execute
Execute
Execute a complete unit of work: plan it, build it, verify the actual outcomes, commit it.
Invocation Position
This is a primary pipeline skill used after /prd-to-issues has produced a concrete slice, or when the user already has a clearly scoped implementation task.
Use /execute when the work is ready to build, verify, and commit.
Use HITL /execute when the slice still needs active user judgment, supervision, or acceptance decisions during implementation. Use AFK /execute only when the next slice is already durable in GitHub, unblocked, and legible from its issue, boundary map, and any linked research artifact (archive file or spike issue) or docs/solutions/ context.
See Step 0: Prerequisites below for the mandatory Ralph auto-detection and TDD marker gates.
Do not use it to replace /shape, /research, or /write-a-prd when the problem or shape is still unresolved. Do not use it as a substitute for /pre-merge once implementation is complete and ready for review.