OPPLAN Converter — CONOPS to Ralph Loop Format

The OPPLAN is the direct analogue of ralph's prd.json — it's the file the autonomous loop reads each iteration to decide what to do next. Each objective must be completable by one agent in one context window.

When to Use

• After both plan/roe.json and plan/conops.json exist
• User wants to convert planning docs into executable tasks
• Starting the autonomous red team loop

Prerequisites

Read both plan/roe.json and plan/conops.json first. The RoE constrains what's allowed; the CONOPS defines the kill chain and threat profile.

See ../references/schema-quick-reference.md for the OPPLAN and Objective schema fields, valid status values, and enum types.

Workflow

Step 1: Extract Kill Chain from CONOPS

Read the CONOPS kill chain phases. Only create objectives for authorized phases.

Step 2: Decompose into Objectives

Each objective must follow the one context window rule — if an agent can't complete it in a single session, it's too big. Split it.

See references/objective-templates.md for recon-phase templates and references/objective-rules.md for the complete decomposition rules.

ID Convention: OBJ-{NUMBER} (auto-generated as OBJ-001, OBJ-002, ...)

Phase → Sub-Agent Routing:

Step 3: Write Acceptance Criteria

Every objective MUST have three mandatory criteria types:

1. Scope check — "All targets verified against plan/roe.json in-scope list"
2. OPSEC check — At least one OPSEC-related criterion (rate limit, timing, etc.)
3. Output persistence — "Results saved to /recon/..." (or exploit/, post-exploit/) with specific file path

Beyond these, add criteria specific to what the objective accomplishes. Every criterion must be mechanically verifiable — no vague statements like "good coverage."

Step 4: Assign Metadata

For each objective:

• priority — Sequential, respects kill chain ordering and dependencies
• mitre — List of MITRE ATT&CK technique IDs (e.g. ["T1190", "T1059.004"])
• opsec — OPSEC level: loud, standard, careful, quiet, silent
• opsec_notes — Specific OPSEC constraints for this objective
• c2_tier — C2 tier matching OPSEC level: interactive, short-haul, long-haul
• concessions — Pre-authorized assists if objective is blocked (TIBER/CORIE concept)
• blocked_by — Objective IDs that must complete first

Step 5: Generate OPPLAN

Use add_objective (one at a time, set engagement_name and threat_profile on first call) → list_objectives to review → present for user approval. No mode switching needed — OPPLAN tools are always available.

Step 6: Validate

See references/objective-rules.md validation checklist before finalizing.

Output

Present a summary table showing all objectives with phase, priority, title, OPSEC level, and MITRE mapping. Wait for user approval before starting execution.