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Ralph Command Generator

Generate optimized loop commands for automating Claude Code, Gemini CLI, or Grok CLI with PROMPT.md.

Step 1: Choose AI Tool

Use AskUserQuestion: Question: "Which AI CLI tool do you want to use?" Header: "AI Tool" Options: "Claude Code (Recommended)" - "Claude AI assistant CLI" "Gemini CLI" - "Google Gemini AI assistant" "Grok CLI" - "xAI Grok AI assistant with agentic coding" Store the choice for later.

Step 2: Choose Model

Use AskUserQuestion based on AI tool choice: If Claude Code selected: Question: "Which Claude model do you want to use?" Header: "Model" Options: "Default (Recommended)" - "Use default model (currently Sonnet 4.5)" "Haiku" - "Fastest and most cost-effective" "Sonnet" - "Balanced performance and cost" "Opus" - "Most capable, higher cost" If Gemini CLI selected: Question: "Which Gemini model do you want to use?" Header: "Model" Options: "Default (Recommended)" - "Use default model" "gemini-3-flash" - "Latest Gemini 3, fastest and most cost-effective" "gemini-3-pro" - "Latest Gemini 3, most capable for complex tasks" "gemini-2.5-flash" - "Stable production model, fast" "gemini-2.5-pro" - "Stable production model, more capable" If Grok CLI selected: Question: "Which Grok model do you want to use?" Header: "Model" Options: "Default (Recommended)" - "Use grok-code-fast-1, optimized for fast code generation and agentic loops" "grok-4-latest" - "Latest Grok 4, most capable for complex reasoning" "grok-beta" - "Preview of upcoming features" Store the choice for later.

Step 3: Choose Operating System

Use AskUserQuestion: Question: "Which shell environment are you using?" Header: "Shell" Options: "PowerShell (Recommended)" - "Windows PowerShell" "Windows CMD" - "Command Prompt (cmd.exe)" "Bash/Linux" - "Linux, Mac, or WSL" Store the choice for later.

Step 4: Choose Complexity Level

Use AskUserQuestion: Question: "What level of control do you need?" Header: "Complexity" Options: "Simple (Recommended)" - "Basic loop with minimal options" "Intermediate" - "Combine 2 control mechanisms" "Advanced" - "Full control with multiple safeguards"

If Simple:

Use AskUserQuestion: Question: "What type of loop?" Header: "Loop Type" Options: "Fixed count (Recommended)" - "Run exactly N times" "Infinite with delay" - "Run forever with pauses" "Stop file trigger" - "Run until STOP.txt exists"

If Intermediate:

Use AskUserQuestion: Question: "What combination do you need?" Header: "Features" multiSelect: true Options: "Fixed iterations" - "Run max N times" "Time limit" - "Run for max X minutes" "Stop file" - "Stop when STOP.txt appears" "Delay between runs" - "Pause X seconds" "Show counter" - "Display run number" "File monitoring" - "Stop at file size/lines"

If Advanced:

Use AskUserQuestion: Question: "What features do you want?" Header: "Features" multiSelect: true Options: "Max iterations (Recommended)" - "Limit runs" "Time limit (Recommended)" - "Max duration" "Stop file (Recommended)" - "Manual stop" "Delay between runs" - "Pause X seconds" "Timestamp logging" - "Show time of each run" "Counter display" - "Show run number"

Step 6: Gather Parameters

Based on selected features, ask for values: If fixed iterations selected: Question: "How many iterations?" Options: "5 (Recommended)", "10", "20", "50", "100", "Custom" If time limit selected: Question: "Maximum duration?" Options: "10 minutes (Recommended)", "30 minutes", "1 hour", "Custom" If delay selected: Question: "Delay between runs?" Options: "5 seconds (Recommended)", "10 seconds", "30 seconds", "Custom" If file monitoring selected: Question: "Monitor by?" Options: "File size (e.g., 5KB)", "Line count (e.g., 50 lines)", "Content (e.g., 'THE END')"

Step 7: Generate Command

Build the appropriate command based on: AI tool choice (Claude or Gemini) Model choice Shell choice (PowerShell, CMD, Bash) Complexity level Selected features Parameter values IMPORTANT - Command Syntax: For Claude Code (PowerShell/Bash): Use claude-code (NOT claude -p) to accept piped input. The -p flag requires an argument, not pipe. Default: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | claude-code --dangerously-skip-permissions Haiku: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | claude-code --model haiku --dangerously-skip-permissions Sonnet: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | claude-code --model sonnet --dangerously-skip-permissions Opus: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | claude-code --model opus --dangerously-skip-permissions For Claude Code (Bash): Default: cat PROMPT.md | claude-code --dangerously-skip-permissions With model: cat PROMPT.md | claude-code --model haiku --dangerously-skip-permissions For Gemini CLI (PowerShell): Gemini CLI accepts stdin piping. Default: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | gemini --yolo gemini-3-flash: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | gemini --model gemini-3-flash --yolo gemini-3-pro: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | gemini --model gemini-3-pro --yolo gemini-2.5-flash: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | gemini --model gemini-2.5-flash --yolo gemini-2.5-pro: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | gemini --model gemini-2.5-pro --yolo For Grok CLI (PowerShell): Default: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | grok-auto (uses default model from GROK_MODEL env var, auto-approves permissions) grok-code-fast-1: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | grok-auto -m grok-code-fast-1 grok-4-latest: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | grok-auto -m grok-4-latest grok-beta: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | grok-auto -m grok-beta

