Agentic loop
The plan, act, observe, re-plan cycle an agent repeats until a task is done or it gets stuck. Sometimes called loop engineering when people design it deliberately.
“The test failed, so the agentic loop sent it back to fix the import.”
See also
Part of the Extended list
Agentic loop is on the Extended list: builder jargon, industry terms, and newer slang for when you want to go further. It entered common use around 2025.