fix(ralph-wiggum): Fix multi-line bash command causing execution failure #15731
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The ralph-loop command fails with 'Command contains newlines that could separate multiple commands' error because Claude Code's security restrictions block multi-line bash commands. This fix converts the bash block to a single line using && chaining while preserving all functionality. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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lgtm. Also, it solves the problem I am running into lol
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| "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/setup-ralph-loop.sh" $ARGUMENTS && if [ -f .claude/ralph-loop.local.md ]; then PROMISE=$(grep '^completion_promise:' .claude/ralph-loop.local.md | sed 's/completion_promise: *//' | sed 's/^"\(.*\)"$/\1/'); if [ -n "$PROMISE" ] && [ "$PROMISE" != "null" ]; then echo "" && echo "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════" && echo "CRITICAL - Ralph Loop Completion Promise" && echo "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════" && echo "" && echo "To complete this loop, output this EXACT text:" && echo " <promise>$PROMISE</promise>" && echo "" && echo "STRICT REQUIREMENTS (DO NOT VIOLATE):" && echo " ✓ Use <promise> XML tags EXACTLY as shown above" && echo " ✓ The statement MUST be completely and unequivocally TRUE" && echo " ✓ Do NOT output false statements to exit the loop" && echo " ✓ Do NOT lie even if you think you should exit" && echo "" && echo "IMPORTANT - Do not circumvent the loop:" && echo " Even if you believe you're stuck, the task is impossible," && echo " or you've been running too long - you MUST NOT output a" && echo " false promise statement. The loop is designed to continue" && echo " until the promise is GENUINELY TRUE. Trust the process." && echo "" && echo " If the loop should stop, the promise statement will become" && echo " true naturally. Do not force it by lying." && echo "═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"; fi; fi |
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It would probably be better if this was moved to the setup-ralph-loop.sh script.
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Remove ```! code blocks from command files that caused permission check failures. Claude Code's security model rejects multi-line bash commands, and the auto-execute syntax was being included in permission validation. Changes: - Extract multi-line bash from command files to external scripts - Create scripts/cancel-ralph.sh for cancellation logic - Move completion promise display to setup-ralph-loop.sh - Scope allowed-tools to specific script paths for security - Add bash prefix to hooks.json for Windows compatibility - Use #!/usr/bin/env bash for portability across systems - Use heredoc for static text to prevent variable interpolation bugs Based on patterns from PRs anthropics#59, anthropics#58, anthropics#72, anthropics#89, anthropics#15845, anthropics#15731. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Closing in favour of #16320 |
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Summary
Fix the ralph-wiggum plugin's
/ralph-loopcommand which fails to execute due to Claude Code's security restrictions on multi-line bash commands.Problem
When running
/ralph-loop, users receive:This is because Claude Code blocks bash commands that contain newlines for security reasons (to prevent command chaining attacks).
Solution
Convert the multi-line bash command block in
commands/ralph-loop.mdto a single line using&&operators to chain commands, which is allowed by Claude Code's security model.Before (broken):
After (fixed):
Test plan
/ralph-wiggum:ralph-loop "test task" --completion-promise "DONE"🤖 Generated with Claude Code