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Full reference guide for Ouroboros commands and agents
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Guided onboarding wizard for Ouroboros setup
Automatically converge from goal to A-grade Seed and execute it
Guided onboarding wizard for Ouroboros setup
Socratic interview to crystallize vague requirements
Socratic interview to crystallize vague requirements
Scan and manage brownfield repository/worktree defaults for interviews
| name | help |
| description | Full reference guide for Ouroboros commands and agents |
Full reference guide for Ouroboros power users.
ooo help
/ouroboros:help
Ouroboros is a requirement crystallization engine for AI workflows. It transforms vague ideas into validated specifications through:
| Command | Purpose | Mode |
|---|---|---|
ooo | Welcome + quick start | Plugin |
ooo interview | Socratic requirement clarification | Plugin |
ooo seed | Generate validated seed spec | Plugin |
ooo run | Execute seed workflow | MCP |
ooo evaluate | 3-stage verification | MCP |
ooo unstuck | 5 lateral thinking personas | Plugin |
ooo status | Session status + drift check | MCP |
ooo resume-session | List in-flight sessions and re-attach commands | CLI |
ooo setup | Installation wizard | Plugin |
ooo config | Settings GUI — per-stage agents & models (browser here, TUI in a terminal) | CLI |
ooo welcome | First-touch welcome guide | Plugin |
ooo tutorial | Interactive hands-on learning | Plugin |
ooo help | This reference guide | Plugin |
ooo pm | PM-focused interview + PRD generation | MCP |
ooo qa | General-purpose QA verdict for any artifact | Plugin |
ooo cancel | Cancel stuck or orphaned executions | CLI |
ooo update | Check for updates + upgrade to latest | Plugin |
ooo brownfield | Scan and manage brownfield repo defaults | MCP |
ooo publish | Publish Seed as GitHub Issues for teams | Plugin |
| Command | Purpose | Mode |
|---|---|---|
ooo evolve | Start/monitor evolutionary development loop | MCP |
ooo ralph | Client-driven loop until verified (uses background evolve_step jobs) | Plugin + MCP |
Plugin = Works immediately after ooo setup.
MCP = Requires ooo setup (Python >= 3.12 auto-detected). Run setup once to unlock all features.
| Phrase | Triggers |
|---|---|
| "interview me", "clarify requirements", "socratic interview" | ooo interview |
| "crystallize", "generate seed", "create seed", "freeze requirements" | ooo seed |
| "ouroboros run", "execute seed", "run seed", "run workflow" | ooo run |
| "evaluate this", "3-stage check", "verify execution" | ooo evaluate |
| "think sideways", "i'm stuck", "break through", "lateral thinking" | ooo unstuck |
| "am I drifting?", "drift check", "session status" | ooo status |
| Phrase | Triggers |
|---|---|
| "write prd", "pm interview", "product requirements", "create prd" | ooo pm |
| "qa check", "quality check" | ooo qa |
| "cancel execution", "stop job", "kill stuck", "abort execution" | ooo cancel |
| "in-flight sessions", "mcp disconnected", "lost Ouroboros execution" | ooo resume-session |
| "update ouroboros", "upgrade ouroboros" | ooo update |
| "open settings", "change model", "change agent", "configure backend" | ooo config |
| "brownfield defaults", "brownfield scan" | ooo brownfield |
| "publish to github", "create issues from seed", "seed to issues" | ooo publish |
| Phrase | Triggers |
|---|---|
| "ralph", "don't stop", "must complete", "until it works", "keep going" | ooo ralph |
| "evolve", "evolutionary loop", "iterate until converged" | ooo evolve |
| Skill | Purpose | Mode |
|---|---|---|
/ouroboros:welcome | First-touch welcome experience | Plugin |
/ouroboros:interview | Socratic requirement clarification | Plugin |
/ouroboros:seed | Generate validated seed spec | Plugin |
/ouroboros:run | Execute seed workflow | MCP |
/ouroboros:evaluate | 3-stage verification | MCP |
/ouroboros:unstuck | 5 lateral thinking personas | Plugin |
/ouroboros:status | Session status + drift check | MCP |
/ouroboros:resume-session | List in-flight sessions and re-attach commands | CLI |
/ouroboros:setup | Installation wizard | Plugin |
/ouroboros:tutorial | Interactive hands-on learning | Plugin |
/ouroboros:help | This guide | Plugin |
/ouroboros:pm | PM-focused interview + PRD generation | MCP |
/ouroboros:qa | General-purpose QA verdict for any artifact | Plugin |
/ouroboros:cancel | Cancel stuck or orphaned executions | CLI |
/ouroboros:update | Check for updates + upgrade to latest | Plugin |
/ouroboros:brownfield | Scan and manage brownfield repo defaults | MCP |
/ouroboros:publish | Publish Seed as GitHub Issues for teams | Plugin |
| Skill | Purpose | Best For |
|---|---|---|
/ouroboros:ralph | Client-driven loop over background evolve_step jobs | "Don't stop", must complete |
/ouroboros:evolve | Evolutionary ontology refinement | Spec iteration until convergence |
| Agent | Purpose |
|---|---|
ouroboros:socratic-interviewer | Exposes hidden assumptions through questioning |
ouroboros:ontologist | Finds root problems vs symptoms |
ouroboros:seed-architect | Crystallizes requirements into seed specs |
ouroboros:evaluator | Three-stage verification |
ouroboros:contrarian | "Are we solving the wrong problem?" |
ouroboros:hacker | "Make it work first, elegance later" |
ouroboros:simplifier | "Cut scope to absolute minimum" |
ouroboros:researcher | "Stop coding, start investigating" |
ouroboros:architect | "Question the foundation, redesign if needed" |
After installing Ouroboros, run ooo setup once to register the MCP server.
This connects your runtime backend to the Ouroboros Python core and unlocks all features.
ooo setup # One-time setup (~1 minute)
Your final response MUST end with exactly one breadcrumb footer line:
◆ <current state> → next: <recommended action>
Derive <current state> from live session state via ouroboros_session_status when that MCP projection is available; otherwise derive it from this skill's actual outcome. Never use a linear Step N of M footer because Ouroboros is an evolutionary loop. When the next action is genuinely a choice, list 2-3 honest options in the next: clause. The breadcrumb line must be the last line of the response.