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name: autonomous-loop description: Iterate until success or limit, composing existing skills with Jidoka integration

Autonomous Loop Skill (Ralph Wiggum)

Keep iterating until success without human intervention per attempt. Composes existing skills and respects Jidoka escalation.

When to Use

• User requests hands-off iteration
• Explicitly triggered with keywords

Trigger Phrases

• "ralph mode"
• "keep going"
• "iterate until done"
• "autonomous"
• "don't stop"

Parameters

Phase 1: Initialize

1. Acknowledge activation
2. Invoke session-status skill for current state
3. Initialize counters:
   • iteration = 0
   • error_history = [] (shared with debug skill)

Output:

CopyEntering autonomous loop. Max 5 iterations.
Current: [session-status header]

Phase 2: Execute Loop

CopyFOR iteration IN 1..max_iterations:
    
    2.1: Execute current task action
         - Implement changes per commit plan
         - Run npm run typecheck
         - Run npm run lint
    
    2.2: Invoke pr-review skill
         - If BLOCK: proceed to 2.4
         - If PASS: proceed to 2.3
    
    2.3: Invoke qa-commit skill
         - If GREEN: proceed to 2.5
         - If RED: proceed to 2.4
    
    2.4: Invoke debug skill
         - Debug skill checks Jidoka tier internally
         - If Tier 2/3 escalation: EXIT loop, return JIDOKA
         - If Tier 1 fix attempted: CONTINUE loop
    
    2.5: Success checkpoint
         - Log iteration as SUCCESS
         - Proceed to next commit or EXIT if done

Phase 3: Iteration Report

After each iteration, output:

Copy## Iteration [N]/[max]

| Step | Skill | Result |
|------|-------|--------|
| Execute | (implementation) | [files changed] |
| Review | pr-review | PASS/BLOCK |
| Verify | qa-commit | GREEN/RED |
| Debug | debug | [if invoked] |

**Outcome:** [SUCCESS / CONTINUE / JIDOKA / MAX]

Phase 4: Exit and Report

On loop exit, invoke session-status skill and output:

Copy## Autonomous Loop Complete

**Exit reason:** [SUCCESS / JIDOKA / MAX / INTERRUPT]
**Iterations:** [N] of [max]

| Iter | Action | Result |
|------|--------|--------|
| 1 | [description] | [outcome] |
| 2 | [description] | [outcome] |

[session-status footer with next steps]

Exit Conditions

Safety Guardrails

• NEVER auto-commit without GREEN from qa-commit
• NEVER auto-push to remote
• NEVER delete files without explicit approval
• PAUSE on any destructive operation
• EXIT on user message (treat as INTERRUPT)

Integration with Jidoka

Ralph Wiggum respects Jidoka escalation tiers:

Integration

This skill composes:

• session-status - Progress tracking
• pr-review - Technical validation
• qa-commit - QA contract verification
• debug - Error fixing with Jidoka

This skill is invoked by:

• User trigger phrases
• agent.mdc when user requests autonomous mode

Invocation

Trigger with: "ralph mode", "keep going", "iterate until done"

Tools Used