Ralph Specum Help

A meta-helper that explains how to use the Ralph Specum workflow system in Codex. You invoke this when you need guidance on Ralph's commands and flow, not for actual spec work. It covers the full suite of ralph-specum skills, from triage through implementation, and clarifies the approval-gated process where Ralph won't auto-advance between phases unless you explicitly ask for quick mode. The disk contract lives in ./specs with state tracked in .ralph-state.json. Useful if you're learning the system or forgot which helper skill does what, but otherwise you'll spend more time in the actual workflow commands.

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last updated: May 19, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add tzachbon/smart-ralph --skill ralph-specum-help --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Ralph Specum Help

Use this to explain the Ralph Specum surface in Codex.

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Primary skill: $ralph-specum
Helper skills: $ralph-specum-start, $ralph-specum-triage, $ralph-specum-research, $ralph-specum-requirements, $ralph-specum-design, $ralph-specum-tasks, $ralph-specum-prototype, $ralph-specum-implement, $ralph-specum-status, $ralph-specum-switch, $ralph-specum-cancel, $ralph-specum-index, $ralph-specum-refactor, $ralph-specum-feedback, $ralph-specum-help
Normal flow: start goal grill, approval, research, artifact approval, requirements grill, approval, design grill, approval, tasks grill, approval, implement
Large effort flow: triage, then start each unblocked spec
Quick mode: only exact --quick bypasses interview questions; exact --interactive clears it. Discovery, skill loads, and artifact write gates still run
Disk contract: ./specs or configured roots, .current-spec, optional .current-epic, per-spec markdown files, .ralph-state.json