# Loop

> Default execution rhythm — inspect → act → verify → checkpoint — applied iteratively until the task is done or a clear blocker emerges. Use when working through a known plan, draining a queue (PRs, issues, dependency bumps), or executing a multi-step recipe where each step's output informs the next. Each iteration must produce a concrete artifact (commit, comment, decision) and a one-line state update. Stop on first unrecoverable error rather than retrying blindly. Pair with `ship` for merge-bound work and `handoff` if budget runs out mid-loop.

- Skill: `lucassantana-dev/loop` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lucassantana-dev/loop`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lucassantana-dev/loop/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Finance & Business, Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: LucasSantana-Dev (https://skillmd.com/u/lucassantana-dev)
- Updated: 2026-08-19
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lucassantana-dev/loop

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# loop

This is the default working mode once the path is known.

## Cycle

1. Inspect the smallest missing evidence.
2. Act on the smallest coherent change.
3. Verify with narrow checks first.
4. Checkpoint the result.
5. Repeat until done or blocked.

## Stop conditions

Stop and re-route if:
- the evidence no longer supports the current path
- the diff grows beyond the intended scope
- the same failure repeats without progress
- the work becomes multi-step enough to require `plan`
- context budget exceeds 75% → emit `handoff`, then stop the loop
- cumulative tool-result bytes >50KB without progress → summarize + drop noise before next iteration

## Parallel mode

If a `Monitor` task is running (CI settle, build, long test), do NOT busy-wait. Pick up an independent priority — refactor a different file, draft a memory note, answer an open review thread — and resume the original loop when the monitor fires its event.

Rule: at most one Monitor active per loop; otherwise events collide.