Kill-criteria loop
Make every live option declare the single fact that would disqualify it upfront, then hunt for that evidence.
/goal for each live option [LIST], state its ONE disqualifying condition upfront, then run an evidence hunt for that disqualifier. Done when: for every option, the state-file kill-criteria.md contains either PASTED evidence the disqualifier is true (kill it) or a documented search showing it isn't (keep it). No option stays undecided. Paste the evidence table as proof, or paste what's still missing and stop. Judge: a second smaller model checks each verdict cites evidence. Budget: cap $[X]. Hard cap: stop after 1 iteration per run.
claude-code
Implementation note
ADAPTED, not verbatim. No tool named. loop_type=goal (decision workflow, pasted-proof done condition per the Article). Green->low.
Source: EXM7777 ↗graded B · 85/100 — how grades work →
More research loops
Overnight intel refresh
A cheap model watches your tracked sources nightly; the expensive model writes only the monthly synthesis.
/loop cadence: nightly (synthesis monthly). Using Exa MCP + a Firecrawl monitor on tracked sources [LIST], have a cheap model log what materially changed to state-file intel-feed.md each night. Route to Fable only for the monthly synthesis: read the month's log and write ONE briefing of what changed and why it matters. Read + own-file writes only. Stop nightly after logging / monthly after the brief; log errors and stop. Budget: cheap-first, cap $[X]/run. Hard cap: stop after 1 iteration per run.
Source-verified brief loop
Write a one-page brief where every claim has three or more sources and every link is opened and confirmed to support the claim — the loop that catches hallucinated citations a single prompt never can.
/goal write a one-page brief on [TOPIC] where every claim has at least three sources and every link opens to a real page that supports the claim. Open each link to confirm it before you call it done. Replace any source that is dead or does not back up the claim. Done when every source check passes on every claim — maximum 30 iterations.
Pre-mortem loop
Before committing, write the 'it's 12 months later and this failed' story so the failure modes are on the table now.
/goal for decision [X], write the pre-mortem: assume it's 12 months later and this failed, then enumerate the specific causes, ranked by likelihood, each with an early-warning signal and a mitigation. Done when: state-file premortem.md contains the failure narrative + a ranked cause table with signals and mitigations, and the top 3 causes each have a concrete owner/mitigation PASTED in. Paste the completed table as proof, or paste what's unfinished and stop. Budget: cap $[X]. Hard cap: stop after 1 iteration per run.