Test Ralph loop mechanics with a dummy task
Session from pi-mono-sessions on Hugging Face by thomasmustier · MIT · condensed by Coders Talk
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GOAL
The developer wanted to try out the Ralph loop tool by starting a simple dummy loop and stepping through its iterations to see how the mechanics work.
- +0Prompt · +0Start a dummy ralph loop
- +0mAgent did · +0mStarted a 'dummy-test' Ralph loop with a max of 3 iterations and began iteration 1, saying hello and preparing to mark the first checklist item done
- +0mAgent did · +0mIn iteration 1, greeted per the loop instructions and edited the task file .ralph/dummy-test.md to reflect progress on Item 1
- +0mPrompt · +0mContinue
- +0mAgent did · +0mRead back .ralph/dummy-test.md, then edited it to change '- [ ] Item 1: Say hello' to '- [x] Item 1: Say hello', confirming the checklist update took effect
- +0mOutcome · +0mDummy Ralph loop successfully started and iteration 1 progressed, with the task file updated to mark Item 1 complete
VERDICT
I just wanted to see the Ralph loop mechanics in action, so a quick 'start a dummy loop' prompt was enough. Telling it to 'continue' after the first iteration was all it took to get it to re-read the task file and confirm the checkbox update stuck. Nothing broke, this was really just a smoke test of the loop tooling.