Vibe & Thrive Tour

Step 1: Check & Fix Setup

Print this exactly:

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  Checking setup...

Check each item and FIX if missing:

1. Check jq installed:

   command -v jq
   

   • If missing: Say "⚠️ jq not found. Install it:

     brew install jq

     (macOS) or

     apt install jq

     (Linux)"
   • If found: ✓ jq installed

2. Check slash commands (skills):

   test -d .claude/skills && ls -d .claude/skills/*/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l
   

   • If missing or count is 0: Copy from node_modules:

     mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r node_modules/agentic-loop/.claude/skills/* .claude/skills/
     

   • Then: ✓ Slash commands installed

3. Check Ralph initialized:

   test -f .ralph/config.json
   

   • If missing: Run

     npx ralph init

   • Then: ✓ Ralph initialized

4. Check CLAUDE.md:

   test -f CLAUDE.md
   

   • If missing: Create a basic one:

     echo "# Project Guide for Claude" > CLAUDE.md
     

   • Then: ✓ CLAUDE.md created

5. Check Claude Code hooks:

   test -f .claude/settings.json && jq -e '.hooks' .claude/settings.json > /dev/null 2>&1
   

   • If missing: Install hooks:

     npx ralph hooks
     

   • Then: ✓ Claude Code hooks installed

6. Check Docker:

   test -f docker-compose.yml || test -f docker-compose.yaml || test -f compose.yml
   

   • If found:
     • Update config:

       jq '.docker.enabled = true' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

     • Say: "✓ Docker detected - Ralph will run commands inside containers"
     • Skip Playwright check (browser verification uses curl in Docker mode)

7. Check & Install Playwright (if not Docker):

   Check BOTH the npm package AND browser binaries:

   # Check npm package
   npm list playwright 2>/dev/null
   
   # Check browser binaries exist (macOS or Linux path)
   ls ~/Library/Caches/ms-playwright/chromium-* 2>/dev/null || ls ~/.cache/ms-playwright/chromium-* 2>/dev/null
   

   • If BOTH exist: Say "✓ Playwright available"
   • If either is missing: Say: "Installing Playwright for browser verification (~150MB)..."

     npm install playwright && npx playwright install chromium
     

     • If successful: Say "✓ Playwright installed"
     • If failed: Say "⚠️ Playwright installation failed. Browser verification will use basic HTTP checks. You can try manually:

       npm install playwright && npx playwright install chromium

       "

Say: "Setup verified! Let me configure Ralph for your project..."

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Step 2: Auto-Configure Ralph

Auto-detect and configure project settings:

2a. Detect Project Structure

Check these directories and set

paths

in config:

# Check what exists
test -d frontend && echo "frontend exists"
test -d client && echo "client exists"
test -d backend && echo "backend exists"
test -d core && echo "core exists"
test -d src && echo "src exists"

Based on results, update config:

• frontend/

  exists → set

  paths.frontend

  to

  "frontend"

• client/

  exists → set

  paths.frontend

  to

  "client"

• backend/

  exists → set

  paths.backend

  to

  "backend"

• core/

  exists → set

  paths.backend

  to

  "core"

• Only

  src/

  exists → set

  paths.frontend

  to

  "."

2b. Detect URLs

Check

.env

,

.env.example

, or

docker-compose.yml

for port numbers:

grep -h "PORT\|URL\|localhost" .env .env.example docker-compose.yml 2>/dev/null | head -5

Also check

package.json

for port in dev script:

cat package.json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.scripts.dev // empty'

Set URLs based on findings (defaults: frontend=3000, backend=8000):

jq '.urls.frontend = "http://localhost:3000" | .urls.backend = "http://localhost:8000"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

2c. Detect Commands

Read package.json scripts and update config:

# Get scripts from package.json (check root and frontend/)
cat package.json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.scripts | to_entries[] | "\(.key): \(.value)"' | head -10

Update config with detected commands:

# Example: if package.json has "dev": "next dev"
jq '.commands.dev = "npm run dev"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

For fullstack projects with separate frontend:

jq '.commands.dev = "cd frontend && npm run dev"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

2d. Detect Test Directory and Patterns

Check for test directories and files:

# Check common test directories
for dir in tests test __tests__ spec src/__tests__; do
  test -d "$dir" && echo "Found test directory: $dir"
done

# Check for test files (colocated pattern)
find . -type f \( -name "*.test.ts" -o -name "*.spec.ts" -o -name "*_test.py" -o -name "test_*.py" -o -name "*_test.exs" -o -name "*_test.go" \) \
  -not -path "*/node_modules/*" -not -path "*/.venv/*" 2>/dev/null | head -3

Update config based on findings:

