#
.SYNOPSIS
Ralph Wiggum Loop - Reflex UI Redesign variant.
.DESCRIPTION
Outer loop for iterative Reflex frontend development.
Each iteration spawns a fresh `claude --print` invocation.
Memory persists via filesystem only: git commits, progress.txt, IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md, guardrails.md.
Runs until completion (COMPLETE) or circuit breaker trips.
No arbitrary iteration limit — the loop continues until done.
Circuit breakers prevent runaway costs:
- No git changes for N consecutive iterations (stalled)
- Same error repeated N consecutive iterations (stuck)
.PARAMETER Model
Claude model to use. Default: "sonnet".
.PARAMETER BranchName
Optional git branch name. If provided, creates/checks out the branch before starting.
.PARAMETER MaxNoProgress
Number of consecutive iterations with no git changes before circuit breaker trips. Default: 3.
.PARAMETER MaxSameError
Number of consecutive iterations with the same error before circuit breaker trips. Default: 3.
.EXAMPLE
.\ralph.ps1 -Model "sonnet" -BranchName "feature/ui-redesign"
.EXAMPLE
.\ralph.ps1 -Model "opus" -MaxNoProgress 2
#>
param(
[string]$Model = "opus",
[string]$BranchName,
[int]$MaxNoProgress = 3,
[int]$MaxSameError = 3
)
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
$scriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
$promptFile = Join-Path $scriptDir "RALPH_PROMPT.md"
$planFile = Join-Path $scriptDir "IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md"
$designFile = Join-Path $scriptDir "DESIGN_SYSTEM.md"
$guardrailsFile = Join-Path $scriptDir "guardrails.md"
$progressFile = Join-Path $scriptDir "progress.txt"
$logDir = Join-Path $scriptDir "logs"
# --- Validation ---
if (-not (Test-Path $promptFile)) {
Write-Error "RALPH_PROMPT.md not found at $promptFile"
exit 1
}
if (-not (Test-Path $planFile)) {
Write-Error "IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md not found at $planFile"
exit 1
}
if (-not (Test-Path $designFile)) {
Write-Error "DESIGN_SYSTEM.md not found at $designFile"
exit 1
}
if (-not (Test-Path $guardrailsFile)) {
Write-Warning "guardrails.md not found at $guardrailsFile - loop may miss known failure patterns"
}
# Ensure progress.txt exists
if (-not (Test-Path $progressFile)) {
@"
# Progress Log
## Design Context
## Reflex Patterns
## Iteration Log
"@ | Set-Content -Path $progressFile -Encoding UTF8
Write-Host "Created progress.txt"
}
# Ensure logs directory exists
if (-not (Test-Path $logDir)) {
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $logDir | Out-Null
Write-Host "Created logs directory"
}
# --- Git Setup ---
$gitInitialised = $false
try {
$result = git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>&1
if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0 -and $result -eq "true") {
$gitInitialised = $true
}
} catch {
# Not a git repo — expected on first run
}
if (-not $gitInitialised) {
Write-Host "Initialising git repository..."
