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DESIGN.md@swift from loopflowstudio/loopflow is a DESIGN.md file: the design rules coding agents follow in that repo.

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DESIGN.md file
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What the file says

# Loopflow Design Principles

Design research for the Loopflow app—a visual interface for conducting AI coding agents.

## What to Build

A design system and UX philosophy for Loopflow that embodies "musically inspired UX for conducting agents"—keeping people in flow while orchestrating AI.

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## The Loopflow Metaphor

From loopflowstudio: The "Loopflow" is an engineer who seeks balance between **craft and throughput**. They reject the false dichotomy between speed and quality. The conductor metaphor implies:

- **Stay involved** — watch, interrupt, resume
- **Arranging harmony** — multiple agents working together toward a unified outcome
- **Intentionality** — the loopflow shapes the music; agents play the notes
- **Flow state** — the tool disappears; the work remains

> "The Loopflow wants craft AND throughput, not either/or."

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## Core Design Principles

### 1. Immediate Connection (Bret Victor)

**"Creators need an immediate connection to what they create."**

Any delay in the feedback loop between thinking and seeing means ideas that will never exist. For Loopflow:

- Show agent progress in real-time, not after completion
- Stream output as it happens
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loopflowstudio/loopflow · 12 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-08 · branch main

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