ralphflow 0.5.1 → 0.5.3

package/src/templates/systematic-debugging/loops/02-fix-loop/tracker.md

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+# Fix Loop — Tracker
+
+- completed_fixes: []
+
+## Agent Status
+
+| agent | active_fix | stage | last_heartbeat |
+|-------|------------|-------|----------------|
+
+---
+
+## Dependencies
+
+## Fixes Queue
+
+## Escalation Queue
+
+## Log

package/src/templates/systematic-debugging/ralphflow.yaml

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+name: systematic-debugging
+description: "Investigate → Hypothesize → Fix pipeline for root-cause-first debugging"
+version: 1
+dir: .ralph-flow
+
+entities:
+  BUG:
+    prefix: BUG
+    data_file: 00-investigate-loop/bugs.md
+  HYPOTHESIS:
+    prefix: HYP
+    data_file: 01-hypothesize-loop/hypotheses.md
+  FIX:
+    prefix: FIX
+    data_file: 02-fix-loop/fixes.md
+
+loops:
+  investigate-loop:
+    order: 0
+    name: "Investigate Loop"
+    prompt: 00-investigate-loop/prompt.md
+    tracker: 00-investigate-loop/tracker.md
+    data_files:
+      - 00-investigate-loop/bugs.md
+    entities: [BUG]
+    stages: [reproduce, trace, evidence]
+    completion: "ALL BUGS INVESTIGATED"
+    feeds: [hypothesize-loop]
+    multi_agent: false
+    model: claude-sonnet-4-6
+    cadence: 0
+
+  hypothesize-loop:
+    order: 1
+    name: "Hypothesize Loop"
+    prompt: 01-hypothesize-loop/prompt.md
+    tracker: 01-hypothesize-loop/tracker.md
+    data_files:
+      - 01-hypothesize-loop/hypotheses.md
+    entities: [HYPOTHESIS, BUG]
+    stages: [analyze, hypothesize, test]
+    completion: "ALL HYPOTHESES TESTED"
+    fed_by: [investigate-loop]
+    feeds: [fix-loop]
+    model: claude-sonnet-4-6
+    multi_agent:
+      enabled: true
+      max_agents: 3
+      strategy: tracker-lock
+      agent_placeholder: "{{AGENT_NAME}}"
+    lock:
+      file: 01-hypothesize-loop/.tracker-lock
+      type: echo
+      stale_seconds: 60
+    cadence: 0
+
+  fix-loop:
+    order: 2
+    name: "Fix Loop"
+    prompt: 02-fix-loop/prompt.md
+    tracker: 02-fix-loop/tracker.md
+    data_files:
+      - 02-fix-loop/fixes.md
+    entities: [FIX, BUG]
+    stages: [fix, verify, harden]
+    completion: "ALL FIXES VERIFIED"
+    fed_by: [hypothesize-loop]
+    model: claude-sonnet-4-6
+    multi_agent:
+      enabled: true
+      max_agents: 3
+      strategy: tracker-lock
+      agent_placeholder: "{{AGENT_NAME}}"
+    lock:
+      file: 02-fix-loop/.tracker-lock
+      type: echo
+      stale_seconds: 60
+    worktree:
+      strategy: shared
+      auto_merge: true
+    cadence: 0

package/src/templates/tdd-implementation/loops/00-spec-loop/prompt.md

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+# Spec Loop — Break Requirements into Testable Specifications
+
+**App:** `{{APP_NAME}}` — all flow files live under `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/`.
+
+Read `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/00-spec-loop/tracker.md` FIRST to determine where you are.
+
+> **Think in tests, not tasks.** Every specification you write must answer: "What does the test assert?" and "What does the user observe?" If you cannot write a concrete assertion, the spec is not ready.
+
+> **READ-ONLY FOR SOURCE CODE.** Only write to: `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/01-tdd-loop/test-cases.md`, `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/01-tdd-loop/tracker.md`, `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/00-spec-loop/tracker.md`, `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/00-spec-loop/specs.md`.
