Ralph Specum Switch

What the source does

• FilesystemNone observedNo reads or writes in the source
• NetworkNone observedNo outbound calls in the source
• ShellNone observedNo commands run in the source
• DependenciesPinnedNothing floats
• SecretsNone foundNo keys in source

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Gates applied: no behavioural pass.

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Audit 0.4.1 · source sha a73b124937d9 · 18 Oct 2026Report an issue or request a re-scan

• Publishertzachbon GitHub userOwner of the repository this skill is read from
• Source foldertzachbon/smart-ralph/plugins/ralph-specum-codex/skills/ralph-specum-switchThe exact folder we audited
• LicenceMITAs the repository states it
• Commit pinned for this verdicta73b124937d9A new audit runs when the source changes
• Repository statusNot archivedLast push 32 days ago
• Sandboxed runNot runSkills are read, not executed; layer L4 is skipped

Its description: This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use `$ralph-specum-switch`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to switch the active spec.

---
name: ralph-specum-switch
description: This skill should be used only when the user explicitly asks to use `$ralph-specum-switch`, or explicitly asks Ralph Specum in Codex to switch the active spec.
metadata:
  surface: helper
  action: switch
---

# Ralph Specum Switch

Use this to switch the active spec.

Derive `RALPH_CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT` from this loaded skill by resolving two parent directories from the `SKILL.md` directory. Never derive it from the project working directory.

## Contract

- Read `.claude/ralph-specum.local.md` when present
- Parse `specs_dirs` from frontmatter to discover all spec roots
- Treat the first `specs_dirs` entry as the default root
- Default specs root is `./specs`
- `.current-spec` lives in the default specs root
- Do not guess on ambiguous names

## Action

1. Resolve the requested target by full path or exact name.
2. If no target was provided, list available specs grouped by root.
3. If the name is ambiguous across roots, stop and require a full path.
4. Update `.current-spec`:
   - bare name for the default root
   - full path for non-default roots
5. Read the target spec state and summarize phase, progress, approval state, and present files.
6. Report prototype dependencies without mutating them:
   - Treat a missing `activePrototypes` field as an empty map.
   - When state exists, run `"$RALPH_CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/prototype_records.py" select-downstream --base-path "$BASE_PATH" --state "$BASE_PATH/.ralph-state.json"` using the selected spec's resolved `basePath`.
   - Show each blocker from `activeBlockers` with prototype ID, status, blocked artifact or transition, `returnPhase`, and `returnTaskIndex`.
   - Show `staleArtifacts` and `staleTaskIndexes` from the selection result.
   - Do not reconcile, remove active entries, edit records, or change blocker data. If no overlay or stale dependency exists, preserve the existing switch output.

Excerpt, first 1,917 characters of SKILL.md, verbatim from the audited commit. It is text from someone else’s repository, quoted so you can judge it before your agent reads it.

1. 2026-10-18
   !CAUTION B 89 / 100

   first audit · source a73b124937d9

Questions about Ralph Specum Switch

• github.com/tzachbon/smart-ralph/tree/main/plugins/ralph-specum-c — the audited source at commit a73b124937d9 and every finding aboveObserved · 18 Oct 2026

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