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---
name: continuous-agent-loop
description: Patterns for continuous autonomous agent loops with quality gates, evals, and recovery controls.
origin: ECC
---
# Continuous Agent Loop
This is the v1.8+ canonical loop skill name. It supersedes `autonomous-loops` while keeping compatibility for one release.
## Loop Selection Flow
```text
Start
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+-- Need strict CI/PR control? -- yes --> continuous-pr
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+-- Need RFC decomposition? -- yes --> rfc-dag
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+-- Need exploratory parallel generation? -- yes --> infinite
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+-- default --> sequential
```
## Combined Pattern
Recommended production stack:
1. RFC decomposition (`ralphinho-rfc-pipeline`)
2. quality gates (`plankton-code-quality` + `/quality-gate`)
3. eval loop (`eval-harness`)
4. session persistence (`nanoclaw-repl`)
## Failure Modes
- loop churn without measurable progress
- repeated retries with same root cause
- merge queue stalls
- cost drift from unbounded escalation
## Recovery
- freeze loop
- run `/harness-audit`
- reduce scope to failing unit
- replay with explicit acceptance criteria