Ralph Wiggum Loop

Ralph Wiggum Loop

Autonomous development loop — pick a task, implement, test, commit, repeat until all tasks pass

Completion Report

Produces a summary of what the autonomous loop accomplished across all iterations

Implementation

Implements the selected task — writes code, runs tests, and commits the changes

Task Selection

Reads the progress tracker and selects the next incomplete task based on dependencies and priority

Test Verification

Verifies implementation correctness and determines whether the loop should continue, pass, or fail

Implement Task

Implements the selected task — writes code, runs tests, commits

Report Completion

Produces a summary report of what the autonomous loop accomplished

Select Task

Reads the progress tracker and selects the next task to implement

Verify Tests

Evaluates implementation correctness and decides whether the loop should continue, pass, or fail

LLM Service

Language model service for analysis, synthesis, and document generation

Claude Code Configuration

Recommended CLAUDE.md conventions and settings for autonomous loop operation

Loop Runner Script

Reference bash script for running the Ralph Wiggum loop with Claude Code CLI

Progress Tracker Template

Template for the progress file that tracks task completion across loop iterations