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Install Loop Engineering

by cobusgreyling in cobusgreyling/loop-engineering

Installs Loop Engineering into a project through the single @cobusgreyling/loop CLI, scaffolding a report-only loop and a readiness score.

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Install Install Loop Engineering

skills CLI
$ npx skills add cobusgreyling/loop-engineering --skill install-loop -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cobusgreyling/loop-engineering install-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/cobusgreyling/loop-engineering.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/install-loop .claude/skills/install-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
install-loop
GitHub stars
11k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~648 tokens
SKILL.md length
227 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
21
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Installs Loop Engineering into a project through the single @cobusgreyling/loop CLI, scaffolding a report-only loop and a readiness score.

  • Works in 7 steps: Detect context → Pick pattern (default: daily-triage) → Pick tool — claude | grok | codex |… → …
  • Adding a report-only agent loop to a repository for the first time
  • SKILL.md covers Goal, Steps, Compatibility and Stop conditions
  • Calls npx

What it does

The skill installs Loop Engineering through one CLI, npx @cobusgreyling/loop, and leaves the repo with a report-only loop scaffold, a Loop Ready score and clear next actions. If LOOP.md or STATE.md already exists it runs the doctor check only and skips scaffolding unless you ask to re-scaffold. Otherwise it chooses a pattern by the pain described: daily-triage by default, or pr-babysitter, ci-sweeper, dependency-sweeper, post-merge-cleanup, changelog-drafter, issue-triage or thin-loop.

Next it picks a tool (claude by default, or grok, codex or opencode), runs init, then doctor, whose exit code 0, 1 or 2 means healthy, warnings or blocked; the agent follows the top three printed actions rather than inventing more structure. A cost command is run before any high-cadence schedule. The first week stays report-only, with no auto-fix or auto-merge, and the older loop-init and loop-audit commands remain valid. Fleet, memory and foundry features wait for a score of 80 or more and your say-so.

When your agent uses it

  • Adding a report-only agent loop to a repository for the first time
  • Checking an existing loop setup with the doctor command
  • Choosing a loop pattern for stalled PRs, red CI or noisy issues
  • Estimating the cost of a loop before scheduling it to run often

Example prompts

  • “Install loop engineering in this repo and start with the daily-triage pattern.”
  • “Our PRs keep stalling; scaffold a pr-babysitter loop for codex.”
  • “Run the loop doctor on this project and tell me the top three actions.”

Requirements

  • Node.js with npx to run the loop CLI

Workflow steps

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

  1. Detect context
  2. Pick pattern (default: daily-triage)
  3. Pick tool — claude | grok | codex | opencode (default claude).
  4. Scaffold
  5. Doctor
  6. Cost check before high-cadence schedules
  7. Week-one rule

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1f1e8a7. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Install Loop Engineering loads about 648 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 227 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~73
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~648

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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

The full file from cobusgreyling/loop-engineering at commit 1f1e8a7, republished under its MIT licence (© cobusgreyling). 227 words, ~648 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/install-loop/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
install-loop
description
Install Loop Engineering into a project via the unified CLI front door (@cobusgreyling/loop). Prefer this over invoking loop-init / loop-audit separately. Week-one is report-only; never enable auto-merge or unattended fixes unless the human explicitly asks and doctor is healthy.

Install Loop Engineering

Goal

Leave the repo with a scaffolded report-only loop, a Loop Ready score, and clear next actions — using the single CLI:

bash
npx @cobusgreyling/loop

Do not deprecate or remove existing loop-init / loop-audit usages you find; both doors stay valid. Prefer loop for new work.

Steps

  1. Detect context

    • If LOOP.md or STATE.md already exists, run doctor only (skip init unless human asks to re-scaffold):
      bash
      npx @cobusgreyling/loop doctor . --json
npx @cobusgreyling/loop status .
    • Otherwise continue.

  2. Pick pattern (default: daily-triage)

    PainPattern
    Morning chaos / unclear prioritiesdaily-triage
    PRs stallingpr-babysitter
    CI red / flakesci-sweeper
    CVE / Dependabot noisedependency-sweeper
    Post-merge TODOspost-merge-cleanup
    Stale release noteschangelog-drafter
    Noisy issuesissue-triage
    One GitHub Action, almost no filesthin-loop

  3. Pick tool — claude | grok | codex | opencode (default claude).

  4. Scaffold

    bash
    npx @cobusgreyling/loop init . --pattern <pattern> --tool <tool>

    Optional harness (only if human wants Foundry): add --with-foundry.

  5. Doctor

    bash
    npx @cobusgreyling/loop doctor .
    • Exit 0 = healthy · 1 = warnings · 2 = blocked
    • Follow the top 3 printed actions; do not invent extra architecture.

  6. Cost check before high-cadence schedules:

    bash
    npx @cobusgreyling/loop cost -p <pattern> -l L1 -c 1d

  7. Week-one rule

    • Report only. No auto-fix, no auto-merge.
    • Tell the human the first /loop or scheduler command from init output.
    • Suggest badge only when score is strong: npx @cobusgreyling/loop badge .

Compatibility

These remain fully supported (do not rewrite existing docs/scripts unless asked):

bash
npx @cobusgreyling/loop-init .
npx @cobusgreyling/loop-audit . --suggest

Stop conditions

  • Stop after doctor + first-run instructions unless the human asks for L2+.
  • Never expand into fleet/memory/foundry unless score ≥ 80 and human opts in.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/install-loop of cobusgreyling/loop-engineering.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1f1e8a7

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in cobusgreyling/loop-engineering, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Install Loop Engineering

What does Install Loop Engineering do?

Installs Loop Engineering into a project through the single @cobusgreyling/loop CLI, scaffolding a report-only loop and a readiness score. The skill installs Loop Engineering through one CLI, npx @cobusgreyling/loop, and leaves the repo with a report-only loop scaffold, a Loop Ready score and clear next actions.md already exists it runs the doctor check only and skips scaffolding unless you ask to re-scaffold.

When should I use Install Loop Engineering?

Install Loop Engineering fits situations like: adding a report-only agent loop to a repository for the first time; checking an existing loop setup with the doctor command; choosing a loop pattern for stalled PRs, red CI or noisy issues; estimating the cost of a loop before scheduling it to run often.

How do I install Install Loop Engineering in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cobusgreyling/loop-engineering --skill install-loop -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/install-loop in cobusgreyling/loop-engineering) into .claude/skills/install-loop in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Install Loop Engineering in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cobusgreyling/loop-engineering --skill install-loop -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/install-loop in cobusgreyling/loop-engineering) into .agents/skills/install-loop in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Install Loop Engineering 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 cobusgreyling/loop-engineering --skill install-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/install-loop, .gemini/skills/install-loop, .github/skills/install-loop and .opencode/skills/install-loop in your project.

What does Install Loop Engineering need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Install Loop Engineering needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js with npx to run the loop CLI.

Does Install Loop Engineering access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Install Loop Engineering safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Install Loop Engineering use?

Install Loop Engineering is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Install Loop Engineering use?

About 648 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Install Loop Engineering?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Install Loop Engineering: Autoresearch Iteration Loop (uditgoenka/autoresearch, 6.5k stars), LoopX Self Repair (loopx-project/loopx, 6.2k stars), PUA Loop (tanweai/pua, 20k stars) and PRP Loop (Wirasm/prp, 2.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Install Loop Engineering?

cobusgreyling (a GitHub user) maintains it in cobusgreyling/loop-engineering, which has 11,429 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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