Behavioral Loop Detection

Overview

Detects when an agent is stuck in a repetitive action loop by maintaining a rolling 20-action history window. Compares recent actions using normalized similarity scoring and applies escalating interventions before the agent wastes tokens or blocks progress.

Designed for any agentic context — browser automation, file editing, API calls, or multi-step orchestration — not tied to any specific tool type.

When to Use

Invoke this skill when:

• An agent task has been running for more than 10 steps without clear progress
• The same tool is being called repeatedly with similar arguments
• A task appears stalled with no TaskUpdate(completed) after a long sequence
• You want proactive loop-prevention in a custom orchestrator