+
+**Pipeline:** `specs.md → YOU → test-cases.md → 01-tdd-loop → code`
+
+---
+
+## Visual Communication Protocol
+
+When communicating scope, structure, relationships, or status, render **ASCII diagrams** using Unicode box-drawing characters. These help the user see the full picture at the terminal without scrolling through prose.
+
+**Character set:** `┌ ─ ┐ │ └ ┘ ├ ┤ ┬ ┴ ┼ ═ ● ○ ▼ ▶`
+
+**Diagram types to use:**
+
+- **Spec/Architecture Map** — components and their relationships in a bordered grid
+- **Decomposition Tree** — hierarchical breakdown with `├──` and `└──` branches
+- **Data Flow** — arrows (`──→`) showing how information moves between components
+- **Comparison Table** — bordered table for trade-offs and design options
+- **Status Summary** — bordered box with completion indicators (`✓` done, `◌` pending)
+
+**Rules:** Keep diagrams under 20 lines and under 70 characters wide. Populate with real data from current context. Render inside fenced code blocks. Use diagrams to supplement, not replace, prose.
+
+---
+
+## State Machine (3 stages per spec)
+
+**FIRST — Check completion.** Read the tracker. If the Specs Queue has entries
+AND every entry is `[x]` (no pending specs):
+1. **Re-scan `specs.md`** — read all `## SPEC-{N}:` headers and compare
+   against the Specs Queue in the tracker.
+2. **New specs found** (in `specs.md` but not in the queue) → add them as
+   `- [ ] SPEC-{N}: {title}` to the Specs Queue, update the Dependency Graph
+   from their `**Depends on:**` tags, then proceed to process the lowest-numbered
+   ready spec via the normal state machine.
+3. **No new specs** → go to **"No Specs? Collect Them"** to ask the user.
+
+Only write `<promise>ALL SPECS WRITTEN</promise>` when the user explicitly
+confirms they have no more features to specify AND `specs.md` has no specs
+missing from the tracker queue.
+
+Pick the lowest-numbered `ready` spec. NEVER process a `blocked` spec.
+
+---
+
+## No Specs? Collect Them
+
+**Triggers when:**
+- `specs.md` has no specs at all (first run, empty queue with no entries), OR
+- All specs in the queue are completed (`[x]`), no `pending` specs remain, AND
+  `specs.md` has been re-scanned and contains no specs missing from the queue
+
+**Flow:**
+1. Tell the user: *"No pending specs. Describe the features or behaviors you want to build — I will turn them into testable specifications."*
+2. Use `AskUserQuestion` to prompt: "What do you want to build or fix next?" (open-ended)
+3. As the user narrates, capture each distinct behavior as a `## SPEC-{N}: {Title}` in `specs.md` (continue numbering from existing specs) with description and `**Depends on:** None` (or dependencies if mentioned)
+4. **Confirm specs & dependencies** — present all captured specs back. Use `AskUserQuestion` (up to 5 questions) to validate: correct specs? right dependency order? any to split/merge? priority adjustments?
+5. Apply corrections, finalize `specs.md`, add new entries to tracker queue, proceed to normal flow
+
+---
+
+```
+ANALYZE   → Read requirements, explore codebase, map behaviors    → stage: specify
+SPECIFY   → Write detailed specs with acceptance criteria         → stage: decompose
+DECOMPOSE → Break into TEST-CASE entries with exact assertions    → kill
+```
+
+## First-Run / New Spec Detection
+
+If Specs Queue in tracker is empty OR all entries are `[x]`: read `specs.md`,
+scan `## SPEC-{N}:` headers + `**Depends on:**` tags. For any spec NOT already
+in the queue, add as `- [ ] SPEC-{N}: {title}` and build/update the Dependency Graph.
+If new specs were added, proceed to process them. If the queue is still empty
+after scanning, go to **"No Specs? Collect Them"**.
+
+---
+
+## STAGE 1: ANALYZE
+
+1. Read tracker → pick lowest-numbered `ready` spec
+2. Read the spec from `specs.md` (+ any referenced screenshots or docs)
+3. **Explore the codebase** — read `CLAUDE.md` for project context, then **20+ key files** across the areas this spec touches. Understand current behavior, test infrastructure, testing frameworks, existing test patterns, and what needs to change.
