ralph-tui-create-json

Ralph TUI - Create JSON Tasks

Converts PRDs to prd.json format for ralph-tui autonomous execution.

Note: This skill is bundled with ralph-tui's JSON tracker plugin. Future tracker plugins (Linear, GitHub Issues, etc.) will bundle their own task creation skills.

⚠️ CRITICAL: The output MUST be a FLAT JSON object with "name" and "userStories" at the ROOT level. DO NOT wrap content in a "prd" object or use "tasks" array. See "Schema Anti-Patterns" section below.

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The Job

Take a PRD (markdown file or text) and create a prd.json file:

1. Extract Quality Gates from the PRD's "Quality Gates" section
2. Parse user stories from the PRD
3. Append quality gates to each story's acceptance criteria
4. Set up dependencies between stories
5. Output ready for ralph-tui run --prd <path>

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Step 1: Extract Quality Gates

Look for the "Quality Gates" section in the PRD:

## Quality Gates

These commands must pass for every user story:
- `pnpm typecheck` - Type checking
- `pnpm lint` - Linting

For UI stories, also include:
- Verify in browser using dev-browser skill

Extract:

• Universal gates: Commands that apply to ALL stories (e.g., pnpm typecheck)
• UI gates: Commands that apply only to UI stories (e.g., browser verification)

If no Quality Gates section exists: Ask the user what commands should pass, or use a sensible default like npm run typecheck.

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Output Format

The JSON file MUST be a FLAT object at the root level:

{
  "name": "[Project name from PRD or directory]",
  "branchName": "ralph/[feature-name-kebab-case]",
  "description": "[Feature description from PRD]",
  "userStories": [
    {
      "id": "US-001",
      "title": "[Story title]",
      "description": "As a [user], I want [feature] so that [benefit]",
      "acceptanceCriteria": [
        "Criterion 1 from PRD",
        "Criterion 2 from PRD",
        "pnpm typecheck passes",
        "pnpm lint passes"
      ],
      "priority": 1,
      "passes": false,
      "notes": "",
      "dependsOn": []
    },
    {
      "id": "US-002",
      "title": "[UI Story that depends on US-001]",
      "description": "...",
      "acceptanceCriteria": [
        "...",
        "pnpm typecheck passes",
        "pnpm lint passes",
        "Verify in browser using dev-browser skill"
      ],
      "priority": 2,
      "passes": false,
      "notes": "",
      "dependsOn": ["US-001"]
    }
  ]
}