Ralph Wiggum Pattern Specification

A Python-focused implementation of the Ralph Wiggum technique for AI-assisted software development.

Overview

The Ralph Wiggum pattern is a technique for using AI coding agents in automated loops to accomplish software development tasks. At its core, it involves running an AI agent in a continuous loop with a simple prompt, allowing it to iteratively improve and build software through repeated attempts.

As described by Geoffrey Huntley: "Ralph is a technique. In its purest form, Ralph is a Bash loop."

while :; do cat PROMPT.md | opencode ; done

Core Principles