feat: adopt Ralph loop pattern in smithers-worker#4
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Integrate the Ralph loop pattern (iterative refinement driven by backpressure) into smithers-worker specification: - Add Ralph loop pattern description and principles - Define stop hooks (tests, lints, builds, types) as quality gates - Introduce completion promise concept - Document iterative stop-hook behavior - Update workflow to show Ralph loop phases - Add architecture comparison (Smithers vs Ralph) - Include references to Ralph pattern resources Workers now iterate until all stop hooks pass before committing, ensuring completion promise is fulfilled. Smithers orchestrates multiple parallel Ralph loops with review-based gating. Refs: https://ghuntley.com/ralph/ Refs: https://github.com/ghuntley/how-to-ralph-wiggum Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Integrate the Ralph loop pattern (iterative refinement driven by backpressure) into smithers-worker specification:
Workers now iterate until all stop hooks pass before committing, ensuring completion promise is fulfilled. Smithers orchestrates multiple parallel Ralph loops with review-based gating.
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SKILL.md: Updated workflow and added Ralph loop integrationreferences/smithers-worker.md: Comprehensive Ralph loop specification🤖 Generated with Claude Code