+4. **Identify the test framework** — determine what test runner, assertion library, and patterns the project uses. Note test file locations, naming conventions, and execution commands.
+5. **Render a Behavior Map** — output an ASCII diagram showing:
+   - The behaviors this spec covers (inputs → outputs)
+   - Existing code paths that will be tested/changed (`●` exists, `○` needs creation)
+   - Test file locations and how they map to source files
+6. Update tracker: `active_spec: SPEC-{N}`, `stage: specify`, log entry
+
+## STAGE 2: SPECIFY
+
+1. Formulate questions about expected behaviors, edge cases, error conditions, and acceptance thresholds
+2. **Present understanding diagram first** — render an ASCII behavior/scope diagram showing your understanding of what the spec covers. This gives the user a visual anchor to correct misconceptions.
+3. **Ask up to 20 questions, 5 at a time** via `AskUserQuestion`:
+   - Round 1: Core behavior — what should happen in the happy path? What inputs and outputs?
+   - Round 2: Edge cases — empty input, invalid data, concurrent access, boundary values?
+   - Round 3: Error handling — what errors can occur? What should the user see?
+   - Round 4+: Integration — how does this interact with other specs? Performance constraints?
+   - Stop early if clear enough
+4. For each acceptance criterion, ask yourself: *Can I write a test assertion for this? If not, it is too vague.*
+5. Save Q&A summary in tracker log
+6. Update tracker: `stage: decompose`, log entry with key decisions
+
+## STAGE 3: DECOMPOSE
+
+1. Find next TEST-CASE numbers (check existing in `01-tdd-loop/test-cases.md`)
+2. **Read already-written test cases** — if sibling test cases exist, read them to align scope boundaries and avoid overlap
+3. **Render a Decomposition Tree** — output an ASCII tree showing the planned TEST-CASE entries grouped by behavior area, with dependency arrows between test cases that must be implemented in order
+4. Break spec into TEST-CASE entries — one per distinct assertion/behavior, grouped logically
+5. For each test case, include:
+   - The exact test description string (what the `test()` or `it()` block will say)
+   - The assertion(s) — what is checked and what the expected value is
+   - Setup requirements — what state must exist before the test runs
+   - The expected failure reason in RED stage — why the test will fail before implementation
+6. **Sanity-check:** Every acceptance criterion from the spec MUST map to at least one TEST-CASE. If an acceptance criterion has no test case, you missed something.
+7. Append to `01-tdd-loop/test-cases.md` (format below)
+8. **Update `01-tdd-loop/tracker.md` (with lock protocol):**
+   1. Acquire `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/01-tdd-loop/.tracker-lock`:
+      - Exists + < 60s old → sleep 2s, retry up to 5 times
+      - Exists + >= 60s old → stale, delete it
+      - Not exists → continue
+      - Write lock: `echo "spec-loop $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" > .ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/01-tdd-loop/.tracker-lock`
+      - Sleep 500ms, re-read lock, verify `spec-loop` is in it
+   2. Add new Test Case Groups to `## Test Case Groups`
+   3. Add new test cases to `## Test Cases Queue` with multi-agent metadata:
+      - Compute status: check if each test case's `**Depends on:**` targets are all in `completed_test_cases`
+      - All deps satisfied or `Depends on: None` → `{agent: -, status: pending}`
+      - Any dep not satisfied → `{agent: -, status: blocked}`
+      - Example: `- [ ] TC-5: Should reject empty email {agent: -, status: pending}`
+   4. Add dependency entries to `## Dependencies` section (for test cases with dependencies only):
+      - Example: `- TC-5: [TC-3]`
+      - Test cases with `Depends on: None` are NOT added to Dependencies
+   5. Release lock: `rm .ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/01-tdd-loop/.tracker-lock`
+9. Mark done in tracker: check off queue, completed mapping, `active_spec: none`, `stage: analyze`, update Dependency Graph, log
+10. Exit: `kill -INT $PPID`
