# Progress Log - Ralph PRD Generator # Format: [TIMESTAMP] [ITERATION] [STATUS] - [DETAILS] # Agent: Append only, never modify previous entries --- [2026-01-10T12:08:00Z] [1] [COMPLETE] - Phase 1 Foundation implemented - TypeScript project with strict mode configured - tsup build system with ESM output - vitest testing framework (36 tests passing) - ESLint flat config with TypeScript support - Commander.js CLI framework with all 4 commands - Config management for API keys (~/.ralph-generator/config.json) - Keys stored with 600 permissions, env vars override file config - Validation command works (tested on PROMPT.md) - All Phase 1 acceptance criteria met: * ralph-vibe --help shows all commands * ralph-vibe init/new/validate/research exist * ralph-vibe new fails gracefully without keys [2026-01-10T12:18:00Z] [2] [COMPLETE] - Phase 2 Core API Integration implemented - Claude API client with Anthropic SDK * Retry logic with exponential backoff (3 attempts) * Handles auth errors, rate limits, server errors * Architecture classification with JSON parsing * Research query generation - Perplexity API client with native fetch * Retry logic with exponential backoff * Response parsing with sources and citations * Research queries execution - Prompt templates for architecture classification - Default query generation for fallback - ArchitectureGenerator for full pipeline - 80 tests passing, all lint checks pass - All Phase 2 acceptance criteria met: * Can send prompt to Claude and receive response * Retries on failure with exponential backoff * Can search Perplexity and parse response with sources * Given idea text, returns valid Architecture JSON * Given architecture, generates 4-6 relevant search queries [2026-01-10T21:10:00Z] [3] [COMPLETE] - Phase 3 Generation Pipeline implemented - SpecificationGenerator: generates features, data models, interfaces from idea + research * Parses Claude JSON response with validation * Handles markdown code blocks in responses * Normalizes all specification fields - PRDGenerator: generates all PRD files * PROMPT.md with Ralph Method structure * prd.json with features set to passes: false * GUIDE.md personalized to project * CLAUDE.md with tech stack commands * progress.txt initialized - ScaffoldGenerator: creates complete project structure * App-type aware directory structure (CLI, web, desktop, library) * docs/ folder with all documentation * agent_docs/ folder with tech stack, code patterns, testing guides * .gitignore appropriate for tech stack * Git initialization with initial commit * Atomic file writes using temp + rename - Interactive prompts with Inquirer.js * Architecture confirmation/modification * Research query confirmation/modification * Specification confirmation * Scaffold creation confirmation - Full pipeline integration in new command * --idea-file support for file input * --skip-research to bypass Perplexity * --skip-confirm for non-interactive mode * --dry-run to preview without writing * Graceful handling when Perplexity key missing - 110 tests passing, all lint checks pass - All Phase 3 acceptance criteria met: * SpecificationGenerator produces valid Specification object * PRD generation creates all required files with promise tags * ralph-vibe new test-app creates complete directory with all files * User can confirm or modify architecture classification interactively [2026-01-10T21:15:00Z] [4] [COMPLETE] - Phase 4 Polish implemented - Validate command fully implemented * Checks required sections (Objective, Application Type, Tech Stack, Completion Criteria) * Detects missing promise tags * Detects ambiguous language (should, might, could, possibly, maybe) * Checks for verification commands in completion criteria * Outputs specific suggestions for fixes * Exit code 0 if valid, 1 if issues found - Standalone research command implemented * Uses Perplexity API to research any topic * Outputs formatted markdown with sources * Supports --output flag to save to file * Supports --verbose for detailed progress - Dry-run mode verified working * --dry-run flag shows structure without writing files * Logs all files that would be created - Comprehensive documentation created * README.md with full installation, usage, commands, options * All commands documented with examples * Environment variable configuration documented * Troubleshooting section included - Examples directory created * examples/test-idea.txt - sample idea for testing * examples/sample-PROMPT.md - example generated PROMPT.md * examples/sample-prd.json - example generated prd.json * examples/README.md - documentation for examples - npm packaging verified * npm pack succeeds * npm publish --dry-run succeeds * prepublishOnly hook runs build, test, lint - 110 tests passing, all lint checks pass - All Phase 4 acceptance criteria met: * ralph-vibe validate reports issues or confirms valid * ralph-vibe research outputs formatted research * --dry-run flag shows output without creating files * README.md covers all commands, examples directory exists * npm pack succeeds, npm publish --dry-run succeeds [2026-01-10T21:15:00Z] [4] [PROJECT COMPLETE] - All completion criteria verified: 1. npm run build exits 0 ✓ 2. npm run test exits 0 with 110 tests passing ✓ 3. npm run lint exits 0 ✓ 4. ralph-vibe --help displays all commands ✓ 5. ralph-vibe init stores and validates keys ✓ 6. ralph-vibe new generates complete scaffold ✓ 7. Generated PROMPT.md passes ralph-vibe validate ✓ 8. All generated files are syntactically valid ✓ 9. README.md documents all commands and options ✓ 10. npm publish --dry-run succeeds ✓ [2026-01-11T03:21:00Z] [5] [FIX] - Fixed JSON parsing for Claude responses wrapped in markdown code fences - Added stripCodeFences() utility function to src/utils/files.ts - Updated src/generators/specification.ts to use stripCodeFences - Updated src/clients/claude.ts in 3 places: * parseArchitectureResponse() * parseQueriesResponse() * generateSpec() - The new approach handles edge cases better than the regex match approach - Build and all 110 tests pass [2026-01-11T04:37:00Z] [6] [FEATURE] - Phase-by-phase prompt generation - Modified src/generators/scaffold.ts: * Added prompts/ directory creation * Added writePhasePrompts() method to generate 4 phase-specific prompt files * Added generatePhasePrompt() to create individual phase prompts * Added helper methods for build/test/lint commands per language * Updated dry-run structure logging to include prompts/ - Modified src/generators/prd.ts: * Rewrote generateGuideMd() to generate deterministic phase-by-phase guide * GUIDE.md now includes 4 phases with: - /ralph-wiggum:ralph-loop command for each phase - Verification command after each phase - Bash loop alternative for each phase * Still includes full project execution as alternative - Updated test in src/__tests__/prd.test.ts to match new GUIDE.md format - Generated files: * prompts/phase1-prompt.txt - Foundation phase * prompts/phase2-prompt.txt - Core phase * prompts/phase3-prompt.txt - Integration phase * prompts/phase4-prompt.txt - Polish phase - Each phase prompt includes: * Reference to PROMPT.md for context * Phase-specific tasks from prd.json * Working instructions with tech-stack-specific commands * Phase-specific completion promise (PHASE_X_COMPLETE) - Build succeeds, all 110 tests pass, lint clean - Tested with ralph-vibe new word-counter - all phase files generated correctly