ralph-orchestrator and hq-starter-kit
The frameworks are ecosystem siblings, where Corey Epstein's HQ-Starter-Kit is built upon the "Ralph methodology," a technique for autonomous AI agent orchestration that Mikey O'Brien's ralph-orchestrator improves upon.
About ralph-orchestrator
mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator
An improved implementation of the Ralph Wiggum technique for autonomous AI agent orchestration
Implements a hat-based persona system with backpressure gates (tests, lint, typecheck) that coordinate through events, supporting multiple LLM backends (Claude, Gemini, Copilot CLI) and persistent memories. Runs as a Rust RPC API with web dashboard, MCP server over stdio, or CLI; includes human-in-the-loop via Telegram for agent questions and proactive guidance during orchestration loops.
About hq-starter-kit
coreyepstein/hq-starter-kit
Personal OS framework for orchestrating AI workers. Built on Ralph methodology.
Provisions autonomous AI agents with persistent execution threads, knowledge injection, and context-aware handoffs across Claude sessions. Built around the Ralph methodology for structured AI work, it integrates Claude Code, GitHub CLI, and optional LSP tools for real-time code intelligence, while supporting both built-in workers (CodeWorker, ContentWorker, OpsWorker) and custom domain-specific agents via `/newworker` scaffolding.
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