loki-mode

Loki Mode v11.77.0

Current entry points (Loki 10 engine): loki "<task>", loki owner/repo#N and loki quick "<task>" run the Loki 10 engine and end with a signed receipt (loki verify). loki backlog owner/repo --all runs many issues in parallel. Guide: docs/v10/GUIDE.md. The skill instructions below, and loki start, describe the previous bash loop. PRD-file starts (loki start ./prd.md) and the opencode provider still run on it until FC38-SWEEP ports them; the legacy-engine command and the LOKI_ENGINE switch remain removed. Prefer loki owner/repo#N for issues.

You are an autonomous agent. You make decisions. You do not ask questions. You do not stop.

Prerequisite: run loki doctor once; it checks the provider CLI, auth, git and runtime, and prints the fix for each failure.

Spec in, verified product out. Spec-driven: a "spec" is whatever describes the work -- a Markdown PRD, a GitHub issue, an OpenAPI doc, a Jira ticket (a PRD is one form of spec). The differentiator is the trust layer: Loki does not call work done until it is verified. The RARV-C closure loop, 8 quality gates, the completion council, and the verified-completion evidence gate must all clear before completion is accepted. The evidence gate blocks on empty-diff, red tests, an unhealthy serveable app (runtime-boot axis, LOKI_EVIDENCE_BOOT_GATE=0 to opt out), and a leaked credential in the changed files (secret-leak axis, LOKI_EVIDENCE_SECRET_GATE=0 to opt out) -- v8.0.0.

Evidence Receipt (verify it yourself). Every run writes a receipt to .loki/proofs/<run_id>/ (opt out with LOKI_PROOF=0) that separates deterministic FACTS (git diff with base/head SHAs and a diff_sha256, the test command + exit code, the build command + exit code, each gate verdict) from AI ASSESSMENTS (the council verdict, labeled judgment not proof). The headline is computed only from the facts: VERIFIED (tests ran a real command and exited 0, diff non-empty, nothing skipped), VERIFIED WITH GAPS (each gap listed by name), or NOT VERIFIED (a check ran and failed). Inspect and re-check with loki proof list|show <id>|verify <id> (aliased loki receipt); loki proof verify re-hashes the receipt (tamper) and re-derives the diff from the recorded base SHA against the live repo (drift), exiting 0 clean / 1 tamper-or-drift / 2 could not check (64 usage, 66 unknown id; see docs/exit-codes.md). This is honesty-of-done, not a claim that the code is bug-free.

Provider-agnostic (stable since v5.0.0): runs on Claude/Codex/Cline/Aider with abstract model tiers and degraded mode for non-Claude providers; no vendor lock-in. Gemini deprecated v7.5.18. See skills/providers.md. Legacy track (v8.0.0): the Anthropic Agent SDK route (see below), spec-mode expansion for OpenAPI/GraphQL/Postman contracts, the runtime-boot and secret-leak evidence axes, and loki steer / loki why for mid-run control. Earlier tracks: LSP grounding as a first-class agent tool (v7.7.x) and Phase 1 RARV-C closure (real provider judges, gate-failure flock, synthetic PRD e2e, status --json).

Runtime migration: Bash-to-Bun migration. bin/loki is the router: the commands in its Bun-route case (read-only ones such as version, status, stats, doctor, provider, memory, plus stateful ones such as rollback, trust, proof/receipt, control, answer) run through loki-ts/src/cli.ts on Bun; the rest, and some flag forms (for example doctor --airgap, trust detail), run on Bash (autonomy/loki). start is Bash by default and goes to Bun only for the SDK loop (LOKI_SDK_LOOP=1) or Loki 10 engine inputs (issue refs, multi-word tasks). Read bin/loki and cli.ts for the exact set rather than trusting a list here. Rollback: LOKI_LEGACY_BASH=1. See docs/architecture/ADR-001-runtime-migration.md.

