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Definition
SKILL.md
# 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`)
| Pain | Pattern |
|------|---------|
| Morning chaos / unclear priorities | `daily-triage` |
| PRs stalling | `pr-babysitter` |
| CI red / flakes | `ci-sweeper` |
| CVE / Dependabot noise | `dependency-sweeper` |
| Post-merge TODOs | `post-merge-cleanup` |
| Stale release notes | `changelog-drafter` |
| Noisy issues | `issue-triage` |
| One GitHub Action, almost no files | `thin-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.More from this repository
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