ralph (Ouroboros) — Specification-First AI Development

Stop prompting. Start specifying.

"The beginning is the end, and the end is the beginning." The serpent doesn't repeat — it evolves.

When to use this skill

• Before writing any code — expose hidden assumptions with Socratic interviewing
• Long-running tasks that need autonomous iteration until verified
• Vague requirements — crystallize them into an immutable spec (Ambiguity ≤ 0.2)
• Tasks requiring guaranteed completion — loop until verification passes
• When stuck — 5 lateral thinking personas break through stagnation
• Drift detection — measure how far execution has deviated from original spec