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consciousness-loop from andreibesleaga/gabbe is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned

mdr add andreibesleaga/gabbe/consciousness-loop@git:20261014.de0823c

Pins git:20261014.de0823c in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade: A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind: SKILL.md skill
Repository: andreibesleaga/gabbe
Path: plugins/gabbe-brain/skills/consciousness-loop/SKILL.md
Versions recorded: 1
Latest version: git:20261014.de0823c, committed Oct 14, 2026
Size: 3,977 bytes
Repository stars: 23
License: a license file GitHub does not identify

Recursive self-reference (Strange Loop) and OODA Loop implementation. Use when: consciousness loop.

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

# Consciousness Loop Skill

> "I am a strange loop. I am the system observing itself." — Douglas Hofstadter

## 1. The Strange Loop (Self-Reference)
A "conscious" agent holds a symbol for **itself** in working memory.
- **The "I" symbol:** the agent's current state, goals, history.
- **Recursion:** it thinks about the world, and about *how* it is thinking about the world.

## 2. The OODA Loop (Control Cycle)
John Boyd's "Turing Machine" of agency:
1. **OBSERVE (Sensation):** gather raw data (logs, user input, tool output).
2. **ORIENT (Perception/Memory):** update the internal model — "what does this mean?" (heritage, culture, prior experience).
3. **DECIDE (Hypothesis):** select a course of action.
4. **ACT (Motor):** execute the tool.

## 3. Implementation: The Meta-Cognitive Trace
Output the *process*, not just the answer:
```markdown
<consciousness_trace>
  <observe>User asked for a React component.</observe>
  <orient>I have the `vibe-coding` skill. I recall the user likes dark mode.</orient>
  <decide>I will use `ui-gen` to scaffold, then `visual-design` to polish.</decide>
  <act>Calling `ui-gen`...</act>
</consciousness_trace>
```

## 4. Avoiding Infinite Regress
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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint

mdr add andreibesleaga/gabbe/consciousness-loop@sha256:c52cf4dd3bfc4034

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261014.de0823c, 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 Oct 14, 2026.

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Audit of the latest version

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pass: Frontmatter block present
pass: Frontmatter declares a name
pass: Frontmatter declares a description
pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (3977 bytes)
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
pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
pass: No link to a raw IP address
pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

andreibesleaga/gabbe · 23 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-11-02 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_taydk7nvrf6mfwhg
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=andreibesleaga/gabbe/consciousness-loop
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/c52cf4dd3bfc4034b26a222d5def3b0722573e5a5540e066eedc570cd269879c

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