ThePrimeagen (@ThePrimeagen): "i hate how a few people will use a term and it will just become the "thing you should be doing."
99.9999% of you should in fact not being "looping" your agent" | XCancel
ThePrimeagen
@ThePrimeagen
7h
i hate how a few people will use a term and it will just become the "thing you should be doing."
99.9999% of you should in fact not being "looping" your agent
Jun 7, 2026 · 10:14 PM UTC
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Mo
@mosyaseen
1h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
I think looping isn't the problem though, looping with nothing that can say stop is. a loop that can push back on the agent is fine. one where it just agrees with itself every lap and bills you for the consensus isn't.
And yeah the term doesn't make any sense.
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Hrutik Kumthekar
@bushido_hk
2h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
Most productivity advice is just someone's personal workaround<br>packaged as universal truth.
The loop thing works for maybe 12 people on earth.
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Enshape_Official
@EnshapeOfficial
1h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
Glad someone is saying it. I'm not even sure why loops are being so hyped up. Maybe if you have infinite tokens they start to make sense? Encourages more token spend I guess.
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Deni
@DeniCodesAI
5h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
This sounds like that HTML NEW MARKDOWN HURR DURR
Then two days later everyone forgot
Just read it today and I couldn’t see a way for me to use it where it’s super important I 100% do it and if I don’t oh no I’m lagging behind
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Riyan Dhiman
@riyandhiman14
59m
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
tbh looping agents just adds a ton of surface area for no real benefit most of the time.
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Duarte Cardoso@caldasdcardoso
6h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
You don’t understand, we have to get a keyword every two weeks, otherwise the bubble will pop - gotta keep burning them tokens 🔥
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Gary K
@GaryKildal
4h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
yeah i love how the guy that built openclaw is telling me this but i cant talk to openclaw for more than 5mins without feeling like im speaking to a brick wall with zero autonomy or agency.
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shyenx
@inx1786968
2h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
disagree. looping has a place when your agent needs context from past steps. the problem isn't the term — it's cargo culting every new pattern without understanding why.
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Mukund
@mukparekh
2h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
most people need a stop button before they need a loop
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Kai Kuspa
@kaikuspa
4h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
Can we also retire “taste”? It’s leaving a weird feeling in my mouth reading it in every other post
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Alan@Alan98271285
4h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
>Ask codex on Xhigh to make a new thread with medium thinking to kickstart a /goal.<br>>Use /goal in the Xhigh thread to micromanage the medium thread.
Is this what they mean by looping?
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Gil@gilnotmountain
2h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
loop is fine. but there must be a yield at some point
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Tyler
@btsouth
5h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
Agreed. Not sure why it's being pushed like it's an everyman's tool
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LifeLine
@LifeLineLogics
6h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
I want to stay in control as much as possible, although tempting to loop
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Zaman mir
@_iamZaman
6h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
Most simple features don't need agent loops at all, people are massively over allocating to hype instead of just using a strong prompt + tools.
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David O. Ehibor
@grayontop_
6h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
I've noticed that half of tech trends are just people developing FOMO in real time 😂
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Matt Zur
@mattzur
2h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
However, Fruit Loops. Nothing wrong with that.
Eat a bowl full.
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homeserversltd
@homeserversltd
6h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
lololol yes indeed. But when you can line them up, and get them to do it. does feel like magic. It should be a rare delight not a constant.
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Doctor Schultz@doctor__schultz
6h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
trad coding is back, baby
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Robert | Mendola.Tech@MendolaTech
6h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
I don't think anyone should be running looped agents. I don't see how that can be useful. I'm of the opinion you should watch the output of the agent the entire time. I've caught it and stopped it from doing dumb shit countless times.
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rbuzz@therealdreep
6h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
What most people do not understand that such companies make money from you burning tokens. Of course they will promote this. But maybe the solution is to make more accurate models. I can even imagine some of them are nerfed.
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Adnan Boz
@AdnanBoz
4h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
Agreed. The only person who “should” be using loops is Peter. Everyone else can keep using RL.
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Peter Šándor
@petesandor
6h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
Exactly, we are supposed to be managing fleets that design loops instead.
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Shane | GTM Engineer
@shanefgtm
5h
Replying to @ThePrimeagen
We’ve been here before (Ralph loop) and...