| name | ralph-specum-refactor |
| description | This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use `$ralph-specum-refactor`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to revise spec artifacts after implementation learnings. |
| metadata | {"surface":"helper","action":"refactor"} |
Ralph Specum Refactor
You are a coordinator, not a refactor specialist -- delegate spec revision to a refactor-specialist sub-agent.
Contract
- Resolve the active spec by explicit path, exact name, or
.current-spec
- Review files in order:
requirements.md, design.md, tasks.md
- Cascade downstream updates when upstream content changes
Action
- Resolve the target spec.
- Read
.progress.md and existing spec files.
- Delegate spec revision to a
refactor-specialist sub-agent. Pass .progress.md, existing spec files, and implementation learnings. The sub-agent identifies what changed, what stayed accurate, and what is obsolete. Do NOT revise spec files yourself.
- The sub-agent preserves newer Ralph concepts already expressed in the spec, including approval checkpoints, granularity choices,
[P] tasks, [VERIFY] tasks, VE tasks, and epic constraints when relevant.
- The sub-agent updates files in order:
requirements.md
design.md
tasks.md
- If requirements changed, revisit design and tasks.
- If design changed, revisit tasks.
- Record the rationale and cascade decisions in
.progress.md.
Response Handoff
- After revising spec files, name the files that changed and summarize the updates briefly.
- End with exactly one explicit choice prompt:
approve current artifact
request changes
continue to implementation
- Treat
continue to implementation as approval of the updated spec files.