Windows batch script (ralph.bat)

ralph.bat

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+@echo off
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+
+:: Ralph Wiggum Autonomous Development Loop
+:: =========================================
+:: This script runs Claude Code in a continuous loop, each iteration with a fresh
+:: context window. It reads PROMPT.md and feeds it to Claude until all tasks are
+:: complete or max iterations is reached.
+::
+:: Usage: ralph.bat <max_iterations>
+:: Example: ralph.bat 20
+
+:: Check for required argument
+if "%~1"=="" (
+    echo Error: Missing required argument
+    echo.
+    echo Usage: %~nx0 ^<max_iterations^>
+    echo Example: %~nx0 20
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+set MAX_ITERATIONS=%~1
+
+:: Verify required files exist
+if not exist "PROMPT.md" (
+    echo Error: PROMPT.md not found
+    echo Please create PROMPT.md or run /create-prd first
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+if not exist "prd.md" (
+    echo Error: prd.md not found
+    echo Please create your PRD or run /create-prd first
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+if not exist "activity.md" (
+    echo Warning: activity.md not found, creating it...
+    (
+        echo # Project Build - Activity Log
+        echo.
+        echo ## Current Status
+        echo **Last Updated:** Not started
+        echo **Tasks Completed:** 0
+        echo **Current Task:** None
+        echo.
+        echo ---
+        echo.
+        echo ## Session Log
+        echo.
+        echo ^<!-- Agent will append dated entries here --^>
+    ) > activity.md
+)
+
+:: Create screenshots directory if it doesn't exist
+if not exist "screenshots" mkdir screenshots
+
+echo ======================================
+echo    Ralph Wiggum Autonomous Loop
+echo ======================================
+echo.
+echo Max iterations: %MAX_ITERATIONS%
+echo Completion signal: ^<promise^>COMPLETE^</promise^>
+echo.
+echo Starting in 3 seconds... Press Ctrl+C to abort
+timeout /t 3 /nobreak > nul
+echo.
+
+:: Main loop
+set i=0
+:loop
+set /a i+=1
+if %i% gtr %MAX_ITERATIONS% goto maxreached
+
+echo ======================================
+echo    Iteration %i% of %MAX_ITERATIONS%
+echo ======================================
+echo.
+
+:: Run Claude with the prompt from PROMPT.md
+set "TEMPFILE=%TEMP%\ralph_output_%i%.txt"
+
+:: Use Node.js helper to run claude (avoids Windows escaping issues)
+node ralph-helper.js PROMPT.md "%TEMPFILE%"
+
+echo.
+
+:: Check for completion signal
+findstr /c:"<promise>COMPLETE</promise>" "%TEMPFILE%" > nul 2>&1
+if %errorlevel%==0 (
+    del "%TEMPFILE%" 2>nul
+    echo.
+    echo ======================================
+    echo    ALL TASKS COMPLETE!
+    echo ======================================
+    echo.
+    echo Finished after %i% iteration(s^)
+    echo.
+    echo Next steps:
+    echo   1. Review the completed work in your project
+    echo   2. Check activity.md for the full build log
+    echo   3. Review screenshots/ for visual verification
+    echo   4. Run your tests to verify everything works
+    echo.
+    exit /b 0
+)
+
+del "%TEMPFILE%" 2>nul
+
+echo.
+echo --- End of iteration %i% ---
+echo.
+
+:: Small delay between iterations to prevent hammering
+timeout /t 2 /nobreak > nul
+
+goto loop
+
+:maxreached
+echo.
+echo ======================================
+echo    MAX ITERATIONS REACHED
+echo ======================================
+echo.
+echo Reached max iterations (%MAX_ITERATIONS%) without completion.
+echo.
+echo Options:
+echo   1. Run again with more iterations: ralph.bat 50
+echo   2. Check activity.md to see current progress
+echo   3. Check prd.md to see remaining tasks
+echo   4. Manually complete remaining tasks
+echo.
+exit /b 1