August 2026
Designing Development Around Agent Loops
A practical model for moving beyond prompt-based workflows: state, tools, evaluation, correction and escalation.
Essay · 12 min
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A practical model for moving beyond prompt-based workflows: state, tools, evaluation, correction and escalation.
What changes when production gets faster but decision rights, approval boundaries and ownership do not.
How software can reduce effort for new users without limiting control, depth or professional use.
Why reliable judgment and escalation must be designed into agentic systems from the beginning.
How planning, ownership and organisational constraints become more visible when production accelerates.