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How I Built a Watchdog That Stops My AI Coding Agent From Looping Forever

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TL;DR My AI coding agent didn't fail by crashing. It failed by trying the same broken fix over and over, politely, for hours. I built a small watchdog that detects "stuck" from the outside using three cheap signals, then escalates: nudge, restart with a fresh context, or park the task. Here's the d…

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  1. 2026-09-29 14:31 · DEV Community — AI
    How I Built a Watchdog That Stops My AI Coding Agent From Looping Forever

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