Practical Loop Engineering: Goals, loops, and the discipline of not delegating judgment
bibryam · x · 2026-08-15
Addy Osmani published an article on "Practical Loop Engineering," discussing goals, loops, and the discipline of not delegating judgment when working with AI agents.
Osmani mentions working with 5-10 agents in parallel. Some tasks can be fully delegated with clear stopping conditions, while others require closer human supervision. A "loop" is defined as an autonomous, self-correcting feedback cycle where an agent acts, tests results, and adjusts its approach until a goal is met.
The article also covers the "goal" and "loop" primitives in Claude Code and how Trigger.dev helps agents survive production issues like refreshes, redeployments, and crashes by running multi-turn conversations as durable tasks.
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