Agent Loop

Run Clew Code autonomously with a 24/7 background agent loop.

Overview

The autonomous agent loop runs Clew Code continuously in the background, processing tasks from a persistent queue. It's ideal for monitoring, scheduled maintenance, automated code review, and recurring development workflows.

Loop Commands

❯ /loop start          # start the autonomous loop
❯ /loop stop           # stop the loop
❯ /loop status         # check loop status and queue depth

Loop Skill

Use the built-in loop skill to run recurring requests:

❯ /loop 5m /check-status   # run /check-status every 5 minutes
❯ /loop 1h "summarize recent changes"

Default interval is 10 minutes if not specified.

Task Queue

The loop integrates with the daemon's persistent task queue:

• Lease-based concurrency — up to 3 workers run simultaneously
• Exponential backoff — retries with increasing delays on failure
• Dead-letter queue — failed tasks are stored for later analysis

Cron Scheduling

Schedule recurring tasks with cron expressions:

❯ /task add "0 9 * * 1-5" "weekday morning review"
❯ /task add "0 0 * * 0" "weekly cleanup"

Use Cases

• Automated code review on schedule
• Dependency update checks
• Performance monitoring and alerting
• Scheduled documentation generation
• Automated testing and regression checks