Agent skill

Auto Review Loop

by AI4Scientist in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist

Autonomous multi-round research review loop. An agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.

No licenceAuto-check: warningsAgent Workflows

Install Auto Review Loop

The automated check flagged lines worth reading first. See the safety section below.

skills CLI
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill auto-review-loop -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist auto-review-loop --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/skills-codex-claude-review/auto-review-loop .claude/skills/auto-review-loop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
auto-review-loop
GitHub stars
128
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~2.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,100 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
74
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Autonomous multi-round research review loop. An agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.

  • Works in 6 steps: Check for review-stage/REVIEW_STATE.json… → Read project narrative documents, memory… → Read recent experiment results (check… → …
  • User says auto review loop
  • SKILL.md covers Context: $ARGUMENTS, Constants, State Persistence (Compact… and Workflow, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Auto Review Loop is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Autonomous multi-round research review loop. Repeatedly reviews using Claude Code via claude-review MCP, implements fixes, and re-reviews until positive assessment or max rounds reached. Use when user says "auto review loop", "review until it passes", or wants autonomous iterative improvement.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: An autonomous research agent that turns a topic into a peer-reviewed technical report.

When your agent uses it

  • User says auto review loop
  • Review until it passes
  • Wants autonomous iterative improvement

Example prompts

  • “auto review loop”
  • “review until it passes”
  • “/auto-review-loop”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Check for review-stage/REVIEW_STATE.json *(fall back to ./REVIEW_STATE.json if not found — legacy path)*
  2. Read project narrative documents, memory files, and any prior review documents
  3. Read recent experiment results (check output directories, logs)
  4. Identify current weaknesses and open TODOs from prior reviews
  5. Initialize round counter = 1 (unless recovered from state file)
  6. Create/update review-stage/AUTO_REVIEW.md with header and timestamp

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7132192. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json and markdown).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Auto Review Loop loads about 2.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 78 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,100 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~78
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.8k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: warnings

The automated check found patterns that need a careful read before installing.

  • WarningTells the agent its actions are pre-authorized / not to stop for confirmationSKILL.md:223
    t << 'EOF' > file`) to write in chunks. Do NOT ask the user for permission — just do it silently.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,100 words (~2,800 tokens).

“Autonomously iterate: review → implement fixes → re-review, until the external reviewer gives a positive assessment or MAX_ROUNDS is reached.”

— opening of SKILL.md by AI4Scientist
name
auto-review-loop

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/skills-codex-claude-review/auto-review-loop of AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7132192

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Auto Review Loop

What does Auto Review Loop do?

Autonomous multi-round research review loop. An agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Auto Review Loop is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Autonomous multi-round research review loop.

When should I use Auto Review Loop?

Auto Review Loop fits situations like: user says auto review loop; review until it passes; wants autonomous iterative improvement.

How do I install Auto Review Loop in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill auto-review-loop -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/skills-codex-claude-review/auto-review-loop in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .claude/skills/auto-review-loop in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Auto Review Loop in Codex?

Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill auto-review-loop -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/skills-codex-claude-review/auto-review-loop in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .agents/skills/auto-review-loop in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Auto Review Loop in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill auto-review-loop -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/auto-review-loop, .gemini/skills/auto-review-loop, .github/skills/auto-review-loop and .opencode/skills/auto-review-loop in your project.

What does Auto Review Loop need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Auto Review Loop is instructions for the agent only.

Does Auto Review Loop access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Auto Review Loop safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md flagged 1 warning(s): tells the agent its actions are pre-authorized / not to stop for confirmation. Read the flagged lines before installing; the check is not a guarantee either way.

What licence does Auto Review Loop use?

No licence was found for Auto Review Loop or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Auto Review Loop use?

About 2.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Auto Review Loop?

AI4Scientist (a GitHub organization) maintains it in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which has 128 GitHub stars. The repository holds 74 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 3, 2026.

Source: AI4Scientist/nano-scientist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.