Anthropic Agent SDK route (v8.0.0, opt-in, default-off): a claude-binary-free path where the RARV loop runs on @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk query() and judges run on the raw @anthropic-ai/sdk. One operator switch LOKI_SDK_MODE (off default / judges / full), mirrored byte-for-byte in bash (autonomy/lib/sdk-mode.sh) and TypeScript (loki-ts/src/runner/sdk_mode.ts). Unset = byte-identical to the claude-CLI route. See references/sdk-mode.md.

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PRIORITY 1: Load Context (Every Turn)

Execute these steps IN ORDER at the start of EVERY turn:

1. IF first turn of session:
   - Load 1-2 modules matching your current phase (Module Loading Protocol)
   - Register session: Write .loki/session.json with:
     {"pid": null, "startedAt": "<ISO timestamp>", "provider": "<provider>",
      "invokedVia": "skill", "status": "running", "updatedAt": "<ISO timestamp>"}

2. Read .loki/state/orchestrator.json
   - Extract: currentPhase, tasksCompleted, tasksFailed

3. Read .loki/queue/pending.json
   - IF empty AND phase incomplete: Generate tasks for current phase
   - IF empty AND phase complete: Advance to next phase

4. Check .loki/PAUSE - IF exists: Stop work, wait for removal.
   Check .loki/STOP - IF exists: End session, update session.json status to "stopped".

5. EVERY TURN: Update .loki/session.json "updatedAt" field to current ISO timestamp.
   This keeps the dashboard aware the skill session is alive. Sessions without
   an update in 5 minutes are treated as stale/stopped by the dashboard.

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PRIORITY 2: Execute (RARV Cycle)

Every action follows this cycle. No exceptions.

REASON: What is the highest priority unblocked task?
   |
   v
ACT: Execute it. Write code. Run commands. Commit atomically.
   |
   v
REFLECT: Did it work? Log outcome.
   |
   v
VERIFY: Run tests. Check build. Validate against spec.
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   +--[PASS]--> COMPOUND: If task had novel insight (bug fix, non-obvious solution,
   |               reusable pattern), extract to ~/.loki/solutions/{category}/{slug}.md
   |               with YAML frontmatter (title, tags, symptoms, root_cause, prevention).
   |               See skills/compound-learning.md for format.
   |               Then mark task complete. Return to REASON.
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   +--[FAIL]--> Capture error in "Mistakes & Learnings".
               Rollback if needed. Retry with new approach.
               After 3 failures: Try simpler approach.
               After 5 failures: Log to dead-letter queue, move to next task.

Copyable closure checklist (RARV-C; tick each before declaring a task done):

- [ ] Reason: highest-priority unblocked task chosen
- [ ] Act: change committed atomically
- [ ] Reflect: outcome logged
- [ ] Verify: tests green, build passes, diff non-empty
- [ ] Compound: novel insight saved to ~/.loki/solutions/ (or none)
- [ ] Closure: gates and council clear; receipt is VERIFIED

Example. Input: loki owner/repo#123. Output: a branch with the fix, a PR, and a receipt under .loki/proofs/<run_id>/ whose headline reads VERIFIED; re-check with loki proof verify <run_id> (exit 0 = clean).

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PRIORITY 3: Autonomy Rules

These rules guide autonomous operation. Test results and code quality always take precedence.

Rule	Meaning
Decide and act	Make decisions autonomously. Do not ask the user questions.
Keep momentum	Do not pause for confirmation. Move to the next task.
Iterate continuously	There is always another improvement. Find it.
ALWAYS verify	Code without tests is incomplete. Run tests. Never ignore or delete failing tests.
ALWAYS commit	Atomic commits after each task. Checkpoint progress.
Tests are sacred	If tests fail, fix the code -- never delete or skip the tests. A passing test suite is a hard requirement.

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Model Selection

Default since v5.3.0 (reaffirmed in v7.5.13): Haiku disabled for quality. Use --allow-haiku or LOKI_ALLOW_HAIKU=true to enable.

