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Agent Loop

Agent Loop

📖One-line summary

The observe → think → act cycle an agent repeats to make progress on a task.

💡Easy explanation

The agent's working pattern of "observe → think → act," repeated. Lets it tackle work that doesn't finish in one step.

Example

A pattern of making progress through iteration

while (!done && iter < 10) {

observation = read()

thought = think(observation)

action = act(thought)

done = check(action)

}

iter = 1

Vibe coding prompt examples

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Implement an observe → think → act agent loop in TypeScript with a max of 10 iterations and an exit condition.

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Write a helper that, when token usage in the loop is about to exceed the limit, automatically summarizes the context.

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Build a React UI that shows the user, in real time, where the agent currently is in its loop.

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