Agentic Coding Feedback Loops.

How to wire feedback at every stage of the workflow, so coding agents verify their own work instead of guessing.

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PRINCIPLE.01why feedback loops matter

Let the agent check its own work.

If the agent can't verify, it guesses.

unverified
"I've finished the implementation."
×no tests were run
catch it
$run pnpm test
§02The timeline
Where you steer the agent

Feedback Loops
you control

Every stage of writing code is a loop the agent runs — and a place where you decide what it does next. The next nine sections walk through each one.

The agent loopact
actobservereason

Plan

Define the task, constraints, and success criteria.

catches
  • Ambiguous requirements
  • Missing constraints
  • Wrong abstraction
  • Unclear acceptance
Challenge assumptions ->
agent / 01 planrunning
act
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observe
awaiting tool…
reason
awaiting result…
the loop compounds

Every signal makes the next loop tighter.

Read the self-improvement loop ->