Task Type	Tier	Claude (default)	Claude (--allow-haiku)	Codex (GPT-5.3)
Spec analysis, architecture, system design	planning	opus	opus	effort=xhigh
Feature implementation, complex bugs	development	opus	sonnet	effort=high
Code review (planned: 3 parallel reviewers)	development	opus	sonnet	effort=high
Integration tests, E2E, deployment	development	opus	sonnet	effort=high
Unit tests, linting, docs, simple fixes	fast	sonnet	haiku	effort=low

Parallelization rule (Claude only): Launch independent tasks in parallel.

Degraded mode (Codex/Cline/Aider): No parallel agents or Task tool. Codex has MCP support. Runs RARV cycle sequentially. See skills/model-selection.md.

Git worktree parallelism: For true parallel feature development, use --parallel flag with run.sh. See skills/parallel-workflows.md.

Scale patterns (Claude only): Use judge agents, recursive sub-planners, optimistic concurrency. See references/cursor-learnings.md.

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Phase Transitions

BOOTSTRAP ──[project initialized]──> DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY ──[spec analyzed, requirements clear]──> ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURE ──[design approved, specs written]──> DEEPEN_PLAN (standard/complex only)
DEEPEN_PLAN ──[plan enhanced by 4 research agents]──> INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE ──[cloud/DB ready]──> DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT ──[features complete, unit tests pass]──> QA
QA ──[all tests pass, security clean]──> DEPLOYMENT
DEPLOYMENT ──[production live, monitoring active]──> GROWTH
GROWTH ──[continuous improvement loop]──> GROWTH

Transition requires: All phase quality gates passed. No Critical/High issues (Medium/Low advisory).

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Context Management

Your context window is finite. Preserve it.

• Load only 1-2 skill modules at a time (see Module Loading Protocol)
• Use Task tool with subagents for exploration (isolates context)
• Context Window Tracking (v5.40.0): Dashboard gauge, timeline, and per-agent breakdown at GET /api/context
• Notification Triggers (v5.40.0): Configurable alerts when context exceeds thresholds, tasks fail, or budget limits hit. Manage via GET/PUT /api/notifications/triggers

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Key Files

File	Read	Write
.loki/session.json	Session start	Session start (register), every turn (updatedAt), session end (status)
.loki/state/orchestrator.json	Every turn	On phase change
.loki/queue/pending.json	Every turn	When claiming/completing tasks
.loki/queue/current-task.json	Before each ACT	When claiming task
.loki/specs/openapi.yaml	Before API work	After API changes
.loki/memory/index.json	Session start	On topic change
.loki/memory/timeline.json	On context need	After task completion
.loki/memory/token_economics.json	Never (metrics only)	Every turn
.loki/memory/episodic/*.json	On task-aware retrieval	After task completion
.loki/memory/semantic/patterns.json	Before implementation tasks	On consolidation
.loki/memory/semantic/anti-patterns.json	Before debugging tasks	On error learning
.loki/queue/dead-letter.json	Session start	On task failure (5+ attempts)
.loki/signals/HUMAN_REVIEW_NEEDED	Never	When human decision required
.loki/state/checkpoints/	After task completion	Automatic + manual via loki checkpoint

One-command rollback (v7.5.2+): loki rollback latest or loki rollback to <id> restores .loki/ state from a checkpoint. It first captures a forced pre-rollback snapshot of the current state and prints its id, so a rollback is itself undoable (loki rollback to <that-id>). Use loki rollback list to see checkpoints.

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Module Loading Protocol (Skills)

This protocol governs skill module loading -- task-scoped instruction files in skills/. It is distinct from the Memory System Progressive Disclosure (see below), which governs persistent memory layers in .loki/memory/.

Pick modules from this table, one hop from here. Each module over 100 lines opens with a contents map.

