@ItsRoboki: /loop and /goal do not validate your work. They amplify whatever validation you give them. The real problem: the agent …
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A critique of AI agent loops that continue without reasoning, suggesting that agents should pause periodically to analyze failures and propose theories before retrying.
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/loop and /goal do not validate your work. They amplify whatever validation you give them.
The real problem: the agent never stops and reasons.
It tries. Fails. Tries something else. Fails again. Try try try try try. Never once does it stops for:
“Wait. I tried that three times and it failed the same way. What is actual pattern in that failure?”
It’s a hamster wheel with better insulation.
The fix: every N cycles, force a reasoning break. Not more code. Not another tool call. A blank window, where the model must analyze what has been tried, why it failed, and propose one concrete theory before the next attempt.
If your loop never stops to reason, it’s not iterating. It’s thrashing.
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