ralph-increment-feature-attempts

name	ralph-increment-feature-attempts
description	Increment the attempts counter for a feature after a failed implementation attempt. Optionally sets the last_error message.
user-invocable	false

Skill: increment-feature-attempts

Increment the attempts counter for a feature after a failed verification.

Purpose

Track how many times the Ralph Implementer has tried to implement a feature. After reaching max_attempts (default: 5), the feature should be marked as blocked.

Input

• Feature ID: e.g., F001, F042
• Error Message (optional): The error from the failed attempt, stored in last_error
• Path: Path to feature_list.json (default: ./feature_list.json)

Output

Updated attempts for F042 from 2 to 3 (max: 5)

Usage

ralph skill increment-feature-attempts --id F042
ralph skill increment-feature-attempts --id F042 --error "Build failed"

Rules

• Increment attempts by exactly 1 each call.
• If --error is provided, update last_error with the message.
• The command reports the new value and the max_attempts from config for context.
• The command does NOT auto-block -- the implementer agent decides when to block based on max_attempts.