checkpointed-agent-loop SKILL.md skillA
checkpointed-agent-loop from davepoon/buildwithclaude is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add davepoon/buildwithclaude/checkpointed-agent-loop@git:20260819.e8b2fa0Pins git:20260819.e8b2fa0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- davepoon/buildwithclaude
- Path
plugins/all-skills/skills/checkpointed-agent-loop/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260819.e8b2fa0, committed Aug 19, 2026
- Size
- 6,685 bytes
- Repository stars
- 3,724
- License
- MIT
Run long or failure-prone Claude Code tasks as bounded, resumable loops with a durable state machine, attempt budget, and verification evidence checkpoint.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Checkpointed Agent Loop Use this skill when a task can be interrupted, needs bounded retries, or must prove verification before it is called complete. It adds a small local checkpoint file around ordinary Claude Code work so a new context can resume from explicit state instead of reconstructing progress from chat. The included Node.js utility stores state and evidence. It does **not** execute commands, call a model, spawn agents, access secrets, or contact a network service. Claude Code remains responsible for each actual tool call and for deciding whether a human approval is required. ## When to Use This Skill - A migration, refactor, test repair, or investigation may span multiple sessions. - A bounded retry loop is safer than repeatedly improvising from conversation history. - A task needs a durable next action and a record of which verification actually ran. - You need to stop at an external dependency or a human decision without claiming success. Do not use it for a one-line edit or a workflow that already has its own durable runner. ## State Model The checkpoint uses these states and only these transitions: ```text planned -> running …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add davepoon/buildwithclaude/checkpointed-agent-loop@sha256:b9e81223e5004e6eThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260819.e8b2fa0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Aug 19, 2026.
Audit of the latest version
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- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
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- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
davepoon/buildwithclaude · 3,724 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ao5u7jonnpri2a5q GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=davepoon/buildwithclaude/checkpointed-agent-loop GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b9e81223e5004e6ebb570fc036e865c3a36466925fba512cb018b9f1f324cee8
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.