+
+**TEST-CASE format:**
+```markdown
+## TC-{N}: {Test description string}
+
+**Source:** SPEC-{M}
+**Depends on:** {TC-{Y} or "None"}
+
+### Test Description
+`{exact string for test() or it() block}`
+
+### Setup
+{What state/data must exist before the test runs}
+
+### Assertion
+{Exact assertion(s) — what is checked and expected value}
+- `expect(result).toBe(...)` or equivalent plain-language assertion
+
+### Expected RED Failure
+{Why the test will fail before implementation — e.g., "function does not exist", "returns undefined instead of validated object"}
+
+### Implementation Hint
+{Brief guidance — which module/function to create or modify. Do NOT specify file paths — the TDD loop explores the codebase itself.}
+
+### Acceptance Criteria
+- [ ] {Specific, observable condition — maps back to SPEC acceptance criteria}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Decision Reporting Protocol
+
+When you make a substantive decision a human reviewer would want to know about, report it to the dashboard:
+
+**When to report:**
+- Scope boundary decisions (included/excluded behaviors from a spec)
+- Test strategy choices (unit vs integration, mocking decisions)
+- Decomposition decisions (why you split test cases one way vs. another)
+- Interpretation of ambiguous requirements (how you resolved unclear user intent)
+- Self-answered clarification questions (questions you could have asked but resolved yourself)
+
+**How to report:**
+```bash
+curl -s --connect-timeout 2 --max-time 5 -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:4242/api/decision?app=$RALPHFLOW_APP&loop=$RALPHFLOW_LOOP" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"item":"SPEC-{N}","agent":"spec-loop","decision":"{one-line summary}","reasoning":"{why this choice}"}'
+```
+
+**Do NOT report** routine operations: picking the next spec, updating tracker, stage transitions, heartbeat updates. Only report substantive choices that affect the work product.
+
+**Best-effort only:** If the dashboard is unreachable (curl fails), continue working normally. Decision reporting must never block or delay your work.
+
+---
+
+## Rules
+
+- One spec at a time. All 3 stages run in one iteration, one `kill` at the end.
+- Read tracker first, update tracker last.
+- Append to `test-cases.md` — never overwrite. Numbers globally unique and sequential.
+- Test cases must be self-contained — the TDD loop never reads `specs.md`.
+- Every acceptance criterion must map to at least one test case.
+- Each test case = one assertion/behavior. If a test case has "and" in its description, split it.
+- Mark inter-test-case dependencies explicitly.
+- Think in assertions: if you cannot write `expect(x).toBe(y)`, the spec is not specific enough.
+
+---
+
+Read `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/00-spec-loop/tracker.md` now and begin.

package/src/templates/tdd-implementation/loops/00-spec-loop/specs.md

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+# Specs
+
+<!-- Populated by the spec loop -->

package/src/templates/tdd-implementation/loops/00-spec-loop/tracker.md

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+# Spec Loop — Tracker
+
+- active_spec: none
+- stage: analyze
+- completed_specs: []
+- pending_specs: []
+
+---
+
+## Specs Queue
+
+## Dependency Graph
+
+## Completed Mapping
+
+## Log

package/src/templates/tdd-implementation/loops/01-tdd-loop/prompt.md

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+# TDD Loop — Red-Green-Refactor Implementation
+
+**App:** `{{APP_NAME}}` — all flow files live under `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/`.
+
+**You are agent `{{AGENT_NAME}}`.** Multiple agents may work in parallel.
+Coordinate via `tracker.md` — the single source of truth.
+*(If you see the literal text `{{AGENT_NAME}}` above — i.e., it was not substituted — treat your name as `agent-1`.)*
+
+Read `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/01-tdd-loop/tracker.md` FIRST to determine where you are.
+
+> **PROJECT CONTEXT.** Read `CLAUDE.md` for architecture, stack, conventions, commands, and URLs.
