ralph

# Ralph PRD Converter Converts existing PRDs to the prd.json format that Ralph uses for autonomous execution. --- ## The Job Take a PRD (markdown file or text) and convert it to `prd.json` in your ralph directory. --- ## Output Format ```json { "project": "[Project Name]", "branchName": "ralph/[feature-name-kebab-case]", "description": "[Feature description from PRD title/intro]", "userStories": [ { "id": "US-001", "title": "[Story title]", "description": "As a [user], I want [feature] so that [benefit]", "acceptanceCriteria": [ "Criterion 1", "Criterion 2", "Typecheck passes" ], "priority": 1, "passes": false, "notes": "" } ] } ``` --- ## Story Size: The Number One Rule **Each story must be completable in ONE Ralph iteration (one context window).** Ralph spawns a fresh Amp instance per iteration with no memory of previous work. If a story is too big, the LLM runs out of context before finishing and produces broken code. ### Right-sized stories: - Add a database column and migration - Add a UI component to an existing page - Update a server action with new logic - Add a filter dropdown to a list ### Too big (split these): - "Build the entire dashboard" - Split into: schema, queries, UI components, filters - "Add authentication" - Split into: schema, middleware, login UI, session handling - "Refactor the API" - Split into one story per endpoint or pattern **Rule of thumb:** ...