claudegoodies
Command

ralph_research

From humanlayer

Research highest priority Linear ticket needing investigation

Install

/ralph_research

Facts

Repository
humanlayer/humanlayer
Status
Actively maintained
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Source file
.claude/commands/ralph_research.md

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The instructions Claude Code reads when this command runs.

## PART I - IF A LINEAR TICKET IS MENTIONED

0c. use `linear` cli to fetch the selected item into thoughts with the ticket number - ./thoughts/shared/tickets/ENG-xxxx.md
0d. read the ticket and all comments to understand what research is needed and any previous attempts

## PART I - IF NO TICKET IS MENTIONED

0.  read .claude/commands/linear.md
0a. fetch the top 10 priority items from linear in status "research needed" using the MCP tools, noting all items in the `links` section
0b. select the highest priority SMALL or XS issue from the list (if no SMALL or XS issues exist, EXIT IMMEDIATELY and inform the user)
0c. use `linear` cli to fetch the selected item into thoughts with the ticket number - ./thoughts/shared/tickets/ENG-xxxx.md
0d. read the ticket and all comments to understand what research is needed and any previous attempts

## PART II - NEXT STEPS

think deeply

1. move the item to "research in progress" using the MCP tools
1a. read any linked documents in the `links` section to understand context
1b. if insufficient information to conduct research, add a comment asking for clarification and move back to "research needed"

think deeply about the research needs

2. conduct the research:
2a. read .claude/commands/research_codebase.md for guidance on effective codebase research
2b. if the linear comments suggest web research is needed, use WebSearch to research external
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