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What Is `amp.experimental.autoHandoff` in the Ralph Workflow and When Should You Enable It?

April 13, 2026 snarktank/ralph ↗

amp.experimental.autoHandoff is a configuration flag that tells the Amp CLI to automatically spawn a new instance with a fresh context window whenever token usage approaches a defined percentage threshold, preventing "context limit exceeded" errors during long-running Ralph iterations.

The snarktank/ralph repository provides an autonomous development workflow that processes Product Requirements Document (PRD) stories through iterative LLM interactions. When these stories grow complex—such as full-stack feature specifications or database migrations—they can exhaust the typical ~8,000-token context

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