---
name: Ralph Specum Status
slug: ralph-specum-status
category: Automation
description: Ralph Specum Status reports the active spec, current phase, backlog, approval state, and available artifacts across configured spec roots. Use it when you explicitly ask for Ralph Specum status or active spec progress.
github: "https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-status"
language: Shell
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forks: 47
install: "npx degit https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-status ~/.claude/skills/ralph-specum-status"
installs_to: ~/.claude/skills/ralph-specum-status
source_path: plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-status/SKILL.md
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---

# Ralph Specum Status

Ralph Specum Status reports the active spec, current phase, backlog, approval state, and available artifacts across configured spec roots. Use it when you explicitly ask for Ralph Specum status or active spec progress.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-status ~/.claude/skills/ralph-specum-status
```

## README

# Ralph Specum Status

Use this to report Ralph state across configured spec roots.

## Contract

- Read `.claude/ralph-specum.local.md` when present
- Default specs root is `./specs`
- `.current-spec` lives in the default specs root
- Hidden directories do not count as specs

## Action

1. Resolve configured roots.
2. Read `.current-spec` to identify the active spec.
   - If `.current-spec` is missing or empty, report that there is no active spec and continue listing specs across roots.
3. Read `specs/.current-epic` when present and summarize epic status.
4. For each spec directory, inspect:
   - `.ralph-state.json`
   - `research.md`
   - `requirements.md`
   - `design.md`
   - `tasks.md`
5. If `tasks.md` exists, count completed and incomplete tasks.
6. Group results by spec root.
7. Show the active spec, current phase, backlog state, approval state, granularity when present, and which artifacts exist.

## Output

- Specs in the default root can be shown by name.
- Specs in other roots should include the root suffix for disambiguation.
- Include the next likely command when it is obvious.
- If an epic is active, include the next unblocked spec.
- If approval is pending, explicitly tell the user to approve the current artifact, request changes, or continue to the named next step.