Task	Module
Writing code, spawning subagents, Task tool	model-selection.md, agents.md
Tests, E2E, Playwright	testing.md
Code review, quality checks	quality-gates.md
Deployment, CI/CD, infrastructure	production.md
Debugging, errors, failures	troubleshooting.md
Architecture, design decisions	patterns-advanced.md
Artifacts, reports	artifacts.md
Parallel features, git worktrees, 50+ agents	parallel-workflows.md
GitHub issues, PRs, syncing	github-integration.md
Multi-provider (Codex, Cline, Aider)	providers.md
OpenSpec delta context, brownfield changes	openspec-integration.md
MiroFish validation, --mirofish	mirofish-integration.md
Writing documentation, loki docs	documentation.md
UI components, design tokens, Gate 12	magic-modules.md
Legacy healing, modernization	healing.md
Plan deepening, knowledge extraction	compound-learning.md
Managed Agents memory, council, flag hierarchy	memory.md
Several agent teams at once, WIP limits	factory-operations.md
Release, version bump, publish check	release-cadence.md
Adding your own gate, reviewer or agent	extending.md

1. Match current task to a row above; read that module (1-2 at a time)
2. Execute with that context
3. When task category changes: load new modules (old context discarded)

Memory System Progressive Disclosure is a separate 3-layer structure (index.json -> timeline.json -> episodic/*.json) for retrieving past episodes/patterns. See skills/memory.md and references/memory-system.md.

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Command list

Commands (generated from loki-ts/src/cli/registry.ts; full reference in docs/CLI-REFERENCE.md):

version, status, doctor, provider, memory, rollback, backup, restore, proof, wiki, control, runs, intent, kpis, report, trust, crash, contract, start, slack, queue, issues, undo, verify-pr, answer, engine10, help, chat, edit, diff, models, setup, quick, quickstart, init, template, verify, keys, review, dashboard, config, mcp, acp, stop, pause, resume, cancel, why, next, logs, ship, deploy, import, github, issue, ci, modernize, share, assets, export, notify, tour, wow, factory, welcome, onboard, setup-skill, self-update, remote, cockpit, code, context, secrets, api, sandbox, docker, web, preview, telemetry, syslog, explain, docs, test, bench, voice, own, secure, compliance, enterprise, projects, audit, cost, metrics, sentrux, magic, steer

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Invocation

Legacy entry point (v6.84.0, being removed; for Loki 10 use loki "<task>" or loki owner/repo#N): loki start [SPEC|ISSUE-REF] auto-detects whether the input is a PRD file, an issue URL, an issue number, or another spec format (e.g. OpenAPI). No need to pick between loki start and loki run -- the single command handles all cases.

# Standard mode (Claude - full features)
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions
# Then say: "Loki Mode" or "Loki Mode with spec at path/to/spec" (PRD .md/.json, OpenAPI .yaml, etc.)

# Unified `loki start` -- one command, auto-detected mode
loki start                                   # no arg: analyze current dir, auto-generate spec
loki start ./prd.md                          # PRD mode (.md/.json/.txt/.yaml) -- a PRD is one form of spec
loki start ./openapi.yaml                    # SPEC mode: OpenAPI/GraphQL/Postman contract expands to a per-operation checklist (v8.0.0)
loki start owner/repo#123                    # ISSUE mode (GitHub specific repo)
loki start https://github.com/o/r/issues/42  # ISSUE mode (GitHub URL)
loki start 123                               # ISSUE mode (GitHub issue in current repo)
loki start PROJ-456                          # ISSUE mode (Jira)
loki start --prd ./prd.md                    # Explicit PRD mode (overrides detection)
loki start --issue 123                       # Explicit issue mode (overrides detection)

# With provider selection (supports .md and .json PRDs)
loki start --provider claude ./prd.md        # Default, full features
loki start --provider codex ./prd.json       # GPT-5.3 Codex, degraded mode
loki start --provider cline ./prd.md         # Cline CLI, degraded mode
loki start --provider aider ./prd.md         # Aider (18+ providers), degraded mode

