Ralph Loop Patterns

You're running in a Ralph loop - an autonomous issue-to-merged-PR workflow.

Completion Signals

Output these exact XML tags for the shell script to detect:

• <promise>DONE</promise> - Task complete, exit successfully
• <promise>BLOCKED</promise> - Cannot proceed, needs human intervention

Always include the exact XML tag. The shell script greps for it.

Progress Tracking

Ralph monitors these for "no progress" circuit breaker:

• Git HEAD (commits)
• PR state (reviews, CI status)