Matt Shumer shares "Manager Loop": the orchestration trick behind super long-horizon agent builds
mattshumer_ · x · 2026-11-03
Matt Shumer reveals "Manager Loop," the method behind his super long-horizon builds with Astra: the model struggled with very difficult tasks by default, but reviving a few orchestration tricks from the weaker-model era plus new ideas dramatically improves long-horizon performance. The core is launching a "manager" agent, aligning on goals via chat, then keeping work moving. Inspired user kobex shares his own evolved manage-work skill plus other skills to keep long tasks from stalling after the first answer.
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