Socratic Interview - Exposes hidden assumptions
Seed Generation - Creates immutable specifications
PAL Routing - Auto-escalates/descends model complexity
Lateral Thinking - 5 personas to break stagnation
3-Stage Evaluation - Mechanical > Semantic > Consensus

All Commands

Core Commands

Command	Purpose	Mode
`ooo`	Welcome + quick start	Plugin
`ooo interview`	Socratic requirement clarification	Plugin
`ooo seed`	Generate validated seed spec	Plugin
`ooo run`	Execute seed workflow	MCP
`ooo evaluate`	3-stage verification	MCP
`ooo unstuck`	5 lateral thinking personas	Plugin
`ooo status`	Session status + drift check	MCP
`ooo resume-session`	List in-flight sessions and re-attach commands	CLI
`ooo setup`	Installation wizard	Plugin
`ooo config`	Settings GUI — per-stage agents & models (browser here, TUI in a terminal)	CLI
`ooo welcome`	First-touch welcome guide	Plugin
`ooo tutorial`	Interactive hands-on learning	Plugin
`ooo help`	This reference guide	Plugin
`ooo pm`	PM-focused interview + PRD generation	MCP
`ooo qa`	General-purpose QA verdict for any artifact	Plugin
`ooo cancel`	Cancel stuck or orphaned executions	CLI
`ooo update`	Check for updates + upgrade to latest	Plugin
`ooo brownfield`	Scan and manage brownfield repo defaults	MCP
`ooo publish`	Publish Seed as GitHub Issues for teams	Plugin

Evolutionary Loop

Command	Purpose	Mode
`ooo evolve`	Start/monitor evolutionary development loop	MCP
`ooo ralph`	Client-driven loop until verified (uses background evolve_step jobs)	Plugin + MCP

Plugin = Works immediately after ooo setup. MCP = Requires ooo setup (Python >= 3.12 auto-detected). Run setup once to unlock all features.

Natural Language Triggers

Phrase	Triggers
"interview me", "clarify requirements", "socratic interview"	`ooo interview`
"crystallize", "generate seed", "create seed", "freeze requirements"	`ooo seed`
"ouroboros run", "execute seed", "run seed", "run workflow"	`ooo run`
"evaluate this", "3-stage check", "verify execution"	`ooo evaluate`
"think sideways", "i'm stuck", "break through", "lateral thinking"	`ooo unstuck`
"am I drifting?", "drift check", "session status"	`ooo status`

Utility Triggers

Phrase	Triggers
"write prd", "pm interview", "product requirements", "create prd"	`ooo pm`
"qa check", "quality check"	`ooo qa`
"cancel execution", "stop job", "kill stuck", "abort execution"	`ooo cancel`
"in-flight sessions", "mcp disconnected", "lost Ouroboros execution"	`ooo resume-session`
"update ouroboros", "upgrade ouroboros"	`ooo update`
"open settings", "change model", "change agent", "configure backend"	`ooo config`
"brownfield defaults", "brownfield scan"	`ooo brownfield`
"publish to github", "create issues from seed", "seed to issues"	`ooo publish`

Loop Triggers

Phrase	Triggers
"ralph", "don't stop", "must complete", "until it works", "keep going"	`ooo ralph`
"evolve", "evolutionary loop", "iterate until converged"	`ooo evolve`

Available Skills

Core Skills

Skill	Purpose	Mode
`/ouroboros:welcome`	First-touch welcome experience	Plugin
`/ouroboros:interview`	Socratic requirement clarification	Plugin
`/ouroboros:seed`	Generate validated seed spec	Plugin
`/ouroboros:run`	Execute seed workflow	MCP
`/ouroboros:evaluate`	3-stage verification	MCP
`/ouroboros:unstuck`	5 lateral thinking personas	Plugin
`/ouroboros:status`	Session status + drift check	MCP
`/ouroboros:resume-session`	List in-flight sessions and re-attach commands	CLI
`/ouroboros:setup`	Installation wizard	Plugin
`/ouroboros:tutorial`	Interactive hands-on learning	Plugin
`/ouroboros:help`	This guide	Plugin
`/ouroboros:pm`	PM-focused interview + PRD generation	MCP
`/ouroboros:qa`	General-purpose QA verdict for any artifact	Plugin
`/ouroboros:cancel`	Cancel stuck or orphaned executions	CLI
`/ouroboros:update`	Check for updates + upgrade to latest	Plugin
`/ouroboros:brownfield`	Scan and manage brownfield repo defaults	MCP
`/ouroboros:publish`	Publish Seed as GitHub Issues for teams	Plugin

Loop Skills

Skill	Purpose	Best For
`/ouroboros:ralph`	Client-driven loop over background evolve_step jobs	"Don't stop", must complete
`/ouroboros:evolve`	Evolutionary ontology refinement	Spec iteration until convergence

Available Agents

Agent	Purpose
`ouroboros:socratic-interviewer`	Exposes hidden assumptions through questioning
`ouroboros:ontologist`	Finds root problems vs symptoms
`ouroboros:seed-architect`	Crystallizes requirements into seed specs
`ouroboros:evaluator`	Three-stage verification
`ouroboros:contrarian`	"Are we solving the wrong problem?"
`ouroboros:hacker`	"Make it work first, elegance later"
`ouroboros:simplifier`	"Cut scope to absolute minimum"
`ouroboros:researcher`	"Stop coding, start investigating"
`ouroboros:architect`	"Question the foundation, redesign if needed"

Setup

After installing Ouroboros, run ooo setup once to register the MCP server. This connects your runtime backend to the Ouroboros Python core and unlocks all features.

ooo setup    # One-time setup (~1 minute)

RFC #1392 State Breadcrumb Footer

Your final response MUST end with exactly one breadcrumb footer line:

◆ <current state> → next: <recommended action>

Derive <current state> from live session state via ouroboros_session_status when that MCP projection is available; otherwise derive it from this skill's actual outcome. Never use a linear Step N of M footer because Ouroboros is an evolutionary loop. When the next action is genuinely a choice, list 2-3 honest options in the next: clause. The breadcrumb line must be the last line of the response.

help

/ouroboros:help

Usage

What Is Ouroboros?