Ralph Wiggum Loop
io.github.sheldonrobinson/ralph-wiggum-loop
About Ralph Wiggum Loop
Ralph Wiggum Loop is an MCP server published by the GitHub account sheldonrobinson. Autonomous iterative AI development MCP server with spec-driven worker/reviewer SHIP/REVISE loops.
It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the MCP bundle package ralph-wiggum-loop.sh.mcpb at version 1.1.0.
It asks for no keys or passwords.
Version 1.1.0 was published on 23 October 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.
Written from the registry entry. 8 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 6 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.
What it asks for
| Variable | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
RALPH_STATE_BASE | No | No | Directory path where active Ralph Loop state and iteration history are stored |
RALPH_RECIPE_DIR | No | No | Directory path containing workflow recipe JSON files |
Checks
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Source repository linked | Pass | https://github.com/sheldonrobinson/ralph-wiggum-loop |
| Version pinned | Pass | Every package has an explicit version |
| Secrets requested | Info | Asks for no secrets |
| Known package registry | Pass | All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB |
| Namespace ownership | Info | Name verified via GitHub account sheldonrobinson |
| Registry text aimed at the AI | Pass | Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI |
| Code red flags | Pass | Read 22 files in the bundle: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found |
| Text aimed at the AI | Pass | No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 22 files, including comments and the README |
Popularity & health: 50 / 100
Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.
0 forks, 0 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.
What people say
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Facts
| Registry name | io.github.sheldonrobinson/ralph-wiggum-loop |
|---|---|
| Publisher | GitHub account sheldonrobinson |
| How the name is verified | Name verified via GitHub account sheldonrobinson. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code. |
| Type | Local: runs on your machine from a package |
| Packages | mcpb https://github.com/sheldonrobinson/ralph-wiggum-loop/releases/download/v1.1.0/ralph-wiggum-loop.sh.mcpb 1.1.0 (stdio)mcpb https://github.com/sheldonrobinson/ralph-wiggum-loop/releases/download/v1.1.0/ralph-wiggum-loop.pwsh.mcpb 1.1.0 (stdio) |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Source repository | https://github.com/sheldonrobinson/ralph-wiggum-loop |
| Website | https://sheldonrobinson.github.io/ralph-wiggum-loop |
| Category | Other (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand) |
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