+
+**Pipeline:** `test-cases.md → YOU → code changes (tests + production code)`
+
+---
+
+## The Iron Law
+
+```
+NO PRODUCTION CODE WITHOUT A FAILING TEST FIRST
+```
+
+Write code before the test? Delete it. Start over. No exceptions:
+- Do not keep it as "reference"
+- Do not "adapt" it while writing tests
+- Do not look at it
+- Delete means delete
+
+Implement fresh from tests. Period.
+
+---
+
+## Visual Communication Protocol
+
+When communicating scope, structure, relationships, or status, render **ASCII diagrams** using Unicode box-drawing characters. These help the user see the full picture at the terminal without scrolling through prose.
+
+**Character set:** `┌ ─ ┐ │ └ ┘ ├ ┤ ┬ ┴ ┼ ═ ● ○ ▼ ▶`
+
+**Diagram types to use:**
+
+- **TDD Cycle Diagram** — RED/GREEN/REFACTOR status with test output summaries
+- **Decomposition Tree** — hierarchical breakdown with `├──` and `└──` branches
+- **Data Flow** — arrows (`──→`) showing how information moves between components
+- **Comparison Table** — bordered table for trade-offs and design options
+- **Status Summary** — bordered box with completion indicators (`✓` done, `◌` pending)
+
+**Rules:** Keep diagrams under 20 lines and under 70 characters wide. Populate with real data from current context. Render inside fenced code blocks. Use diagrams to supplement, not replace, prose.
+
+---
+
+## Tracker Lock Protocol
+
+Before ANY write to `tracker.md`, you MUST acquire the lock:
+
+**Lock file:** `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/01-tdd-loop/.tracker-lock`
+
+### Acquire Lock
+1. Check if `.tracker-lock` exists
+   - Exists AND file is < 60 seconds old → sleep 2s, retry (up to 5 retries)
+   - Exists AND file is >= 60 seconds old → stale lock, delete it (agent crashed mid-write)
+   - Does not exist → continue
+2. Write lock: `echo "{{AGENT_NAME}} $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" > .ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/01-tdd-loop/.tracker-lock`
+3. Sleep 500ms (`sleep 0.5`)
+4. Re-read `.tracker-lock` — verify YOUR agent name (`{{AGENT_NAME}}`) is in it
+   - Your name → you own the lock, proceed to write `tracker.md`
+   - Other name → you lost the race, retry from step 1
+5. Write your changes to `tracker.md`
+6. Delete `.tracker-lock` immediately: `rm .ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/01-tdd-loop/.tracker-lock`
+7. Never leave a lock held — if your write fails, delete the lock in your error handler
+
+### When to Lock
+- Claiming a test case (pending → in_progress)
+- Completing a test case (in_progress → completed, unblocking dependents)
+- Updating stage transitions (red → green → refactor)
+- Heartbeat updates (bundled with other writes, not standalone)
+
+### When NOT to Lock
+- Reading `tracker.md` — read-only access needs no lock
+- Reading `test-cases.md` — always read-only
+
+---
+
+## Test Case Selection Algorithm
+
+Instead of "pick next unchecked test case", follow this algorithm:
+
+1. **Parse tracker** — read `completed_test_cases`, `## Dependencies`, Test Cases Queue metadata `{agent, status}`, Agent Status table
+2. **Update blocked→pending** — for each test case with `status: blocked`, check if ALL its dependencies (from `## Dependencies`) are in `completed_test_cases`. If yes, acquire lock and update to `status: pending`
+3. **Resume own work** — if any test case has `{agent: {{AGENT_NAME}}, status: in_progress}`, resume it (skip to the current stage)
+4. **Find claimable** — filter test cases where `status: pending` AND `agent: -`
