swarma - growth loops
by @glitch-rabin
Agent teams that run growth experiments and build their own playbook. GROWS loop: generate hypothesis, run experiment, observe signal, weigh verdict, stack p...
| Problem | Cause | Fix |
|---------|-------|-----|
| "No API key found" | Missing OPENROUTER_API_KEY | Add to ~/.swarma/instances/default/.env |
| MCP subprocess can't find key | Instance .env not inherited | Pass key in MCP config env block |
| "No teams found" | Empty instance | Run swarma init or copy a squad template |
| Experiments not issuing verdicts | Not enough cycles | Need min_sample_size (default 5) completed cycles |
| Strategy file not evolving | No verdict yet | Run more cycles, check swarma status |
| swarma cycle shows $0.000000 cost | Model returned empty | Check API key validity, try swarma cycle starter |
| QMD not connecting | QMD not running | Start with qmd serve before swarma |
| Results.tsv empty | No cycles completed | Run at least one cycle first |
clawhub install swarma