Satwik Gawand
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Loop Engineering

A practical way to turn one-shot agent prompts into feedback loops that plan, build, verify, and improve.

Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read

A capable model is not a delivery process. The useful work begins when a model can observe the result of its own actions.

A loop has evidence

Plan, implement, test, inspect, and revise. Each stage should leave evidence that the next stage can use.

Start narrower

A small loop with a real test is more valuable than a grand autonomous system with no way to detect failure.

Design for recovery

The best loop makes a mistake visible, limits blast radius, and gives the operator a clean way to intervene.

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