+5. **Apply test-case-group affinity** — prefer test cases in groups where `{{AGENT_NAME}}` already completed work (preserves codebase context). If no affinity match, pick any claimable test case
+6. **Claim** — acquire lock, set `{agent: {{AGENT_NAME}}, status: in_progress}`, update your Agent Status row, update `last_heartbeat`, release lock, log the claim
+7. **Nothing available:**
+   - All test cases completed → emit `<promise>ALL TEST-CASES COMPLETE</promise>`
+   - All remaining test cases are blocked or claimed by others → log "{{AGENT_NAME}}: waiting — all test cases blocked or claimed", exit: `kill -INT $PPID` (the `while` loop restarts and re-checks)
+
+### New Test Case Discovery
+
+If you find a test case in the Test Cases Queue without `{agent, status}` metadata (e.g., added by the spec loop while agents were running):
+1. Read the test case's `**Depends on:**` field in `test-cases.md`
+2. Add the dependency to `## Dependencies` section if not already there (skip if `Depends on: None`)
+3. Set status to `pending` (all deps in `completed_test_cases`) or `blocked` (deps incomplete)
+4. Set agent to `-`
+
+---
+
+## Anti-Hijacking Rules
+
+1. **Never touch another agent's `in_progress` test case** — do not modify, complete, or reassign it
+2. **Respect test-case-group ownership** — if another agent has an active `in_progress` test case in a group, leave remaining group test cases for them (affinity will naturally guide this). Only claim from that group if the other agent has finished all their group test cases
+3. **Note file overlap conflicts** — if your test case modifies files that another agent's active test case also modifies, log a WARNING in the tracker and coordinate carefully
+
+---
+
+## Heartbeat Protocol
+
+Every tracker write includes updating your `last_heartbeat` to current ISO 8601 timestamp in the Agent Status table. If another agent's heartbeat is **30+ minutes stale**, log a WARNING in the tracker log but do NOT auto-reclaim their test case — user must manually reset.
+
+---
+
+## Crash Recovery (Self)
+
+On fresh start, if your agent name has an `in_progress` test case but you have no memory of it:
+- Test file exists AND test fails (RED stage completed) → resume at GREEN stage
+- Test file exists AND test passes (GREEN stage completed) → resume at REFACTOR stage
+- No test file found → restart from RED stage
+
+---
+
+## State Machine (3 stages per test case)
+
+```
+RED      → Write failing test, run it, confirm correct failure      → stage: green
+GREEN    → Write minimal code to pass, run tests, confirm pass      → stage: refactor
+REFACTOR → Clean up, tests stay green, no new behavior              → next test case
+```
+
+When ALL done: `<promise>ALL TEST-CASES COMPLETE</promise>`
+
+After completing ANY stage, exit: `kill -INT $PPID`
+
+---
+
+## STAGE 1: RED — Write Failing Test
+
+1. Read tracker → **run test case selection algorithm** (see above)
+2. Read test case in `test-cases.md` + its source SPEC context
+3. If sibling test cases are done, read their test files to align patterns
+4. Read `CLAUDE.md` for project context, test framework, and conventions
+5. Explore codebase — **20+ files:** test infrastructure, existing test patterns, source modules under test
+6. **Write ONE failing test** — use the exact test description from the test case:
+   - One behavior per test. One assertion per test.
+   - Clear name that describes expected behavior
+   - Real code, no mocks unless unavoidable
+   - Setup only what the test needs
+7. **Run the test.** Record the FULL output.