Command Templates

IMPORTANT - Placeholder Replacement: For Claude Code: Replace [AI_COMMAND_WITH_PROMPT] with the FULL command including the prompt argument: Default: claude -p (Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw) --dangerously-skip-permissions With model: claude -p (Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw) --model haiku --dangerously-skip-permissions For Gemini CLI: Replace [AI_COMMAND_WITH_PROMPT] with piped command: Default: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | gemini --yolo With model: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | gemini --model gemini-3-flash --yolo For Grok CLI: Replace [AI_COMMAND_WITH_PROMPT] with piped command: Default: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | grok-auto With model: Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | grok-auto -m grok-4-latest CRITICAL: Claude Code requires the prompt as a command-line argument. Piping does NOT work with claude -p. PowerShell - Simple Fixed: for ($i=1; $i -le N; $i++) { $start = Get-Date; Write-Host "`n=== Run $i/N ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan; [AI_COMMAND_WITH_PROMPT]; $duration = ((Get-Date) - $start).TotalSeconds; Write-Host "⏱️ Time: $([math]::Round($duration, 2))s" -ForegroundColor Magenta } PowerShell - Simple Fixed + Delay: for ($i=1; $i -le N; $i++) { $start = Get-Date; Write-Host "`n=== Run $i/N ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan; [AI_COMMAND_WITH_PROMPT]; $duration = ((Get-Date) - $start).TotalSeconds; Write-Host "⏱️ Time: $([math]::Round($duration, 2))s" -ForegroundColor Magenta; if ($i -lt N) { Write-Host "⏸️ Waiting X seconds..." -ForegroundColor Yellow; Start-Sleep -Seconds X } } PowerShell - Simple Infinite + Delay: $i=1; while ($true) { $start = Get-Date; Write-Host "`n=== Run $i ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan; [AI_COMMAND_WITH_PROMPT]; $duration = ((Get-Date) - $start).TotalSeconds; Write-Host "⏱️ Time: $([math]::Round($duration, 2))s" -ForegroundColor Magenta; Write-Host "⏸️ Waiting X seconds..." -ForegroundColor Yellow; Start-Sleep -Seconds X; $i++ } PowerShell - Advanced Full Control: $end = (Get-Date).AddMinutes(M); for ($i=1; $i -le N -and (Get-Date) -lt $end -and -not (Test-Path STOP.txt); $i++) { $start = Get-Date; Write-Host "`n[$(Get-Date -Format 'HH:mm:ss')] Run $i" -ForegroundColor Cyan; [AI_COMMAND_WITH_PROMPT]; $duration = ((Get-Date) - $start).TotalSeconds; Write-Host "⏱️ Time: $([math]::Round($duration, 2))s" -ForegroundColor Magenta; if ($i -lt N) { Write-Host "⏸️ Waiting X seconds..." -ForegroundColor Yellow; Start-Sleep -Seconds X } }; Write-Host "`n✅ Complete!" -ForegroundColor Green CMD - Simple Fixed: for /L %i in (1,1,N) do @(echo. & echo === Run %i === & type PROMPT.md | [AI_COMMAND]) Note: CMD has limited capabilities. For time tracking, recommend PowerShell. CMD - Simple Infinite + Delay: for /L %i in (1,0,2) do @(echo. & echo === Run %i === & type PROMPT.md | [AI_COMMAND] & timeout /t X /nobreak > nul) CMD - Advanced: for /L %i in (1,1,N) do @(if exist STOP.txt exit & echo. & echo [%time%] Run %i & type PROMPT.md | [AI_COMMAND] & timeout /t X /nobreak > nul) Note: For time tracking, use PowerShell (see RalphPowerShellComands.md). Bash - Simple Fixed: for i in {1..N}; do echo -e "\n=== Run $i/N ==="; start=$(date +%s); cat PROMPT.md | [AI_COMMAND]; dur=$(($(date +%s) - start)); echo "⏱️ Time: ${dur}s"; done Bash - Simple Fixed + Delay: for i in {1..N}; do echo -e "\n=== Run $i/N ==="; start=$(date +%s); cat PROMPT.md | [AI_COMMAND]; dur=$(($(date +%s) - start)); echo "⏱️ Time: ${dur}s"; [ $i -lt N ] && { echo "⏸️ Waiting X seconds..."; sleep X; }; done Bash - Simple Infinite + Delay: i=1; while :; do echo -e "\n=== Run $i ==="; start=$(date +%s); cat PROMPT.md | [AI_COMMAND]; dur=$(($(date +%s) - start)); echo "⏱️ Time: ${dur}s"; echo "⏸️ Waiting X seconds..."; sleep X; ((i++)); done Bash - Advanced: end=$(($(date +%s) + M*60)); for i in {1..N}; do [ $(date +%s) -ge $end ] && break; [ -f STOP.txt ] && break; echo -e "\n[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] Run $i"; start=$(date +%s); cat PROMPT.md | [AI_COMMAND]; dur=$(($(date +%s) - start)); echo "⏱️ Time: ${dur}s"; [ $i -lt N ] && { echo "⏸️ Waiting X seconds..."; sleep X; }; done; echo -e "\n✅ Complete!"

