# Loop Review Patch Retest > Use to run a bounded review, patch, and retest loop that stops on green, on no diff, or on a repeated identical finding. - Skill: `jsuvic/loop-review-patch-retest` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add jsuvic/loop-review-patch-retest` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/jsuvic/loop-review-patch-retest/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: jsuvic (https://skillmd.com/u/jsuvic) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/jsuvic/loop-review-patch-retest --- # Loop: Review, Patch, Retest Iterate on review findings for a change until the review is clean, bounded by a hard iteration cap. Each iteration reviews, patches one finding cluster, and retests. ## Loop Steps 1. Review the change for correctness and contract impact; run `review-change` for the full pass. 2. Patch the highest-priority findings with a focused change. 3. Rerun the relevant tests and checks and confirm the finding is resolved. ## Max Iterations The loop runs at most 3 iterations. When it reaches 3 iterations without meeting a stop condition, it stops unconditionally and reports the unfinished state and the outstanding work; it never raises the bound to keep going. ## Stop Conditions Stop the loop as soon as any of these holds: - The relevant tests and checks are green. - An iteration produces no diff. - The same failure repeats identically across two consecutive iterations. ## Approval Gate - Get explicit human approval before any write, commit, or destructive step in each iteration. - The loop never self-approves, never continues past the iteration bound, and never runs destructive commands on its own authority. - Pause and surface the state whenever approval is missing. ## Safety - Do not upload source code. - Do not read or print secrets. - APC does not run this loop; a human or agent follows these instructions and remains in control.