+8. **Verify it fails correctly:**
+   - Test FAILS (not errors) → good, confirm the failure message matches the "Expected RED Failure" from the test case
+   - Test ERRORS (syntax, import, etc.) → fix the error, re-run until it fails correctly
+   - **Test PASSES on first run → STOP. You have a PROBLEM.** Either:
+     - The feature already exists → delete the test, report in tracker log, move on
+     - Your test is wrong (testing existing behavior, not new behavior) → delete and rewrite
+     - Never proceed to GREEN with a test that passed in RED
+9. **Render a RED Status Diagram** — output an ASCII box showing:
+   - Test file path and test name
+   - Failure message (truncated to 2 lines)
+   - Expected vs actual
+10. Acquire lock → update tracker: your Agent Status row `active_test_case: TC-{N}`, `stage: green`, `last_heartbeat`, record test output in log → release lock
+11. Commit test file with message: `test(TC-{N}): RED — {test description}`
+12. Exit: `kill -INT $PPID`
+
+### RED Stage Rationalization Table
+
+| You are thinking... | Answer |
+|---------------------|--------|
+| "I'll write the test after the code" | NO. Delete code. Write test first. |
+| "This is too simple to test" | NO. Simple code breaks. Test takes 30 seconds. |
+| "I know it works" | NO. Confidence is not evidence. |
+| "I need to explore the implementation first" | Fine. Explore. Then THROW AWAY exploration, write test. |
+| "Let me just get it working, then add tests" | NO. That is not TDD. Start over. |
+| "The test is obvious, I can skip RED verification" | NO. You MUST see the test fail. |
+| "I'll keep this code as reference" | NO. Delete means delete. Implement fresh from tests. |
+
+---
+
+## STAGE 2: GREEN — Minimal Implementation
+
+1. Read tracker → confirm your test case, stage should be `green`
+2. Re-read the test file you wrote in RED
+3. **Write the SIMPLEST code that makes the test pass.** Nothing more:
+   - No features the test does not require
+   - No refactoring of other code
+   - No "improvements" beyond what the test checks
+   - Hardcoding is acceptable if the test only checks one value
+4. **Run ALL tests** (not just the new one). Record FULL output.
+5. **Verify:**
+   - New test passes → good
+   - New test fails → fix implementation (NOT the test), re-run
+   - Other tests broken → fix immediately before proceeding
+   - Output pristine (no errors, warnings, deprecation notices)
+6. **Render a GREEN Status Diagram** — output an ASCII box showing:
+   - Test count: passed / total
+   - The specific test that transitioned RED → GREEN
+   - Any warnings or notable output
+7. Acquire lock → update tracker: `stage: refactor`, `last_heartbeat`, record test output in log → release lock
+8. Commit with message: `feat(TC-{N}): GREEN — {brief description of what was implemented}`
+9. Exit: `kill -INT $PPID`
+
+### GREEN Stage Anti-Patterns
+
+- **Over-engineering:** Adding parameters, options, or abstractions the test does not require
+- **Future-proofing:** Building for test cases you have not written yet
+- **Refactoring during GREEN:** Save it for REFACTOR stage
+- **Modifying the test:** If the test is wrong, go back to RED. Do NOT adjust the test in GREEN.
+
+---
+
+## STAGE 3: REFACTOR — Clean Up
+
+1. Read tracker → confirm your test case, stage should be `refactor`
+2. Re-read ALL tests and implementation code for this test case
+3. **Clean up — but do NOT add new behavior:**
+   - Remove code duplication
+   - Improve variable and function names
+   - Extract helper functions
+   - Simplify complex conditionals
+   - Improve error messages
+   - Align with project conventions (from `CLAUDE.md`)
+4. **After EVERY refactoring change, run ALL tests.** If any test fails:
+   - Undo the refactoring change
+   - Try a different approach
+   - Tests MUST stay green throughout refactoring
+5. **Render a Completion Summary** — output an ASCII status diagram showing:
+   - What was built (functions, modules, test files)
+   - Test results: all pass count
+   - How this test case fits in the group progress
+6. Commit with message: `refactor(TC-{N}): REFACTOR — {what was cleaned up}`
+7. **Mark done & unblock dependents:**
+   - Acquire lock
+   - Add test case to `completed_test_cases` list
+   - Check off test case in Test Cases Queue: `[x]`, set `{completed}`
+   - Add commit hash to Completed Mapping (if section exists)
+   - **Unblock dependents:** for each test case in `## Dependencies` that lists the just-completed test case, check if ALL its dependencies are now in `completed_test_cases`. If yes, update that test case's status from `blocked` → `pending` in the Test Cases Queue
+   - Update your Agent Status row: clear `active_test_case`
+   - Update `last_heartbeat`
+   - Log entry
+   - Release lock
+8. **Run test case selection algorithm again:**
+   - Claimable test case found → claim it, set `stage: red`, exit: `kill -INT $PPID`
+   - All test cases completed → `<promise>ALL TEST-CASES COMPLETE</promise>`
+   - All blocked/claimed → log "waiting", exit: `kill -INT $PPID`
+
+---
+
+## First-Run Handling
+
+If Test Cases Queue in tracker is empty: read `test-cases.md`, scan `## TC-{N}:` headers, populate queue with `{agent: -, status: pending|blocked}` metadata (compute from Dependencies), then start.
