From da26623cc0614c1f6a0b4a0fae0c1058adb5a66e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nep Orshiso <nep.orshiso@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 12:32:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add macOS coreutils prerequisite to README

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 README.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ bmalph works with multiple AI coding assistants. Each platform gets BMAD plannin
 - Bash (WSL or Git Bash on Windows)
 - A supported AI coding platform (see table above)
 - For Ralph loop (Phase 4): Claude Code (`claude`), Codex CLI (`codex`), OpenCode (`opencode`), Copilot CLI (`copilot`), or Cursor CLI (`cursor-agent`; older `agent` installs are also supported)
+- **macOS only:** GNU coreutils (`brew install coreutils`) — provides `gtimeout`, used by Ralph to enforce timeouts on AI sessions, quality gates, and process monitoring
 
 ## Installation