Which projects are best suited for this skill?

This skill is designed for greenfield projects like REST APIs, CLI tools, libraries, and web applications where you are starting from scratch with clear requirements.

What is the Ralph Wiggum technique?

It is a structured approach to AI-driven development that treats failures as deterministic and fixable data points, using iterative, phase-based progression to build complex software.

Can I use any technology stack with this generator?

Yes, the generator allows you to specify any language, framework, database, and testing tools, adapting the milestones to fit your chosen tech stack.

How does it track development progress?

The generated prompts include specific phase checkpoints and a progress tracking block to monitor the current state and overall completion percentage.

Ralph Project Prompt Generator

Name: Ralph Project Prompt Generator
Author: adaptationio

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Productivity & Workflow

Generates structured, phase-based prompts for end-to-end project development using the Ralph Wiggum technique.

About

This skill enables Claude to generate comprehensive development prompts that guide the creation of entire software projects from scratch. Based on the Ralph Wiggum philosophy, it breaks down greenfield development into six distinct architectural phases—Setup, Architecture, Core, Features, Testing, and Documentation. This structure ensures deterministic progress through verifiable milestones and incremental completion, making it ideal for developers building CLI tools, REST APIs, or libraries who want a systematic, self-correcting path from initial idea to production-ready code.

Key Features

Built-in progress tracking and phase-by-phase checkpoint management
Support for comprehensive tech-stack and success criteria definition
Ralph Wiggum philosophy implementation for deterministic AI coding
Verifiable milestone creation with specific shell commands for testing
0 GitHub stars
Automated phase-based project planning and roadmap generation

Use Cases

Generating production roadmaps for greenfield software libraries
Building a new REST API with full documentation and unit tests
Developing complex CLI tools from scratch using a structured workflow

About

Key Features

Built-in progress tracking and phase-by-phase checkpoint management
Support for comprehensive tech-stack and success criteria definition
Ralph Wiggum philosophy implementation for deterministic AI coding
Verifiable milestone creation with specific shell commands for testing
0 GitHub stars
Automated phase-based project planning and roadmap generation

Use Cases

Generating production roadmaps for greenfield software libraries
Building a new REST API with full documentation and unit tests
Developing complex CLI tools from scratch using a structured workflow