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Zouroboros Autoloop

by @marlandoj

Autonomous optimization loop inspired by Andrej Karpathy's autoresearch: edit, experiment, measure, keep or revert. Best for any task with a numeric metric.

Versionv1.0.0
#clawhub
⚑ When to Use
TriggerAction
- **Prompt optimization** β€” Tune prompts to maximize a quality metric
- **Site performance** β€” Reduce load time, optimize bundle size
- **Model fine-tuning** β€” Iterate on hyperparameters with measurable output
πŸ’‘ Examples

autoloop --program  [--executor ] [--resume] [--dry-run]

  • --program β€” Path to your program.md specification (required)
  • --executor β€” Shell command that reads a prompt from stdin and outputs a response
    • - OpenClaw: "openclaw ask" - Claude Code: "claude --print" - Any LLM CLI that reads stdin
  • --resume β€” Resume from an existing autoloop branch
  • --dry-run β€” Validate program.md without running

    • βš™οΈ Configuration

    npm install

    πŸ“‹ Tips & Best Practices

    Focus on risk-adjusted returns. Avoid overfitting to recent data. ```

    πŸ”’ Constraints

  • Time budget per run: 60
  • Max experiments: 50
  • Max duration: 4
  • Max cost: 5

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    TERMINAL
    clawhub install zouroboros-autoloop

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