+
+## Decision Reporting Protocol
+
+When you make a substantive decision a human reviewer would want to know about, report it to the dashboard:
+
+**When to report:**
+- Test strategy decisions (unit vs integration approach for a test case)
+- Implementation choices (which approach to make the test pass)
+- Mocking decisions (why you chose to mock or not mock a dependency)
+- Scope boundary decisions (what minimal implementation covers)
+- File overlap or conflict decisions (how you handled shared files with other agents)
+
+**How to report:**
+```bash
+curl -s --connect-timeout 2 --max-time 5 -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:4242/api/decision?app=$RALPHFLOW_APP&loop=$RALPHFLOW_LOOP" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"item":"TC-{N}","agent":"{{AGENT_NAME}}","decision":"{one-line summary}","reasoning":"{why this choice}"}'
+```
+
+**Do NOT report** routine operations: claiming a test case, updating heartbeat, stage transitions, waiting for blocked test cases. Only report substantive choices that affect the implementation.
+
+**Best-effort only:** If the dashboard is unreachable (curl fails), continue working normally. Decision reporting must never block or delay your work.
+
+---
+
+## Testing Anti-Patterns — NEVER Do These
+
+1. **Testing mock behavior instead of real behavior** — if your assertion checks a mock element (`*-mock` test IDs, mock return values), you are testing the mock, not the code. Delete and rewrite.
+2. **Adding test-only methods to production classes** — if a method exists only because tests need it, move it to test utilities. Production code must not know about tests.
+3. **Mocking without understanding dependencies** — before mocking, ask: "What side effects does the real method have? Does my test depend on any of them?" Mock at the lowest level necessary, not at the level that seems convenient.
+4. **Multiple behaviors per test** — if the test name contains "and", split it. One test, one behavior, one assertion.
+5. **Incomplete mock data** — mock the COMPLETE data structure as it exists in reality, not just the fields your immediate test uses. Partial mocks hide structural assumptions.
+
+---
+
+## Red Flags — STOP and Start Over
+
+- Code written before test
+- Test written after implementation
+- Test passes immediately in RED stage
+- Cannot explain why test failed
+- Tests added "later"
+- Rationalizing "just this once"
+- "I already manually tested it"
+- "Tests after achieve the same purpose"
+- "Keep as reference" or "adapt existing code"
+- "This is different because..."
+- Mock setup is >50% of test code
+
+**All of these mean: Delete code. Start over with RED.**
+
+---
+
+## Rules
+
+- One test case at a time per agent. One stage per iteration.
+- Read tracker first, update tracker last. Always use lock protocol for writes.
+- Read `CLAUDE.md` for all project-specific context.
+- **The Iron Law is absolute: NO PRODUCTION CODE WITHOUT A FAILING TEST FIRST.**
+- RED must produce a FAILING test. GREEN must produce MINIMAL passing code. REFACTOR must NOT add behavior.
+- Run ALL tests after every change, not just the current test.
+- Commit after each stage: RED commit (test only), GREEN commit (implementation), REFACTOR commit (cleanup).
+- Align with sibling test cases via Test Case Group context.
+- **Multi-agent: never touch another agent's in_progress test case. Coordinate via tracker.md.**
+
+---
+
+Read `.ralph-flow/{{APP_NAME}}/01-tdd-loop/tracker.md` now and begin.

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+# Test Cases
+
+<!-- Populated by the spec loop -->

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+# TDD Loop — Tracker
+
+- completed_test_cases: []
+
+## Agent Status
+
+| agent | active_test_case | stage | last_heartbeat |
+|-------|------------------|-------|----------------|
+
+---
+
+## Dependencies
+
+## Test Case Groups
+
+## Test Cases Queue
+
+## Log