skill-iterative-loop SKILL.md skillA
skill-iterative-loop from nyldn/claude-octopus is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add nyldn/claude-octopus/skill-iterative-loop@git:20261108.8380d65Pins git:20261108.8380d65 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- nyldn/claude-octopus
- Path
.claude/skills/skill-iterative-loop/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 4
- Latest version
- git:20261108.8380d65, committed Nov 8, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 19, 2026
- Size
- 19,070 bytes
- Repository stars
- 4,409
- License
- MIT
Run tasks in a loop until goals are met — use for iterative refinement, polling, or convergence.
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
# Iterative Loop Execution
## Overview
Systematic iterative execution with clear goals, exit conditions, and progress tracking.
**Core principle:** Define goal → Set max iterations → Execute → Evaluate → Loop or complete.
---
## When to Use
**Use this skill when user wants to:**
- Execute a task multiple times with refinements
- Loop until a condition is met
- Iteratively improve something (code, tests, performance)
- Retry operations with modifications
- Progressive enhancement in rounds
**Do NOT use for:**
- Single execution ("run tests once")
- Manual step-by-step work
- Infinite loops without bounds
- Simple retry logic (use skill-debug)
---
## The Process
### Phase 1: Loop Setup
#### Step 1: Understand the Intent
```markdown
**Loop Intent:**
Goal: [what should be achieved]
Success criteria: [how do we know we're done]
Max iterations: [safety limit]
Per-iteration tasks: [what to do each loop]
```
#### Step 2: Clarify Parameters
Use AskUserQuestion if unclear:
- **Max iterations:** How many times maximum?
- **Success condition:** What indicates we can stop early?
- **Per-iteration actions:** What exactly to do each round?
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How to install
mdr add nyldn/claude-octopus/skill-iterative-loop@sha256:dc9939ff0ad45e35The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261108.8380d65, 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 4 versions of this file, between May 19, 2026 and Nov 8, 2026, about one every 58 days.
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| git:20261108.8380d65 latest | 2026-11-08 | 8380d65 | 19,070 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260929.8ac221d | 2026-09-29 | 8ac221d | 19,959 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260813.14437ae | 2026-08-13 | 14437ae | 19,957 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260519.8e7e251 | 2026-05-19 | 8e7e251 | 19,934 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
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- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
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- 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
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Source
nyldn/claude-octopus · 4,409 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-08 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_wzt75uqjfz4boosa GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=nyldn/claude-octopus/skill-iterative-loop GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/dc9939ff0ad45e35e37f65d27f1b22f66ea412e5780ced058396b1a8420ebe55
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