git init
git add -A
git commit -m "Initial commit before Ralph loop"
}
if ($BranchName) {
$currentBranch = git branch --show-current
if ($currentBranch -ne $BranchName) {
$branchExists = git branch --list $BranchName
if ($branchExists) {
Write-Host "Switching to existing branch: $BranchName"
git checkout $BranchName
} else {
Write-Host "Creating branch: $BranchName"
git checkout -b $BranchName
}
}
}
# --- Circuit Breaker State ---
$noProgressCount = 0
$lastErrorSignature = ""
$sameErrorCount = 0
# Capture the HEAD commit hash before the loop starts
$preLoopHead = git rev-parse HEAD 2>$null
# --- Main Loop ---
$promptContent = Get-Content -Path $promptFile -Raw
# Count existing iterations from progress.txt to track total across runs
$existingIterations = 0
if (Test-Path $progressFile) {
$existingIterations = (Select-String -Path $progressFile -Pattern "## Iteration" -AllMatches | Measure-Object).Count
}
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "===== Ralph Wiggum Loop (Reflex UI) =====" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host "Model: $Model | Runs until COMPLETE" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host "Circuit breakers: no-progress=$MaxNoProgress, same-error=$MaxSameError" -ForegroundColor Cyan
if ($BranchName) { Write-Host "Branch: $BranchName" -ForegroundColor Cyan }
if ($existingIterations -gt 0) { Write-Host "Previous iterations: $existingIterations" -ForegroundColor Cyan }
Write-Host "===========================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host ""
$i = 0
while ($true) {
$i++
$totalIteration = $existingIterations + $i
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "--- Iteration $i (Total: $totalIteration) ---" -ForegroundColor Yellow
# Record HEAD before this iteration
$headBefore = git rev-parse HEAD 2>$null
# Show start time and status
$iterStart = Get-Date
Write-Host " Started: $($iterStart.ToString('HH:mm:ss'))" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
Write-Host " Spawning Claude ($Model)..." -ForegroundColor DarkGray
Write-Host ""
# Spawn fresh Claude instance with stream-json for tool call visibility
$logFile = Join-Path $logDir "iteration_$totalIteration.log"
$rawLogFile = Join-Path $logDir "iteration_$totalIteration.raw.jsonl"
$maxRetries = 10
$retryCount = 0
$outputString = ""
$apiOverloaded = $false
do {
$apiOverloaded = $false
$textBuilder = [System.Text.StringBuilder]::new()
$toolCount = 0
# Clear raw log file for this attempt
if (Test-Path $rawLogFile) { Remove-Item $rawLogFile -Force }
if ($retryCount -gt 0) {
$backoffSeconds = [Math]::Pow(2, $retryCount - 1)
Write-Host " [Retry $retryCount/$maxRetries] API overloaded, waiting $backoffSeconds seconds..." -ForegroundColor DarkYellow
Start-Sleep -Seconds $backoffSeconds
Write-Host " Retrying Claude invocation..." -ForegroundColor DarkGray
}
$promptContent | claude --print --verbose --dangerously-skip-permissions --model $Model --output-format stream-json 2>&1 | ForEach-Object {
$line = $_.ToString().Trim()
if (-not $line) { return }
# Save raw event for debugging (with error handling for stream closure)
try {
Add-Content -Path $rawLogFile -Value $line -Encoding UTF8 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
} catch {
# Stream closed or file locked - ignore and continue
}
try {
$evt = $line | ConvertFrom-Json -ErrorAction Stop
# --- Tool use start (show tool name) ---
if ($evt.type -eq 'content_block_start' -and $evt.content_block.type -eq 'tool_use') {
$toolCount++
$toolName = $evt.content_block.name
Write-Host " [$toolName]" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
}
# --- Assistant text content (streaming deltas) ---
elseif ($evt.type -eq 'content_block_delta' -and $evt.delta.type -eq 'text_delta' -and $evt.delta.text) {
Write-Host -NoNewline $evt.delta.text
[void]$textBuilder.Append($evt.delta.text)
}
# --- Result event (error display + text capture for circuit breakers) ---
elseif ($evt.type -eq 'result') {
if ($evt.subtype -eq 'error_result' -and $evt.error) {
Write-Host " [ERROR] $($evt.error)" -ForegroundColor Red
[void]$textBuilder.AppendLine("ERROR: $($evt.error)")
}
elseif ($evt.result) {
