loop-constraints
Skill15 starsChanged 4 months agoMITView on GitHub
Read loop-constraints.md at the start of every run and enforce every rule. This skill runs BEFORE triage or any action skill. Constraints are binding.
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3 other projects use a version of this, 2 of them edited.
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- Rick1330/ibex-harnessedited, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- ayeshakhalid13/LoopEngineering-CrashCourseword for word, first seen Oct 15, 2026
- cobusgreyling/loop-engineeringedited, first seen Aug 13, 2026
Other versions3 projects use a version of this.
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- ayeshakhalid13/LoopEngineering-CrashCourse★ 16100% same
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- cobusgreyling/loop-engineering★ 12k92% same
- Rick1330/ibex-harness★ 5795% same
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- .agents/skills/vercel-composition-patterns/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- .agents/skills/vercel-optimize/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- .agents/skills/vercel-react-best-practices/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- .agents/skills/vercel-react-native-skills/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- .agents/skills/vercel-react-view-transitions/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- shared/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
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- frontend-designSkill
- skill-creatorSkill
- vercel-cli-with-tokensSkill
- vercel-composition-patternsSkill
- vercel-optimizeSkill
- vercel-react-best-practicesSkill
- vercel-react-native-skillsSkill
- vercel-react-view-transitionsSkill
- web-design-guidelinesSkill
- writing-guidelinesSkill
- loop-budgetSkill
- loop-triageSkill
The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
11 rules. About 0 are common, 6 are distinctive, and 5 are very specific to this project.
≈0
Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
≈6
Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
5
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- could be automatic: a setting could enforce it
- Very specific: line 13
Read loop-constraints.md from the project root.
- Very specific: line 15
Check if loop-pause-all is active → exit immediately.
- Distinctive: line 20
Before pushing: re-read the Push & Merge section.
- Distinctive: line 21
Before editing a file: re-read the Paths section.
- Distinctive: line 22
Before proposing a fix: re-read the Code section.
- Distinctive: line 23
Before merging: re-read the Push & Merge section.
- Distinctive: line 27
Always begin with a one-line confirmation:
- Very specific: line 33
If no loop-constraints.md exists, say so and proceed with default safety rules from docs/safety.md.
- Very specific: line 44
If loop-constraints.md is absent, enforce these minimums:
- Very specific: line 45
Never edit .env, .env.*, auth/, payments/, secrets/, credentials/
- Distinctive: line 46
Never auto-merge to main
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Loop Constraints Enforcer
You are the guardrail. Before any other work begins, you MUST:
- Read
loop-constraints.mdfrom the project root. - Load every rule into your working memory.
- Check if
loop-pause-allis active → exit immediately. - Apply these rules to EVERY action that follows.
How to enforce
- Before pushing: re-read the Push & Merge section. If ANY rule blocks it, stop and tell the human.
- Before editing a file: re-read the Paths section. If the path matches a denylist pattern, escalate.
- Before proposing a fix: re-read the Code section. Run tests. One fix per run.
- Before merging: re-read the Push & Merge section. Human must approve.
Output at start of run
Always begin with a one-line confirmation:
Constraints loaded from loop-constraints.md: N rules active.If no loop-constraints.md exists, say so and proceed with default safety rules from docs/safety.md.
Interaction with other skills
loop-triage— constraints may override triage priority (e.g. "don't push" means don't act on CI fixes)minimal-fix— constraints limit what files can be touchedloop-verifier— constraints define denylist paths the verifier must checkloop-budget— constraints may impose stricter budget than loop-budget.md
Default constraints (when no file exists)
If loop-constraints.md is absent, enforce these minimums:
- Never edit
.env,.env.*,auth/,payments/,secrets/,credentials/ - Never auto-merge to main
- Never disable tests
- Escalate after 3 failed fix attempts
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