11 Tips for AI Coding With Ralph Wiggum
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Run AI coding tools in autonomous loops with Ralph Wiggum. 11 tips for AFK coding: scope, progress tracking, feedback loops, and shipping code while you sleep.
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built a small CLI to ping me on WhatsApp when Ralph finishes. This means much less context switching. I can fully engage with another task. My loops usually take 30-45 minutes, though they can run for hours.
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Before you let Ralph run, you need to define what “done” looks like. This is a shift from planning to requirements gathering. Instead of specifying each step, you describe the desired end state and let the agent figure out how to get there.
Ref. ED43-B
Use plan mode, and create a prd.json file for your next feature. Use this prompt to generate structured PRD items:
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