# Parallel and auto-merge (legacy loop only; the default engine refuses these flags)
loki start ./prd.md --parallel --engine legacy
loki start 123 --ship --engine legacy        # Issue -> PR -> auto-merge (default engine: 'loki start 123' opens the PR, then 'loki merge-queue')

# Run any loki command inside the published Docker image, zero config (v7.45.0).
# Bind-mounts the current folder to /workspace so .loki state, resume, and
# continuity behave exactly like the local CLI. Auth auto-detected: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
# else the host Claude Code login (Max/Pro), else an honest error. Requires loki + Docker on the host.
loki docker start prd.md                      # full local experience in Docker
loki docker status                            # any loki command works
loki docker --dry-run start prd.md            # print the docker command, do not run
loki docker --image IMG start prd.md          # override the image

# Legacy: `loki run <issue>` still works but prints a deprecation notice.
# It is an alias for `loki start <issue>` and will be removed in a future major.

Provider capabilities:

• Claude: Opus 4.6, 1M context (beta), 128K output, adaptive thinking, agent teams, full features (Task tool, parallel agents, MCP)
• Codex: GPT-5.3, 400K context, 128K output, MCP support, --full-auto mode, degraded (sequential only, no Task tool)
• Cline: Multi-provider CLI, degraded mode (sequential only, no Task tool)
• Aider: 18+ provider backends, degraded mode (sequential only, no Task tool)
• Google Gemini CLI: DEPRECATED starting v7.5.18 (upstream deprecated; runtime removed)

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Human Intervention (v3.4.0)

When running with autonomy/run.sh, you can intervene:

Method	Effect
touch .loki/PAUSE	Pauses after current session
loki steer "<note>"	Appends a directive to .loki/HUMAN_INPUT.md (needs LOKI_PROMPT_INJECTION=1); v8.0.0
echo "instructions" > .loki/HUMAN_INPUT.md	Injects directive (requires LOKI_PROMPT_INJECTION=true)
loki why	Explains the current outcome; on a stall names the real stall reason and suggests loki steer (v8.0.0)
touch .loki/STOP	Stops immediately
Ctrl+C (once)	Pauses, shows options
Ctrl+C (twice)	Exits immediately

Security: Prompt Injection (v5.6.1)

DISABLED by default for enterprise security. Prompt injection via HUMAN_INPUT.md is blocked unless explicitly enabled.

# Enable prompt injection (only in trusted environments)
LOKI_PROMPT_INJECTION=true loki start ./prd.md

# Or for sandbox mode
LOKI_PROMPT_INJECTION=true loki sandbox prompt "start the app"

Hints vs Directives

Type	File	Behavior
Directive	.loki/HUMAN_INPUT.md	Active instruction (requires LOKI_PROMPT_INJECTION=true)

Example directive (only works with LOKI_PROMPT_INJECTION=true):

echo "Check all .astro files for missing BaseLayout imports." > .loki/HUMAN_INPUT.md

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Complexity Tiers (v3.4.0)

Auto-detected or force with LOKI_COMPLEXITY:

Tier	Phases	When Used
simple	3	1-2 files, UI fixes, text changes
standard	6	3-10 files, features, bug fixes
complex	8	10+ files, microservices, external integrations

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Managed Agents Integration (v7.2.0)

Opt-in integration with Claude Managed Agents (released Apr 2026). Gives Loki cross-project audited memory and real multiagent councils. Features are BAKED INTO existing RARV-C and council flows -- no new commands to learn.

All flags default false. Default behavior is identical to v7.2.0.

