Continuous Agent Loop This is the v1.8+ canonical loop skill name. It supersedes while keeping compatibility for one release. Loop Selection Flow Combined Pattern Recommended production stack: 1. RFC decomposition ( ) 2. quality gates ( + ) 3. eval loop ( ) 4. session persistence ( ) Failure Modes - loop churn without measurable progress - repeated retries with same root cause - merge queue stalls - cost drift from unbounded escalation Recovery - freeze loop - run - reduce scope to failing unit - replay with explicit acceptance criteria