Ralph Cancel

Cancel an active Ralph Loop

Ralph Cancel - Stop Active Loop

Cancel an active /ralph:ralph-loop execution.

Model: This command uses Haiku for fast, simple state update.

Execution

Spawn a Task agent with model: "haiku" and subagent_type: "general-purpose" to update loop state.

Instructions

  1. Read .ralph/loop-state.json

  2. If active is false:

    • Output: "No active loop to cancel."
    • Exit

  3. Update .ralph/loop-state.json:

{
  "active": false,
  "status": "CANCELLED",
  "cancelled": "<ISO timestamp>",
  ...existing fields preserved...
}
  1. Output:
LOOP CANCELLED

Feature: {feature-slug}
Iterations completed: {N}
Tasks completed: {count}
  - FEAT-XXX: Title
  ...

Progress has been saved. To resume later:
  /ralph:ralph-loop

To start fresh on this feature:
  1. Reset tasks in .ralph/features/FEAT_{feature}.md
  2. Update .ralph/progress.txt
  3. /ralph:ralph-loop
  1. Output <promise>COMPLETE</promise>