agent-loops

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By NickCrew/Claude-Cortex (GitHub) · coding · 68 stars · scanned at commit bb47af7

Complete operational workflow for implementer agents (Codex, Gemini, etc.) making code changes and writing tests. Drives all work through atomic commits — each loop operates on the smallest complete, reviewable change. Defines the Code Change Loop, Test Writing Loop, Lint Gate, and Issue Filing process with circuit breakers, severity levels, and escalation rules. Requires `cortex git commit` for all commits. Includes bundled provider-aware review scripts that keep same-model shell-outs as the l…

Works with any agent that supports SKILL.md skills.

What this skill can do

Runs commands on your computer

This is disclosed by the author in the skill's SKILL.md or README. Expected for a coding skill.

Found in 12 places.

skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 68SKILL_DIR="$(ls -d ~/.codex/skills/agent-loops 2>/dev/null || ls -d .codex/skills/agent-loops 2>/dev/null)"
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 146codanna mcp find_callers process_request --watch
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 196REVIEW_TMP=$(mktemp /tmp/review-out.XXXXXX)

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skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 228"$SKILL_DIR/scripts/specialist-review.sh" --git origin/main -- claude_ctx_py/
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 313"$SKILL_DIR/scripts/specialist-review.sh" --git -- src/big-refactor/
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 352"$SKILL_DIR/scripts/diff-test-audit.sh" <module> --git
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 398REPORT_TMP=$(mktemp /tmp/audit-out.XXXXXX)
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 432"$SKILL_DIR/scripts/diff-test-audit.sh" /path/to/module --git
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 490"$SKILL_DIR/scripts/diff-test-audit.sh" /path/to/big/module
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 581cortex git commit "fix(parser): reject CONNECT requests with missing port" src/parser.rs tests/test_parser.rs
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 793REVIEW_FILE=$("$SKILL_DIR/scripts/specialist-review.sh" --git -- src/parser/ src/auth.rs)
skills/agent-loops/justfile, line 97@bash -c 'source "{{ _provider_sh }}" && \

Downloads and installs other software

The author does not mention this.

Found in 6 places.

skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 924- `.eslintrc*` / `eslint.config.*` → `npx eslint`
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 927- `.prettierrc*` → `npx prettier --check`
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 931- `biome.json` → `npx biome check`

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skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 982| ESLint | `npx eslint .` | `npx eslint . --fix` |
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 985| Prettier | `npx prettier --check .` | `npx prettier --write .` |
skills/agent-loops/SKILL.md, line 989| Biome | `npx biome check .` | `npx biome check . --fix` |

Can call paid AI services billed to you

The author does not mention this.

Found in 12 places.

skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 59let req = "CONNECT api.openai.com:443 HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: api.openai.com\r\n\r\n";
skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 61assert_eq!(result.host, "api.openai.com");
skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 71let req = "CONNECT api.openai.com:443 HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: api.openai.com\r\n\r\n";

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skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 73assert_eq!(result.host, "api.openai.com");
skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 79let req = "CONNECT api.openai.com HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n";
skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 85let req = "CONNECT api.openai.com:99999 HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n";
skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 91let req = "CONNECT api.openai.com:0 HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n";
skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 374{ domain: 'api.openai.com', bytes: 1024 },
skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 375{ domain: 'api.anthropic.com', bytes: 2048 },
skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 376{ domain: 'api.openai.com', bytes: 512 },
skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 380.get('/api/tunnel-events?domain=api.openai.com')
skills/agent-loops/references/testing-standards.md, line 384expect(response.body.events.every(e => e.domain === 'api.openai.com')).toBe(true);

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Install

Paste this into your terminal. It downloads exactly the version we scanned, not whatever is newest.

if [ -e ~/.agents/skills/'agent-loops' ] || [ -L ~/.agents/skills/'agent-loops' ]; then echo 'A skill folder named agent-loops already exists — not replacing it' >&2; false; else d=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --quiet --filter=blob:none --no-checkout 'https://github.com/NickCrew/Claude-Cortex' "$d" && git -C "$d" checkout --quiet 'bb47af79ad3befe01ae01940fcf5f16e30a1b6df' -- 'skills/agent-loops' && mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills && cp -R "$d"/'skills/agent-loops' ~/.agents/skills/'agent-loops' && rm -rf "$d"; fi

Codex reads ~/.agents/skills directly. For Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Antigravity or OpenCode, also link it. For Claude Code: ln -s ~/.agents/skills/'agent-loops' ~/.claude/skills/'agent-loops' (other agents: ~/.cursor/skills, ~/.copilot/skills, ~/.gemini/skills, ~/.gemini/config/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills). Or install through the finder skill, which does both.

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Score history

Date	Version	Score
2026-11-07	`bb47af7`	72