Step 8: Create Command File

Create a timestamped filename in the format: ralphcommand-YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS.md Example: ralphcommand-2026-01-14-233045.md Use the Write tool to create this file in the current directory with: File structure: # Ralph Command Generated: [timestamp] Shell: [PowerShell/CMD/Bash] ## Command ```[shell-type] [THE ACTUAL COMMAND]

How to run

Make sure you have a PROMPT.md file in this directory Copy the command above Paste into your [PowerShell/CMD/Bash] terminal Press Enter

How to stop

Press Ctrl+C at any time [- OR create STOP.txt: echo $null > STOP.txt / touch STOP.txt] (if stop file enabled)

What it does

• Runs [claude/gemini/grok] with PROMPT.md as input [N times / for M minutes / until stopped].
• [Pauses X seconds between runs.]
• [Shows timestamp and run number.]
• [Displays execution time for each run.]
• ## Step 9: Notify User
• After creating the file, tell the user the exact filename created:
• ✅ Created ralphcommand-YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS.md in your current directory!
• The file contains your command ready to run. Just open it and copy the command.
• For more variations and explanations, see:
• RalphPowerShellComands.md - Full PowerShell reference
• RalphWindowsCommands.md - Full CMD reference
• RalphLinuxCommands.md - Full Bash reference
• RalphGemini.md - Full Gemini CLI guide
• RalphGrok.md - Full Grok CLI guide
• ## Notes
• **CRITICAL FOR CLAUDE CODE**: The prompt MUST be passed as a command-line argument, NOT via stdin pipe. Use `claude -p (Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw) --dangerously-skip-permissions`. Piping does NOT work with `claude -p`.
• **For Gemini and Grok**: Stdin piping works fine. Use `Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | gemini --yolo` or `Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | grok-auto`.
• **Model Selection is Optional**: Always ask which model, but "Default" option omits the `--model` flag
• **For Claude Code (PowerShell)**:
• - Default format: `claude -p (Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw) --dangerously-skip-permissions`
• - With model: `claude -p (Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw) --model <model> --dangerously-skip-permissions`
• - Models: `haiku`, `sonnet`, `opus`
• **For Gemini CLI**:
• - Default format: `Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | gemini --yolo`
• - With model: `Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | gemini --model <model> --yolo`
• - Models: `gemini-3-flash`, `gemini-3-pro`, `gemini-2.5-flash`, `gemini-2.5-pro`
• - Note: `-p` flag is deprecated in Gemini
• **For Grok CLI**:
• - Use `grok-auto` PowerShell function which calls xAI API directly (perfect for automation)
• - Default format: `Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | grok-auto` (no -m flag, uses GROK_MODEL env var if set)
• - With model: `Get-Content PROMPT.md -Raw | grok-auto -m <model>`
• - Models: `grok-code-fast-1`, `grok-4-latest`, `grok-beta`, `grok-4`
• - Note: `grok-auto` is a PowerShell function that calls the xAI API directly (no CLI needed)
• - Default model (grok-code-fast-1 via GROK_MODEL env var) is recommended for automation loops (fastest responses)
• Default to "Recommended" options when user is unsure
• Keep commands on one line when possible for easy copy-paste
• **Always include time tracking** - Show how long each run takes using `Get-Date` (PowerShell) or `date +%s` (Bash)
• **Always create timestamped file** - Format: `ralphcommand-YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS.md`
• **DO NOT include cost tracking** - No Get-LastCallCost function, no cost calculations, only time tracking
• For cost tracking with Claude, tell users to check https://console.anthropic.com for actual API usage
• When generating the final command for PowerShell:
• - For Claude: Replace `[AI_COMMAND_WITH_PROMPT]` with the full claude command including prompt argument
• - For Gemini/Grok: The piping is included in the template, just replace `[AI_COMMAND]` with the command after the pipe