Ralpi

Execute tasks from task files using DAG-based dependency resolution with persistent progress tracking.

Features

• DAG-based execution: Tasks are ordered by dependencies using Kahn's algorithm
• Parallel batching: Independent tasks in each batch can run concurrently
• Persistent progress: Execution state saved to .ralpi/progress.json
• Reflection system: Each task produces a reflection for downstream tasks
• Retry with backoff: Failed tasks retry with exponential backoff
• Multiple formats: Supports Fio README, simple checkboxes, and YAML
• Chat progress: Real-time progress messages in Pi chat via pi.sendMessage
• Tool usage tracking: Detects and reports tool usage (read, write, edit, bash) from task execution
• Git commit capture: Captures git commit messages and generates summaries per task
• Configurable timeouts: Task-level timeouts via meta blocks, with global fallback
• Session saving: Saves full task output for expandable session review
• Resume auto-discovery: Automatically finds and resumes interrupted execution
• Custom message renderer: Compact UI labels with expandable details in Pi TUI

Usage

/ralpi plan [task-file]   # Show execution plan
/ralpi run [task-file]    # Execute all tasks
/ralpi status [task-file] # Show current progress
/ralpi resume [task-file] # Resume paused execution
/ralpi next [task-file]   # Execute next batch only
/ralpi reset [task-file]  # Reset all progress

Task File Formats

Fio README Format

# Project Title

## Tasks

- [ ] 01 — Setup project structure -> `tasks/01-setup.md`
- [ ] 02 — Implement auth -> `tasks/02-auth.md`
- [ ] 03 — Build API -> `tasks/03-api.md`

## Dependencies

1 -> 2,3
2 -> 3

Supported Dependency Formats

The parser supports two dependency declaration styles in the ## Dependencies section:

Arrow Notation (recommended):

1 -> 2,3,4
5 -> 6

This means: "Task 1 must complete before tasks 2, 3, and 4 can start."

Natural Language:

13 depends on 17, 18, 19, 20
14 depends on 13, 15, 16

This means: "Task 13 depends on tasks 17, 18, 19, and 20."

Parallel Groups (informational only):

1, 2, 3, 4 can be done in parallel
5, 6, 7, 8 can be done in parallel

Note: These lines are ignored by the parser. Use explicit dependencies to control execution order.

Simple Checkbox Format

- [ ] 01: Setup project structure
- [ ] 02: Implement auth
- [ ] 03: Build API

YAML Format

objective: Build a web application
tasks:
  - id: "01"
    title: Setup project structure
    file: tasks/01-setup.md
    dependencies: []
  - id: "02"
    title: Implement auth
    file: tasks/02-auth.md
    depends_on: ["01"]

Configuration

Create config files. Both are optional:

Scope	Path
Global	~/.pi/ralpi/config.yaml
Project	./.ralpi/config.yaml

execution:
  maxParallel: 3          # ralpi-level concurrency only
  models:                 # round-robin in <provider>/<model> format
    - google/gemini-3.5-flash # 1st and 3rd task in parallel
    - openai/gpt-5.5 # 2nd task in parallel
prompts:
  projectContext: "Additional context for all tasks"

ralpi deliberately does not set timeouts or retries — those are inherited from Pi's own settings. Tasks run until they complete or Pi's own flow stops them.

execution.models uses slot-aware round-robin: with 3 models and 2 concurrent tasks, only the first two models are used. The third model is only touched when a third concurrent task starts. Freed model slots are reused before new ones are allocated.

The keys mirror the nested structure of RalpiConfig in src/types.ts.

Precedence (highest wins)

Priority	Source
1st	In-memory overrides (model, thinkingLevel from parent Pi session)
2nd	./.ralpi/config.yaml — project-level
3rd	~/.pi/ralpi/config.yaml — global, shared across projects
4th	DEFAULT_CONFIG in src/types.ts

Task-Level Timeout

You can set a timeout for individual tasks using a meta block in the task file:

- [ ] 01: Setup project structure
  timeout: 10m

Supported formats: 10m (minutes), 600s (seconds), 3600000 (milliseconds)

State Files

• .ralpi/progress.json - Execution progress
• .ralpi/reflections/ - Per-task reflections
• .ralpi/prompts/ - Generated prompts
• .ralpi/sessions/ - Full task output for review