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#	Loop	Category	Difficulty	Tags
1	Remove Deprecated Code This loop systematically identifies and removes deprecated API usage and code patterns to ensure your codebase remains modern, performant, and free of outdated dependencies. It helps maintain long-term code health and reduces technical debt. Maintenance · Intermediate	Maintenance	Intermediate	maintenancerefactoringcode quality
2	Cleanup Unused Files This loop automatically identifies and removes unused files and dead code from your codebase. It iteratively scans the project, presents candidates for removal, and seeks user confirmation before deletion, ensuring a clean and maintainable codebase. Maintenance · Intermediate	Maintenance	Intermediate	cleanupmaintenancerefactoring
3	Technical Debt Reduction A prompt-only coding agent loop that systematically identifies and resolves technical debt items in a codebase through iterative auditing and targeted fixes. Maintenance · Intermediate	Maintenance	Intermediate	refactoringcode-qualitymaintenance
4	Monorepo Health Check This loop performs a comprehensive health check of a monorepo by validating its structure, dependencies, code quality, and consistency. It iteratively identifies and resolves issues related to missing dependencies, outdated packages, lint errors, and architectural inconsistencies until the repository passes validation. Maintenance · medium	Maintenance	medium	monorepomaintenancecode-quality
5	Dependency Update Until Green Automated loop to safely upgrade project dependencies while ensuring all tests pass after each update. The agent incrementally updates out-of-date packages and runs test checks to prevent breaking changes. Maintenance · Intermediate	Maintenance	Intermediate	maintenancedependenciesnpm
6	Upgrade Framework Version This loop automates the process of upgrading a project's framework to a newer version. It systematically analyzes the current framework, plans the upgrade path, updates dependencies, resolves breaking changes, and ensures all tests pass before completion. Maintenance · Medium	Maintenance	Medium	upgradeframeworkmigration
7	Package Audit Fixer Automatically identifies and fixes package vulnerabilities in your Node.js project by running `npm audit` and applying recommended fixes until the audit is clean. Maintenance · Intermediate	Maintenance	Intermediate	npmsecuritydependencies

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What is an agent loop?

An agent loop is an iterative AI workflow that runs in cycles — observe, plan, act, evaluate — until a specific exit condition is met. Unlike one-shot prompts, loops allow an AI agent to self-correct and make progress across multiple steps without manual intervention.

How do I run one of these loops in Claude Code?

Copy the kickoff prompt from the loop page, open Claude Code in your terminal or IDE, and paste it in. Replace any [PLACEHOLDER] values with your actual repo path, branch name, or other context. The agent will then iterate until the exit condition is satisfied.

Can I use these loops with tools other than Claude Code?

Yes. Each loop lists a recommended mode (Claude Code, Cursor, API, or CLI), but the kickoff prompt and workflow steps are tool-agnostic. You can adapt them for any coding agent that accepts natural-language instructions.

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Remove Deprecated Code

This loop systematically identifies and removes deprecated API usage and code patterns to ensure your codebase remains modern, performant, and free of outdated dependencies. It helps maintain long-term code health and reduces technical debt.

Maintenance · Intermediate

Cleanup Unused Files

This loop automatically identifies and removes unused files and dead code from your codebase. It iteratively scans the project, presents candidates for removal, and seeks user confirmation before deletion, ensuring a clean and maintainable codebase.

Maintenance · Intermediate

Technical Debt Reduction

A prompt-only coding agent loop that systematically identifies and resolves technical debt items in a codebase through iterative auditing and targeted fixes.

Maintenance · Intermediate

Monorepo Health Check

This loop performs a comprehensive health check of a monorepo by validating its structure, dependencies, code quality, and consistency. It iteratively identifies and resolves issues related to missing dependencies, outdated packages, lint errors, and architectural inconsistencies until the repository passes validation.

Maintenance · medium

Dependency Update Until Green

Automated loop to safely upgrade project dependencies while ensuring all tests pass after each update. The agent incrementally updates out-of-date packages and runs test checks to prevent breaking changes.

Maintenance · Intermediate

Upgrade Framework Version

This loop automates the process of upgrading a project's framework to a newer version. It systematically analyzes the current framework, plans the upgrade path, updates dependencies, resolves breaking changes, and ensures all tests pass before completion.

Maintenance · Medium

Package Audit Fixer

Automatically identifies and fixes package vulnerabilities in your Node.js project by running `npm audit` and applying recommended fixes until the audit is clean.

Maintenance · Intermediate

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