Ralph Task Planning

Interview the user and create actionable tasks for ralph-state.json.

Interview Phase

Use AskUserQuestion to gather:

1. Goal: What do you want to accomplish?
2. Scope: What files/areas will this touch?
3. Constraints: Any requirements, patterns to follow, or things to avoid?
4. Testing: How should this be verified?

For any codebase questions, use Task with subagent_type=Explore to research.

Keep interview focused - 3-5 questions max.

Task Creation

After gathering info, break down into small, atomic tasks:

• Each task should be completable in 1 iteration
• Tasks should be specific and actionable
• Include test/verify steps as separate tasks
• Order by dependencies

Example good tasks:

• "Add UserProfile type to types/user.ts"
• "Create getUserById function in services/user.ts"
• "Add unit test for getUserById"
• "Run typecheck and fix any errors"

Example bad tasks:

• "Implement user feature" (too vague)
• "Add types, service, and tests for user" (multiple things)

Output

1. Show the user the proposed task list
2. Ask for approval/modifications using AskUserQuestion
3. Once approved, add tasks to ralph-state.json using:

./scripts/ralph-loop.ts --addTask "task description"

Add each approved task, then show final task list:

./scripts/ralph-loop.ts --listTasks

Tell user they can now run ./scripts/ralph-loop.ts to start.