Golden Rule for Autonomous Agents: Separate Maker and Verifier
ldrx · reddit · 2026-08-15
The author proposes a core rule for autonomous agent workflows: Maker ≠ Verifier.
Workflow Design:
- Task
- Maker
- PR/Evidence
- Verifier: Uses fresh context, receives acceptance criteria and evidence only, never the Maker's explanation.
- Reject (back to Maker) or Accept (ship/merge).
Key Mechanism:
- If verification fails, feedback is sent to the Maker for retries.
- After 3 failed rounds, it escalates to a human to prevent infinite loops.
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