Ralph Specum Cancel
This is the emergency brake for Ralph Specum's spec execution system. When a build is running wild or you realized the spec was wrong halfway through, this lets you kill it cleanly without orphaning state files. By default it just clears the execution state and leaves your spec intact, which is usually what you want. If you ask it to fully remove the spec, it confirms first and cleans up the directory plus any pointers to it. It won't touch your epic files unless you explicitly say so, which is good design since one bad spec shouldn't nuke your whole planning context. Simple, defensive, does exactly what the name suggests.
- GitHub stars
- 340
- last updated
- May 19, 2026
Install
$ npx -y skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-cancel --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
Files
Ralph Specum Cancel
Use this to stop execution safely and optionally remove a spec. Safe cancel preserves the spec and every prototype source path.
Derive RALPH_CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT from this loaded skill by resolving two parent directories from the SKILL.md directory. Never derive it from the project working directory.
Contract
- Resolve the target by explicit path, exact name, or
.current-spec - Treat a missing
activePrototypesfield as an empty map - Publish reviewed immutable cancellation evidence before removing active state
- Confirm the exact local target before any deletion
- Never delete a remote branch or perform another remote action
- Do not guess on ambiguous names
Action
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- Repository
- github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph
- License
- MIT
- First seen
- Jun 11, 2026
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