Ralphex Update

by umputun

Ralphex Update is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by umputun in ralphex.

1.4K stars119 forkson umputun/ralphexAdded 2026/08/19+1% in starsRepository updated 2026/08/17

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Install Ralphex Update

Copy Ralphex Update into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/umputun/ralphex/tree/master/assets/claude/skills/ralphex-update ~/.claude/skills/ralphex-update

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/umputun/ralphex.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: assets/claude/skills/ralphex-update/SKILL.md in umputun/ralphex
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/ralphex-update
Collection: One of 5 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Automation — 1523 skills

What Ralphex Update does

Ralphex Update compares a user's customized ralphex config, prompts, and agents against the latest embedded defaults, then proposes smart merges that preserve customizations while applying structural updates. Use it after upgrading ralphex to sync changed defaults into customized files.

Ralphex Update is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. Ralphex Update comes from a repository tagged automation, claude-code, codex, ralph-loop and ralph-wiggum.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

ralphex-update - Smart Prompt Merging

SCOPE: Compare current embedded defaults with user's installed config, and intelligently merge updates into customized files. Preserves user intent while incorporating structural changes.

Step 0: Verify CLI Installation

which ralphex

If not found, guide installation:

macOS (Homebrew): brew install umputun/apps/ralphex
Any platform with Go: go install github.com/umputun/ralphex/cmd/ralphex@latest

Do not proceed until which ralphex succeeds.

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Ralphex Update

What else does umputun publish alongside Ralphex Update?
Ralphex Update is one of 5 skills that DirSkills catalogs from umputun/ralphex, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Implementation Plan Creator, Ralphex and Ralphex Adopt. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Ralphex Update does, and is maintained by umputun in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the umputun/ralphex page.
How does Ralphex Update compare to other Automation skills?
Ralphex Update ranks #621 by stars among the 1523 Automation skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Autonomous Loops, Autonomous Agent Harness and Automation Audit Ops. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Ralphex Update against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.