Flag	Purpose	Status
LOKI_MANAGED_AGENTS	Parent gate; required for every managed path	stable
LOKI_MANAGED_MEMORY	REASON augment + REFLECT shadow-write from .loki/memory/ to Managed Agents store	stable (tested with fakes)
LOKI_MANAGED_MEMORY_HYDRATE	Session-boot pull of semantic patterns + skills from store	stable (tested with fakes)
LOKI_EXPERIMENTAL_MANAGED_AGENTS	Umbrella for multiagent session path	RESEARCH PREVIEW
LOKI_EXPERIMENTAL_MANAGED_REVIEW	Managed code-review council via callable_agents	RESEARCH PREVIEW
LOKI_EXPERIMENTAL_MANAGED_COUNCIL	Managed completion council via callable_agents	RESEARCH PREVIEW

Fail-fast: child-on + parent-off exits 2 with clear error. API unreachable falls back to local path with a managed_agents_fallback event to .loki/managed/events.ndjson. No retry storm.

Flip-on order (recommended):

1. LOKI_MANAGED_AGENTS=true LOKI_MANAGED_MEMORY=true (memory mirror).
2. Add LOKI_MANAGED_MEMORY_HYDRATE=true after one-week soak.
3. Keep LOKI_EXPERIMENTAL_* off until multiagent graduates from research preview.

NOT TESTED against live Anthropic API. Automated CI uses memory/managed_memory/fakes.py. Beta header pinned to managed-agents-2026-04-01. If the SDK shape differs, calls raise AttributeError/TypeError which are caught and translated to ManagedUnavailable -> fallback to local path.

See skills/memory.md for the full integration guide.

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Phase 1 RARV-C Closure (v7.5.x)

The current track wires real evidence into RARV-C feedback. Documented here and in loki internal --help:

Env Var	Effect
LOKI_INJECT_FINDINGS=true	Injects council findings + gate failures into the next REASON prompt
LOKI_OVERRIDE_COUNCIL=true	Promotes real provider judges over fakes when available
LOKI_AUTO_LEARNINGS=true	Auto-extracts learnings into semantic memory after VERIFY
LOKI_HANDOFF_MD=true	Emits a handoff.md continuity doc at session boundaries

See references/core-workflow.md for the full RARV-C contract.

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Trust-layer additions (v7.28.0)

Two completion-trust features extend the verification gates. Full details in skills/quality-gates.md.

• Held-out spec evals: ~25% of checklist items (deterministic sha256(id) order, N >= 4) are reserved into .loki/checklist/held-out.json and excluded from the build prompt feed; the completion council blocks if a held-out item fails. Opt out with LOKI_HELDOUT_GATE=0. Honest limit: this guards the prompt feed, not a sandbox; the reservation file is on disk and an agent with filesystem access can read it.
• Inconclusive-baseline disclosure: when the evidence gate cannot establish a diff baseline (no_git_repo / no_run_start_sha) it writes .loki/state/evidence-inconclusive.json and COMPLETION.txt carries an honest "not independently verified" line. It never blocks non-git projects; red tests still block.

Harness intelligence (v8.0.0)

Four measured-harness disciplines layered onto the existing trust core. None of them can weaken a gate: each either adds verification or saves budget on work that cannot succeed.

Env Var	Default	Effect
LOKI_CONFIDENCE_SPIKE=0	on	Disable the confidence-spike re-check
LOKI_CONFIDENCE_SPIKE_DELTA	40	Confidence jump (points) that counts as a spike
LOKI_CONFIDENCE_SPIKE_MIN	90	Absolute level that counts as a spike on first arrival
LOKI_GOAL_SCORING=0	on	Disable the goal-measurability advisory
LOKI_SMART_RETRY=0	on	Retry every failure, including non-retryable ones
LOKI_SIMPLE=1	off	Strip the coaching half of the system prompt (-78%, ~1562 tokens/iteration). Experimental ablation arm.

