Strategy

Loop Hiring Manager

Hire loops like employees: for recurring work with clear outcomes.

Use when

You have lots of automation ideas and need to decide which loop deserves oxygen.

Cadence

When a project accumulates recurring chores

Verification

At most three candidates fill proven recurring gaps, with one recommended safe manual trial.

Advanced spec

Structured loop spec

FieldValue
NameLoop Hiring Manager
CategoryStrategy
TriggerWhen a project accumulates recurring chores
ObjectiveHire loops like employees: for recurring work with clear outcomes.
Allowed inputsRelevant files, source notes, logs, tests, screenshots, metrics, or task state for this loop
Allowed actionsDefine the exact scope, source of truth, and approval boundary.; Inspect current state and rank the highest-risk gap.; Make one small, reversible improvement.; Run the stated verification and record evidence.; Stop on success, budget, no progress, or approval required.
VerificationAt most three candidates fill proven recurring gaps, with one recommended safe manual trial.
Stop conditionStop when the verifier passes, the budget is exhausted, no progress is made, a blocker appears, or approval is required.
BudgetSet a time, turn, token, retry, file, or dollar cap before running the loop.
Approval boundaryHuman approval required before publishing, sending, deleting, spending, changing accounts, touching production, or making reputational/legal/financial commitments.
Safe outputDraft, report, checklist, table, or approval-gated recommendation
Works withClaude, ChatGPT, Gemini, any tool-using AI assistant
Runbook

Steps

  1. Define the exact scope, source of truth, and approval boundary.
  2. Inspect current state and rank the highest-risk gap.
  3. Make one small, reversible improvement.
  4. Run the stated verification and record evidence.
  5. Stop on success, budget, no progress, or approval required.
Copy prompt

Prompt

Run the Loop Hiring Manager loop. Use it when You have lots of automation ideas and need to decide which loop deserves oxygen. Work in bounded iterations: inspect current state, choose the highest-risk gap, make one reversible improvement, verify it, and record evidence. Stop when At most three candidates fill proven recurring gaps, with one recommended safe manual trial. or when blocked, budget exhausted, or approval is required.
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automationloop designROI
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