ralph-github-start-loop

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Runs autonomous loop fetching stories from GitHub Issues. Implements and closes issues as done. Triggers on "loop through my PRDs", "work on my issues", "start the autonomous loop", "implement my PRDs", or requests to work through GitHub issues autonomously.

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Sourcerichtabor/agent-skills

Added on2026-02-07

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add richtabor/agent-skills ralph-github-start-loop

SKILL.md Content

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Loop GitHub Issues

Run the autonomous loop to execute features from GitHub Issues.

Usage

/loop-github-issues              # Interactive: shows available PRDs and asks which to run
/loop-github-issues --all        # Run all available PRDs (no prompt)
/loop-github-issues auth-flow    # Run PRDs matching search term
/loop-github-issues 25           # Run with 25 iterations per PRD
/loop-github-issues --all 25     # Run all PRDs with 25 iterations each

When running non-interactively (background mode),

--all

is auto-enabled.

Prerequisites

```
gh
```
CLI authenticated

PRD issues created via

/ralph-github-create-issues

(reads from

.claude/plans/

or

prds/

)

Note: Assume gh extensions are installed. Do NOT try to install them.

Process

Check prerequisites (
```
gh auth status
```
)
Run the script directly - it handles PRD selection and filtering:

bash

~/.claude/skills/loop-github-issues/loop-github-issues.sh [iterations] [prd-search-term] [--all]

Use

run_in_background: true

to prevent timeout.

Monitoring progress:

Local status:

cat /tmp/ralph-status-{repo}-{prd-number}.txt

GitHub: Comments are posted to the PRD issue as stories complete

Important: Don't list PRDs separately before running - the script shows available PRDs (excluding those with open PRs) and handles selection.

What It Does

Lists open PRD issues (identified by
```
prd
```
label) that don't already have open PRs
Prompts user to select which PRD(s) to work on (or auto-selects in background mode)
For each selected PRD:
- Assigns issue to current user (shows as in progress)
- Creates git worktree at
```
../{repo}-{feature}/
```
- For each iteration:
  - Passes all open sub-issues to the agent
  - Agent picks the logical next story based on dependencies
  - Implements the story
  - Commits:
    feat: Story Title (closes #XXX)
  - Closes sub-issue with link to commit
- When all sub-issues closed, creates PR (parent PRD closes on merge)
- Cleans up worktree

Differences from

/ralph

Aspect	`/ralph` (JSON)	`/loop-github-issues` (GitHub)
Story source	`prds/*.json`	GitHub Issues
Status tracking	`passes: true/false`	Issue open/closed
Dependencies	`dependsOn` array	Native GitHub blocking
Completion	Update JSON	Close issue
PRD done	All stories pass	All sub-issues closed

Dependencies

Ralph-issues checks GitHub's native blocking relationships. PRDs with open blocking issues are skipped.

The script queries the

blockedBy

field via GraphQL to determine if a PRD is ready to start.

Issue Conventions

Finding PRD Issues

bash

gh issue list --label prd --state open --json number,title,body

Finding Story Sub-Issues

Uses the

gh-sub-issue

extension:

bash

gh sub-issue list <parent-number> --state open --json number,title,body

Closing Issues

On story completion:

bash

gh issue close 101 --comment "Implemented in https://github.com/owner/repo/commit/abc123"

Parent PRD issues close automatically when the PR is merged (via

Closes #XX

in PR body).

Branch Naming

Uses conventional prefixes parsed from the PRD issue body:

```
feature/<name>
```
for enhancements
```
bugfix/<name>
```
for bug fixes

Notes

Run multiple Ralph instances in parallel on independent PRDs (separate terminals)
Each works in its own worktree, no conflicts
Commits include
```
closes #XXX
```
to auto-close issues on merge

ralph-github-start-loop

NPX Install

Tags

SKILL.md Content

Loop GitHub Issues

Usage

Prerequisites

Process

What It Does

Differences from
`/ralph`

Dependencies

Issue Conventions

Finding PRD Issues

Finding Story Sub-Issues

Closing Issues

Branch Naming

Notes