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The Agent Loop: Naive vs. ReAct

Understanding the recursive 'Observe-Think-Act' cycle that powers autonomous agents. See why the 'Ralph Wiggum' loop fails.

Agent Configuration

Loop Architecture
The 'Ralph Wiggum' Loop

Strict Observe-Act loop. No internal monologue. Often gets stuck in repetitive loops ('I'm helping!') or hallucinates completion.

STDERR / STDOUT
Agent waiting...
Agent Process
Observe
Act
Loop Cycles
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