ralph-resume

To restore a completed development session state, load the archived JSON file to retrieve the previous session's saved tasks, phase, and iteration counters. This enables seamless continuation of iterative development without losing prior work context.

Yes, you can define and integrate new tasks and acceptance criteria into the existing session state. The system manages task IDs and acceptance criteria IDs, resetting phase and iteration counters to re-execute the session with the updated requirements.

The best way to resume iterative development is to restore the last saved state from the session archive, add the missing task or error handling step, and re-run the session. This prevents starting from scratch and leverages existing context.

Yes, jq is a required dependency to restore Ralph session archives. The Skill uses scripts that rely on jq to parse and manage the JSON state files needed for session state restoration and task definition.

Session state restoration handles phase and iteration counters by resetting them during the integration of new tasks and acceptance criteria. This ensures a seamless continuation of the development session from a clean execution baseline.

You should use session restoration when a completed session lacks crucial steps like error handling, and you need to maintain the existing context. It prevents the loss of previous work and enables iterative execution by re-running with updated tasks.