# If tests/ directory found
jq '.tests.directory = "tests"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# If test/ directory found (Elixir convention)
jq '.tests.directory = "test"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# If colocated tests found (no test directory, but *.test.ts files exist)
jq '.tests.directory = "src"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

Set test patterns based on project type:

# Node/TypeScript projects
jq '.tests.patterns = "*.test.ts,*.test.tsx,*.spec.ts,*.spec.tsx,*.test.js,*.spec.js"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# Python projects
jq '.tests.patterns = "*_test.py,test_*.py"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# Elixir projects
jq '.tests.patterns = "*_test.exs"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# Go projects
jq '.tests.patterns = "*_test.go"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

If NO tests found:

• Say: "⚠️ No test directory found. Ralph can only verify syntax and API responses."
• Say: "Add tests, or set

  checks.requireTests: false

  in config to silence this warning."

2e. Detect Build & Test Commands

Check for build script in package.json:

cat package.json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.scripts.build // empty'
cat frontend/package.json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.scripts.build // empty'

Update config with build command:

# If build script exists in root
jq '.checks.build = "npm run build"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# If build script exists in frontend/
jq '.checks.build = "cd frontend && npm run build"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

Detect test framework:

test -f playwright.config.ts && echo "playwright"
test -f vitest.config.ts && echo "vitest"
test -f jest.config.js && echo "jest"
test -f manage.py && echo "django"
test -f pytest.ini && echo "pytest"
test -f pyproject.toml && grep -q "pytest" pyproject.toml && echo "pytest"
test -f mix.exs && echo "exunit"

Update config:

# If playwright found
jq '.playwright.enabled = true' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# If Django found (NO --parallel - it hides errors)
jq '.checks.test = "python manage.py test --keepdb"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# If Django + Docker
jq '.checks.test = "docker compose exec -T web python manage.py test --keepdb"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# If pytest found
jq '.checks.test = "pytest"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# If vitest/jest found
jq '.checks.test = "npm test"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

# If ExUnit found (Elixir)
jq '.checks.test = "mix test"' .ralph/config.json > .ralph/config.tmp && mv .ralph/config.tmp .ralph/config.json

2f. Show Results

After updating, read the config and show user:

cat .ralph/config.json | jq '{paths, urls, commands, checks, tests}'

Say: "I've auto-configured Ralph:

[Show the detected settings in a nice format]

Edit

.ralph/config.json

if anything needs adjusting."

2g. Test Credentials (Optional)

grep -q "^RALPH_TEST_USER=" .env 2>/dev/null && echo "configured" || echo "not set"

If not set, use AskUserQuestion:

• Question: "Add test credentials? Ralph needs these for authenticated endpoints."
• Header: "Test auth"
• Options:
  • Yes - "I'll ask for email and password"
  • Skip - "Add to .env later"

If "Yes":

• Ask for email, then password
• Save to

  .env

  (gitignored — never committed):

  touch .env
  echo "" >> .env
  echo "# Test credentials for browser automation" >> .env
  printf 'RALPH_TEST_USER=%s\n' "$EMAIL" >> .env
  printf 'RALPH_TEST_PASSWORD=%s\n' "$PASSWORD" >> .env
  

• Say: "Credentials saved to .env (gitignored — never committed to git)"

If "Skip":

• Say: "No problem! Add

  RALPH_TEST_USER

  and

  RALPH_TEST_PASSWORD

  to

  .env

  when needed."

If already set:

• Say: "✓ Test credentials configured"

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Step 3: Check for DNA

Check if

~/.claude/DNA.md

exists.

If DNA.md does NOT exist:

Use AskUserQuestion:

• Question: "Want to set up your personal preferences? This teaches me how you like to work."
• Header: "DNA setup"
• Options:
  • Yes, set up my DNA - "Takes ~2 minutes, makes our collaboration better"
  • Skip for now - "You can run /my-dna anytime"

If user selects "Yes, set up my DNA":

• Run the

  /my-dna

  command inline (execute its full flow)
• After completing, continue to Step 4

If user selects "Skip for now":

• Say: "No problem! Run

  /my-dna

  anytime."
• Continue to Step 4

If DNA.md EXISTS:

Skip this step entirely. Move to Step 4.

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Step 4: Quick Reference

Print this:

Quick Reference
───────────────

Workflow:
  /prd [feature]        Brainstorm → PRD
  npx ralph run         Execute autonomously
  npx ralph status      Check progress
  npx ralph stop        Stop after current story

Quality:
  /vibe-check           Audit code quality
  /review               Review changes
  npx ralph check       Run verification

Other:
  /my-dna               Set preferences
  /explain              Understand code
  /styleguide           Generate design system
  /vibe-help            Full cheatsheet

Say: "You're all set! Run

/prd [your next feature]

to get started."