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Ralph Quality Gates: The Three Mandatory Checks Before Committing Changes

April 13, 2026 snarktank/ralph ↗

Ralph commits changes only after typechecking, linting, and testing all succeed, aborting the commit immediately if any quality gate fails.

Ralph (snarktank/ralph) is an AI-driven development agent that enforces strict quality standards before committing code. According to the repository's prompt templates and documentation, Ralph implements a mandatory three-stage quality gate system that prevents broken code from ever reaching the repository.

The Three Mandatory Quality Gates

Ralph enforces a combined pass of three distinct quality checks before allowing any commit. These gates are explicitly defined

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