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anti patterns md copy path top file metadata and controls preview code blame 83 lines 42 loc 2 68 kb raw copy raw file download raw file outline edit and raw actions anti patterns design mistakes to avoid before enabling unattended loops for runtime incidents see failure modes md 1 same agent implements and verifies anti pattern one session marks its own work done after running tests once why it fails confirmation bias weak tests get rubber stamped do instead separate verifier sub agent model or goal checker verifier default stance reject 2 no attempt cap anti pattern keep trying until ci is green why it fails infinite fix loops token burn merge of wrong fixes do instead hard cap e g 3 attempts escalate with full context in state file 3 vague triage output anti pattern triage skill returns paragraphs of narrative why it fails loop cannot parse priorities humans ignore state md do instead structured markdown sections with one line items and explicit suggested loop action 4 l3 before l1 quality anti pattern auto fix and auto pr on day one why it fails loop acts on bad signal comprehension debt explodes do instead l1 report only week one measure triage accuracy before enabling l2 5 shared state without schema anti pattern three loops append to one unstructured state md why it fails state rot conflicting actions ghost items do instead one state file per pattern or clearly separated sections with prune rules 6 mcp with write everything scope anti pattern loop can merge prs post to slack and edit production tickets on day one why it fails blast radius of a bad triage decision is huge do instead l1 read only connectors expand scope only after trust is earned 7 no kill switch anti pattern loop runs 24 7 with no pause criteria why it fails alert fatigue budget overrun weekend incidents do instead document pause kill in loop md templates loop budget md template 8 fixing flakes with code anti pattern ci sweeper changes application code when classification is flake why it fails masks infra problems introduces random diffs do instead classify quarantine or retry policy escalate env infra failures 9 auto merge without allowlist anti pattern verifier passed merge it why it fails security and business logic bugs pass weak verifiers do instead explicit path allowlist human merge for denylist paths per safety md 10 no run log anti pattern only state md no history of what the loop did why it fails cannot debug why did it do that tuesday do instead append to loop run log md per operating loops md footer 2026 github inc footer navigation terms privacy security status community docs contact manage cookies do not share my personal information you can t perform that action at this time