Start the "Ship PR Until Green" loop. Goal: PR is open with all CI checks passing Max iterations: 10 Between iterations run: gh pr checks Exit when: all PR checks are success Step 1: Implement the change, test locally, push, open PR, and fix CI until green. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.

Install and run the "Pre-Commit Guard" loop. Goal: block git commits when tests are failing. Between iterations run: npm test Exit when: tests exit 0 before each commit. Step 1: Before any git commit, run tests. Fix failures before committing.

Start the "Guardrails Learning Loop" loop. Goal: tests and lint pass without repeating prior failure patterns Max iterations: 12 Between iterations run: npm test && npm run lint Exit when: all checks pass Step 1: Read .ralph/guardrails.md, run checks, and if a failure repeats, add a sign before fixing. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.

Start the "Flaky Test Triage" loop. Goal: classify failing tests as flaky vs real and fix only real regressions Max iterations: 5 Between iterations run: npm test -- --testPathPattern=<failing-suite> Exit when: every failure is classified and real regressions are fixed or explicitly deferred Step 1: Run the failing suite multiple times. Classify each failure, fix real ones, and document flaky behavior. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.

Start the "Docs Sync After Edits" loop. Goal: documentation matches the current code changes Max iterations: 3 Between iterations run: git diff main...HEAD --name-only Exit when: all affected docs are updated and verified Step 1: Review the diff, find stale docs, update them, and verify accuracy. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.

Start the "npm Audit Fix Loop" loop. Goal: no high or critical npm audit vulnerabilities Max iterations: 10 Between iterations run: npm audit --audit-level=high && npm test Exit when: npm audit reports no high/critical issues Step 1: Pick one high/critical advisory, apply the safest fix, run tests, and repeat. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.

Start the "A11y Audit Until Clean" loop. Goal: zero serious accessibility violations on changed UI Max iterations: 8 Between iterations run: npm run test:a11y Exit when: a11y audit exits 0 Step 1: Run the a11y audit on changed routes. Fix each violation, prioritizing keyboard and screen reader issues. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.

Start the "Independent Verifier Pass" loop. Goal: build, lint, and tests pass under independent verification Max iterations: 8 Between iterations run: npm run build && npm run lint && npm test Exit when: all verifier commands exit 0 Step 1: Run build, lint, and tests as a verifier. Trust only command output, not prior claims. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.

Install and run the "Post-Edit Test Guard" loop. Goal: after each batch of file edits, related tests must pass before continuing. Between iterations run: npm test -- --findRelatedTests <edited files> Exit when: related tests exit 0. Step 1: After edits, run related tests. If they fail, fix before making more changes.