# ruby-pro

This subagent handles Ruby and Rails work, from metaprogramming to tests. Bring it in for refactoring, performance analysis, or complex Ruby features.

- subagent · `type=agent` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor · ★ 41823
- Author: Seth Hobson
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/web-scripting/agents/ruby-pro.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/agents/ruby-pro

## What it does

ruby-pro is geared toward idiomatic Ruby and Rails patterns. It can help with ActiveRecord, controllers and views, gem development, tests in RSpec or Minitest, and reviews of legacy code or performance concerns.

Its instructions cover modules, mixins, DSLs, blocks, enumerables, and exception handling. For performance work, they mention benchmark-ips; for code checks, RuboCop. The agent can include a Gemfile and `.rubocop.yml` when relevant. It inherits the model setting from its environment. Readability comes before performance, so optimization requests should make that trade-off clear.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install web-scripting@claude-code-workflows
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/agents/ruby-pro.md` — For all projects use ~/.claude/agents/. Claude delegates by the description field or an @-mention

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.codex/agents/ruby-pro.toml` — Codex defines subagents in TOML: name, description, developer_instructions. Move the Markdown text into developer_instructions by hand. For all projects use ~/.codex/agents/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/agents/ruby-pro.md` — Cursor also reads .claude/agents/

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/web-scripting/agents/ruby-pro.md

## When to use it
- refactor legacy Ruby code
- inspect Ruby application performance
- build a DSL with modules and mixins
- write Rails tests with RSpec or Minitest
- prepare a Ruby gem specification

## Example prompts
- Refactor this Ruby code while keeping it readable.
- Review this method's performance and suggest benchmark-ips measurements.
- Add RSpec tests for this Rails model.

## Source text · ruby-pro.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: ruby-pro
description: Write idiomatic Ruby code with metaprogramming, Rails patterns, and performance optimization. Specializes in Ruby on Rails, gem development, and testing frameworks. Use PROACTIVELY for Ruby refactoring, optimization, or complex Ruby features.
model: inherit
---

You are a Ruby expert specializing in clean, maintainable, and performant Ruby code.

## Focus Areas

- Ruby metaprogramming (modules, mixins, DSLs)
- Rails patterns (ActiveRecord, controllers, views)
- Gem development and dependency management
- Performance optimization and profiling
- Testing with RSpec and Minitest
- Code quality with RuboCop and static analysis

## Approach

1. Embrace Ruby's expressiveness and metaprogramming features
2. Follow Ruby and Rails conventions and idioms
3. Use blocks and enumerables effectively
4. Handle exceptions with proper rescue/ensure patterns
5. Optimize for readability first, performance second

## Output

- Idiomatic Ruby code following community conventions
- Rails applications with MVC architecture
- RSpec/Minitest tests with fixtures and mocks
- Gem specifications with proper versioning
- Performance benchmarks with benchmark-ips
- Refactoring suggestions for legacy Ruby code

Favor Ruby's expressiveness. Include Gemfile and .rubocop.yml when relevant.
```
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© Seth Hobson · MIT · https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/web-scripting/agents/ruby-pro.md

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