# Capture for circuit breaker detection; don't print
# (text already displayed via streaming deltas above)
[void]$textBuilder.AppendLine($evt.result)
}
}
# --- Message-level content (final message summary) ---
elseif ($evt.message -and $evt.message.content) {
foreach ($block in $evt.message.content) {
if ($block.type -eq 'text' -and $block.text) {
Write-Host $block.text
[void]$textBuilder.AppendLine($block.text)
}
elseif ($block.type -eq 'tool_use') {
$toolCount++
Write-Host " [$($block.name)]" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
}
# Silently ignore tool_result and other block types
}
}
# All other JSON events (input_json_delta, content_block_stop,
# message_start, message_stop, ping, etc.) are silently ignored
} catch {
# Not valid JSON — only print if it looks like meaningful stderr
# (filter out JSON fragments from multi-line events)
if ($line -and $line -notmatch '^\s*[\{\[\}\]"]') {
Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor DarkYellow
[void]$textBuilder.AppendLine($line)
}
}
}
$outputString = $textBuilder.ToString()
# Check for 529 overloaded error
if ($outputString -match "529.*overloaded|overloaded_error") {
$apiOverloaded = $true
$retryCount++
if ($retryCount -ge $maxRetries) {
Write-Host " [ERROR] API overloaded after $maxRetries retries, giving up." -ForegroundColor Red
}
}
} while ($apiOverloaded -and $retryCount -lt $maxRetries)
$outputString | Set-Content -Path $logFile -Encoding UTF8
# Show elapsed time and tool count
$elapsed = (Get-Date) - $iterStart
Write-Host ""
Write-Host " Finished: $(Get-Date -Format 'HH:mm:ss') (elapsed: $($elapsed.ToString('mm\:ss')), tools: $toolCount)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
# --- Circuit Breaker: No Progress ---
$headAfter = git rev-parse HEAD 2>$null
if ($headAfter -eq $headBefore) {
$noProgressCount++
Write-Host " [Circuit Breaker] No git commits this iteration ($noProgressCount/$MaxNoProgress)" -ForegroundColor DarkYellow
if ($noProgressCount -ge $MaxNoProgress) {
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "===== CIRCUIT BREAKER: NO PROGRESS =====" -ForegroundColor Red
Write-Host "No git commits for $MaxNoProgress consecutive iterations. The loop is stalled." -ForegroundColor Red
Write-Host "Check progress.txt and logs/ for details on what went wrong." -ForegroundColor Red
exit 1
}
} else {
$noProgressCount = 0
}
# --- Circuit Breaker: Repeated Error ---
$errorLines = $outputString | Select-String -Pattern "(?i)(error|exception|failed|fatal)[:.].*" -AllMatches
if ($errorLines) {
$filteredErrors = $errorLines.Matches | Where-Object { $_.Value -notmatch "529|overloaded" } | Select-Object -First 3
$currentErrorSignature = ($filteredErrors | ForEach-Object { $_.Value }) -join "|"
if ($currentErrorSignature -and $currentErrorSignature -eq $lastErrorSignature) {
$sameErrorCount++
Write-Host " [Circuit Breaker] Same error pattern repeated ($sameErrorCount/$MaxSameError)" -ForegroundColor DarkYellow
if ($sameErrorCount -ge $MaxSameError) {
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "===== CIRCUIT BREAKER: REPEATED ERROR =====" -ForegroundColor Red
Write-Host "Same error pattern for $MaxSameError consecutive iterations:" -ForegroundColor Red
Write-Host " $currentErrorSignature" -ForegroundColor Red
Write-Host "Check progress.txt and logs/ for details." -ForegroundColor Red
exit 1
}
} elseif ($currentErrorSignature) {
$sameErrorCount = 0
}
$lastErrorSignature = $currentErrorSignature
} else {
$sameErrorCount = 0
$lastErrorSignature = ""
}
# --- Push to Remote ---
$hasRemote = git remote 2>$null
if ($hasRemote) {
$currentBranch = git branch --show-current
git push origin $currentBranch 2>$null
if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
Write-Host " Pushed to remote." -ForegroundColor Green
} else {
Write-Host " Push failed or no remote configured - continuing." -ForegroundColor DarkYellow
}
}
# --- Check for Completion ---
if ($outputString -match "COMPLETE") {
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "===== COMPLETE =====" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "UI redesign finished after $i iteration(s) this run ($totalIteration total)." -ForegroundColor Green
exit 0
}
# Brief pause between iterations
Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
}