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Dev tools · January 28, 2026

Ralphex – Ralph-inspired loop extended with plan creation and reviews

Built this to manage the full Claude Code workflow autonomously, from initial plan creation to reviewed PR. Tested it on a 25-task plan (5-7 items each) - ran overnight, woke up to a surprisingly solid PR-ready branch. Just run `ralphex` (single binary) in your project directory. Without a plan file, it starts interactive mode. Asks what to build, explores the codebase, writes the plan, then executes. The loop: plan creation (asks questions, writes markdown) → task execution (fresh session each, no context bloat) → multi-phase reviews (Claude + optional Codex) → branch ready for PR. Prompts…

Ralphex – Ralph-inspired loop extended with plan creation and reviews launched on January 28, 2026 with 9 votes, #1,189 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

ralphex is the extended ralph loop: an autonomous orchestrator of coding agents (Claude Code, codex, GitHub Copilot CLI) that executes implementation plans task by task, then runs multi-agent code review.

The autonomous loop for plan execution and multi-agent code review, driving Claude Code or codex. Each task runs in a fresh session, keeping the agent sharp from start to finish. ralphex is an autonomous orchestrator of coding agents — the extended ralph loop. It doesn't write code itself; it drives Claude Code, codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, or any compatible agent through a structured plan. Tasks execute one by one in fresh agent sessions, followed by multi-agent code review with five specialized AI reviewers in parallel. Unlike a simple ralph loop that re-runs the same prompt until it works, ralphex manages structured plans, commits after each task, and orchestrates multi-phase reviews…from ralphex.umputun.dev

In the maker’s words, at launch

Built this to manage the full Claude Code workflow autonomously, from initial plan creation to reviewed PR. Tested it on a 25-task plan (5-7 items each) - ran overnight, woke up to a surprisingly solid PR-ready branch. Just run `ralphex` (single binary) in your project directory. Without a plan file, it starts…

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