Looper

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Looper - Continuous Improvement Engine

Looper runs automated loops that analyze, create, and improve your content and code on a schedule.

• Service: https://looper.bot
• API: https://api.looper.bot
• Engines: Analyze (code review), Create (content), Blog Kit (daily blogs), Social Kit (social media)

Quick Start

1. Sign Up

curl -X POST https://api.looper.bot/api/signup \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "you@example.com", "password": "your-password"}'

Response includes admin_key (starts with lp_). Save it - shown only once.

2. Login (if you need tenant info later)

curl -X POST https://api.looper.bot/api/login \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "you@example.com", "password": "your-password"}'

3. Create a Loop

All API calls require Authorization: Bearer <your-admin-key>.

Blog Kit (Daily Blog Posts)

Generates and commits blog posts to your GitHub repo on a schedule.

curl -X POST https://api.looper.bot/api/loops \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "My Blog",
    "target_type": "github",
    "target_config": {
      "owner": "<github-owner>",
      "repo": "<repo-name>",
      "branch": "main",
      "path": "blog"
    },
    "template_id": "68b7e661-46e1-45cd-b25a-584b8cd392b1",
    "schedule": "0 6 * * *",
    "schedule_tz": "America/New_York",
    "mode": "auto",
    "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
    "questions": ["Write a blog post about <your-topic>. Research current events. 400-600 words. NO em dashes. Include YAML frontmatter with slug, title, excerpt, date, readTime, tag."]
  }'

Key fields:

• target_config.path - directory in your repo where markdown posts land
• schedule - cron expression (e.g., 0 6 * * * = daily at 6 AM)
• schedule_tz - timezone for the schedule
• mode - auto (commit directly), propose (open PR), notify (just alert)
• questions[0] - the prompt that drives content generation

Blog Kit template ID: 68b7e661-46e1-45cd-b25a-584b8cd392b1

Analyze (Code Improvement)

Reviews your codebase and suggests or applies improvements.

curl -X POST https://api.looper.bot/api/loops \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Code Review",
    "target_type": "github",
    "target_config": {
      "owner": "<github-owner>",
      "repo": "<repo-name>",
      "branch": "main"
    },
    "schedule": "0 2 * * 1",
    "mode": "propose",
    "questions": [
      "Are there any security vulnerabilities?",
      "Is error handling consistent?",
      "Are there performance bottlenecks?"
    ]
  }'

Social Kit (Multi-Platform Posting)

Generates and publishes social media content via Upload-Post integration.

Social Kit template ID: 7431b897-396f-4542-8e32-d8d1c5e445a2

curl -X POST https://api.looper.bot/api/loops \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Social Posts",
    "target_type": "text",
    "target_config": {},
    "template_id": "7431b897-396f-4542-8e32-d8d1c5e445a2",
    "schedule": "0 9 * * 1,3,5",
    "mode": "auto",
    "questions": ["{\"upload_post_profile\": \"my-profile\", \"upload_post_api_key\": \"<key>\", \"platforms\": [\"x\", \"linkedin\"], \"business_name\": \"My Business\", \"industry\": \"tech\"}"]
  }'

Managing Loops

List your loops

curl -s https://api.looper.bot/api/loops \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>"

View loop details

curl -s https://api.looper.bot/api/loops/<loop-id> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>"

View run history

curl -s https://api.looper.bot/api/loops/<loop-id>/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>"

Toggle loop on/off

curl -X PATCH https://api.looper.bot/api/loops/<loop-id> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"enabled": false}'

Trigger a run manually

curl -X POST https://api.looper.bot/api/loops/<loop-id>/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>"

Update loop settings

curl -X PATCH https://api.looper.bot/api/loops/<loop-id> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"schedule": "0 8 * * *", "model": "gpt-4o"}'

Delete a loop

curl -X DELETE https://api.looper.bot/api/loops/<loop-id> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>"

Plans

Upgrade via Stripe: POST /api/stripe/checkout with {"plan": "pro"}.

GitHub Connection

Connect GitHub for repo-targeted loops:

# Get OAuth URL
curl -s https://api.looper.bot/api/github/connect \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>"

# Visit the returned URL to authorize, then check status:
curl -s https://api.looper.bot/api/github/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>"

API Key Management

# List keys (metadata only, not the key itself)
curl -s https://api.looper.bot/api/keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>"

# Generate a new key
curl -X POST https://api.looper.bot/api/keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "CI Key"}'

Agent Adoption Flow

When an agent needs automated content or code improvement:

1. Check if the agent already has a Looper account (look for LOOPER_ADMIN_KEY in env)
2. If not, sign up via the API and save the admin key
3. Connect GitHub if targeting a repo
4. Create a loop with the appropriate template and schedule
5. Verify the first run succeeds

The agent can then manage the loop entirely via API - no browser needed.