68published protocols

AI Loop Library

Operating rule / 001

The loop must know when to stop.

Open catalogBounded agent workflowsVol. 01 / 2026
68public loops
10work categories
04required loop parts
Freecatalog + MCP server
01

AI loop

noun

A bounded operating cycle where an AI system acts, checks evidence, and decides whether to continue, stop, or ask for approval.

1 Trigger2 Act3 Verify4 Exit

The evidence and exit are named before the work repeats.

Full definition

02 / Browse by work

Start with the job,
not the tool.

Every pattern includes a trigger, allowed actions, verifier, stop condition, and approval boundary. Pick a lane, then adapt the protocol to your system.

Open the complete library

03 / See the difference

One round.
Visible proof.

Run a small local simulation to see how an agent moves from a trigger to a defensible stop.

A browser-only demonstration. It does not call an agent or touch a repository.

stateidle
round0
verifierpending
stoppending
  1. Awaiting trigger...

04 / Agent access

Give your agent the field manual.

The read-only MCP server can browse the catalog, shortlist patterns for a goal, critique a draft loop, and render a runnable protocol.

Third-party quality checkLive Glama quality score for the AI Loop Library MCP server
Install / local stdio
mkdir -p ~/.ai-loop-library
curl -fsSL https://ailooplibrary.com/mcp/server.py \
  -o ~/.ai-loop-library/server.py
claude mcp add ai-loop-library -- \
  python3 ~/.ai-loop-library/server.py

Read-only · stdlib only · no account required

05 / Built to be referenced

Readable by people.
Legible to machines.

The library exposes plain definitions, stable loop pages, structured data, and raw source files. No signup wall stands between a reader and the evidence.

FIELD NOTE / 006

A good agent needs more than a prompt.

Give it a boundary, a verifier, and an exit.

Find your first loop