hermeticormus RIPER workflow
Phases
- Research — read-only. Output: research-notes.md.
- Innovate — read-only. Output: approaches.md (2-3 viable).
- Plan — write to docs. Output: [task]-plan.md with measurable success criteria.
- Execute — full access. Follow plan, verify each step.
- Review — read-only after. Output: review.md.
Principles
- Separation of concerns: each phase has its own access mode
- Context efficiency: minimal tokens per phase
- Persistent knowledge:
~/dev/[task]/per task - Conscious transitions: deliberate phase changes
When
Use for architecture, migrations, auth/payments/data work, multi-file refactors.
Don't use for typo fixes, obvious single-file bugs, prototype exploration.
Full content + worked task example at https://github.com/HermeticOrmus/riper-workflow-skills.