whether to continue after each failure.
- Do not declare success without running the relevant checks.
- Do not fall back to planning mode unless execution is genuinely blocked.

## Finish

Return:
- what was completed
- what was verified
- what is still blocked, if anything