---
title: "Bounded Loop · agent control pattern · Agent Fieldbook"
url: https://agentfieldbook.org/design/archetypes/bounded-loop/
description: "Iterate a node with a hard cap on cycles. Prevents runaway revision loops in self-correcting agents."
section: "Design · Control archetype"
source: Agent Fieldbook — generated from the published page
---

# Bounded Loop

Iterate a node with a hard cap on cycles. Prevents runaway revision loops in self-correcting agents.

## What it is

## At a glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Kind | Control archetype |
| Status | production |

## Basis