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# Feedback Loop

Closely related: ["Engineer the Harness"](https://mitchellh.com/writing/my-ai-adoption-journey#step-5-engineer-the-harness)

## Pattern
Set up automated feedback, give AI permission to iterate autonomously until goal is reached.
Set up automated feedback, give AI permission to iterate autonomously until a goal is reached.

1. Identify clear success signal (tests pass, UI matches design, coverage hits X%)
1. Identify a clear success signal (tests pass, UI matches design, coverage hits X%)
2. Give AI access to that signal (tests, devtools, linter, logs)
3. Grant explicit permission: "Keep iterating until tests pass"
4. Step away - AI checks its own work and keeps refining
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