RU: Status
/usr/bin/env bash << 'RALPH_UNIVERSAL_STATUS'
PROJECT_DIR="${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR:-$(pwd)}"
echo "========================================"
echo " RALPH UNIVERSAL STATUS"
echo "========================================"
echo ""
STATE_FILE="$PROJECT_DIR/.claude/ru-state.json"
CONFIG_FILE="$PROJECT_DIR/.claude/ru-config.json"
if [[ ! -f "$STATE_FILE" ]]; then
echo "State: NOT STARTED"
echo " Run /ru:start to begin"
exit 0
fi
STATE=$(jq -r '.state // "unknown"' "$STATE_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
echo "State: $STATE"
echo "Project: $PROJECT_DIR"
if [[ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]]; then
echo ""
echo "Configuration:"
jq -r '.loop_limits | " Time: \(.min_hours)h - \(.max_hours)h\n Iterations: \(.min_iterations) - \(.max_iterations)"' "$CONFIG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo " (unable to read config)"
fi
if [[ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/.claude/ru-start-timestamp" ]]; then
START_TS=$(cat "$PROJECT_DIR/.claude/ru-start-timestamp")
NOW_TS=$(date +%s)
ELAPSED_SECS=$((NOW_TS - START_TS))
ELAPSED_MINS=$((ELAPSED_SECS / 60))
echo ""
echo "Elapsed: ${ELAPSED_MINS} minutes"
fi
RALPH_UNIVERSAL_STATUS
Examples
# Check if loop is running
/ru:status
# Quick check from terminal
cat .claude/ru-state.json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.state' || echo "not started"
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Cause | Solution |
| ---------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| NOT STARTED | Loop never initialized | Run /ru:start |
| State: unknown | Corrupted state file | Delete .claude/ru-state.json |
| No configuration | Config file missing | Run /ru:wizard for guided setup |
| jq not found | jq not installed | brew install jq |