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context-retrieval-loop is agent-read markdown (skill) from yeaight7/agent-powerups: Use when starting work in an unfamiliar area of a codebase, spawning a subagent that needs targeted file context, a first search pass missed the relevant file, or the file scope of a task is unclear..

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What the file says

# Context Retrieval Loop

Gather the right codebase context before making changes or spawning subagents. Prevents acting on incomplete information.

## When to Use

- Starting work on an unfamiliar area of a codebase
- Spawning a subagent that needs targeted file context
- Failing to find a relevant file on the first search pass
- Unsure which files are in scope for a task

## The 3-Cycle Loop

Each cycle builds on the previous. Stop early when you have enough context. Do not exceed 3 cycles.

### Cycle 1 — Broad Search

```bash
# Find files by keyword
rg "<primary-keyword>" --type ts --type js -l
rg "<primary-keyword>" --glob "*.py" -l

# Find by filename pattern
find . -name "*<keyword>*" -not -path "*/node_modules/*" -not -path "*/.git/*"
```

Collect: file paths, key terms, naming conventions seen.

**Stop here if:** 3 or more directly relevant files found with no critical gaps.

### Cycle 2 — Exact Source and Tests

Read the most relevant files from Cycle 1 in full. Then:

```bash
# Find tests for those files
rg "<filename-stem>" --glob "*.test.*" --glob "*.spec.*" -l
rg "import.*<module-name>" -l

# Find call sites
rg "<function-name>|<class-name>" --type ts --type js -l
```
…

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How to install

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mdr add yeaight7/agent-powerups/context-retrieval-loop@git:20260606.226e8b5
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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 (3481 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

yeaight7/agent-powerups · 6 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-09-21 · branch main

API

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GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=yeaight7/agent-powerups/context-retrieval-loop
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/359642778e73a0a4df6801962dbc860303baf2672761a527759dde05019b6df1

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