loops!PR Self-Review
Review your own diff like a senior reviewer, fix issues, and repeat for three passes before opening the PR.
by loops!
Use loop copies the kickoff. Share copies the loop link. Open in Cursor / Claude Code only pre-fill that prompt — they do not install hook files. Download loop saves a README and kickoff into .cursor/loops/pr-self-review/ — no hooks required. How it works
- Do not modify the check command or exit criteria to force success
- Do not skip, disable, or bypass checks to pass the exit condition
- If stuck after several iterations, stop and report blockers instead of gaming metrics
Feature branch self-review
Three review passes caught a race condition, missing null check, and outdated test. PR opened with zero critical findings.
Two separate pieces
- Kickoff prompt — tells the agent the goal, check command, exit condition, and how to self-pace between passes.
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Copy or open the kickoff prompt
Click Use loop to copy the kickoff into your clipboard. Open in Cursor and Open in Claude Code only open the agent with that prompt — they do not configure automation for you.
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Paste into your coding agent
Start a chat in Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or any agent. Paste the kickoff. The prompt includes the goal, iteration limit, shell check, and first step.
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Agent self-paces until done
The agent runs the loop: act → run check command → read output → repeat until the exit condition is met or max iterations is reached. No install step is required for prompt-only loops.
Full guide with Cursor /loop notes: How to install loops
1. Review diff
Review the current branch diff. List bugs, edge cases, naming issues, and missing tests.
2. Address findings
Fix the highest-severity findings from the review with minimal scope.
3. Re-review
Review the updated diff and confirm prior findings are resolved.
Start the "PR Self-Review" loop. Goal: three clean self-review passes on the current diff Max iterations: 3 Between iterations run: git diff main...HEAD Exit when: three passes complete with no critical findings Step 1: Review the diff like a senior reviewer. Fix findings, then re-review. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.
Related loops
Start the "Ship PR Until Green" loop. Goal: PR is open with all CI checks passing Max iterations: 10 Between iterations run: gh pr checks Exit when: all PR checks are success Step 1: Implement the change, test locally, push, open PR, and fix CI until green. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.
Start the "A11y Audit Until Clean" loop. Goal: zero serious accessibility violations on changed UI Max iterations: 8 Between iterations run: npm run test:a11y Exit when: a11y audit exits 0 Step 1: Run the a11y audit on changed routes. Fix each violation, prioritizing keyboard and screen reader issues. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.
Start the "Coverage Until Threshold" loop. Goal: coverage meets the target threshold (default 80%) with all tests passing Max iterations: 12 Between iterations run: npm test -- --coverage Exit when: coverage threshold is met and tests exit 0 Step 1: Run coverage. Add focused tests for the biggest uncovered gaps, then repeat. Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.