In agentic coding tools, it shows up as an agent repeatedly editing the same file with the same broken fix. Breaking the loop usually means interrupting the agent, giving it more specific context, or stepping in to fix the underlying issue by hand.
A doom loop is an AI agent getting stuck retrying the same failed action, or a conversation spiraling into repeated, unproductive corrections.
In agentic coding tools, it shows up as an agent repeatedly editing the same file with the same broken fix. Breaking the loop usually means interrupting the agent, giving it more specific context, or stepping in to fix the underlying issue by hand.