Loop engineering beats prompt engineering: build agent loops that self-verify
goyalshaliniuk · x · 2026-09-26
The author argues most AI workflows still follow "prompt → output → manual review → fix," making the human the loop. Loop engineering restructures this into a continuous "Discover → Plan → Execute → Verify → Iterate" cycle where the agent acts and self-checks. Key points: the real shift is from one-time generation to continuous verification; reliable loops need stop conditions, quality gates, reusable skills, tool access, memory, and feedback that improves the system—not just an LLM.
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