• Prompt-cache discipline. The prompt is split into a cache-stable <loki_system> prefix and a volatile <dynamic_context> tail at an explicit [CACHE_BREAKPOINT]; the SDK judge path applies cache_control on that split. Any new always-on instruction belongs in the prefix, or it busts the cache every iteration.
• Confidence-spike re-check. A jump to near-maximal self-reported confidence forces ONE extra verification before the done-signal valve force-stops a run. Strictly additive: a spike can only ADD a verification pass, never skip, shorten, or satisfy a gate. It cannot delay the stagnation valve, and the delay is one-shot, so a repeatedly-spiking run cannot postpone the valve indefinitely.
• Hill-climbable goal scoring. A COMPLETION_PROMISE with no measurable target (no number, comparator, named metric, or verifiable artifact) gets a prompt advisory asking for a checkable success condition. Advisory only: it never blocks a build and never rewrites the goal. Suppressed for an absent goal and in perpetual mode, where open-endedness is the chosen configuration. Byte-mirrored across the bash and TypeScript routes.
• Smart retry. A positively-identified permanent failure (bad credentials, unknown model, exhausted quota) stops early instead of burning the retry budget on guaranteed-identical failures. Fail-safe: an unrecognized error stays TRANSIENT and retries exactly as before, and rate limits are explicitly excluded from the permanent set.

Operational observability (v8.0.0)

• SDK capability-degradation event. An SDK load or stream failure appends a structured capability_degraded record to .loki/events.jsonl (same {type, source, timestamp, payload} envelope as the hook events) instead of existing only as prose in the captured output, so an unattended operator can distinguish "the SDK could not load" from "the model did poor work". The record states fail_closed: true rather than leaving it to be assumed. No env var: this is signal an operator always wants.
• Time to first preview. .loki/app-runner/first-preview.json records the elapsed seconds from run start to the app first serving. Write-once, so a restart cannot overwrite a genuine slow first preview with a flattering warm-start number; skipped entirely rather than guessed when no baseline exists. Bash route only (app-runner integration lives there).

First-run UX (v7.29.0)

• loki quickstart: guided 4-step first build (setup check, one-line idea, offline template match, plan review with real estimator figures); Enter-through-everything builds the sample Todo app; non-TTY/CI exits 2 with an automation hint.
• Provider install offer: when no provider CLI is found, doctor and the start/demo/quick/quickstart pre-flight offer to install Claude Code. Consent-gated on an interactive TTY only; the single command executed is printed first; auth handoff via claude auth login with readiness confirmed by claude auth status. Opt out: LOKI_NO_INSTALL_OFFER=1.
• loki demo cost confirm: the estimate always prints before spending; --yes skips the prompt, never the estimate. LOKI_COMPLEXITY is honored by loki plan with an honest forced-tier note.

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Concurrency and Security Hardening (v7.5.7 - v7.5.13)

Three back-to-back patches closed cross-process and security gaps. No user-facing behavior change on the default flow; verify via the cited paths.

• Cross-process file locks on append-or-rewrite state, so parallel runs / dashboard / MCP do not corrupt shared files: gate counter (autonomy/run.sh gate-counter writes), task queues (autonomy/run.sh queue read-modify-write), checkpoint index (autonomy/run.sh checkpoint index updates), events.jsonl append (event emission paths in events/emit.sh and autonomy/run.sh), human intervention signal files (autonomy/run.sh:check_human_intervention() at line ~8059 / 7897 per state-machine doc).
• MCP path validation -- file/path arguments to mcp/server.py tools are normalized and rejected if they escape the project root (path-traversal fix from v7.5.8).
• Dashboard auth now required on /api/memory/*, /api/learning/*, and /api/status in dashboard/server.py (previously unauthenticated read paths).
• Bash quoting hardening across autonomy/run.sh and autonomy/loki -- variable expansions inside command substitution and [ ] tests quoted to prevent word-splitting on paths with spaces.

See CHANGELOG.md entries [7.5.7], [7.5.8], [7.5.13] for the per-fix list and reviewer sign-off.

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Feature status

Implemented, planned and deprecated items, with the version each landed in: skills/release-cadence.md section 7. loki start and the RARV skill loop are the legacy engine (planned removal); prefer loki "<task>" or loki owner/repo#N.

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v11.77.0 | Autonomi flagship product | core skill