Observer agents refine skills by watching human corrections

Zach Lloyd describes self-improvement loops as essential for scaling a software factory. Observer agents watch how factory agents apply skills—and where they fail. For example, if a senior engineer corrects a code review agent’s comments, the observer uses that feedback to improve the agent’s future performance.

Zach Lloyd·Published Sep 27, 2026

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Software Engineering Is Becoming Factory Engineering — Zach Lloyd, Warp

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a common kinda loop that you're gonna wanna put in your factory is like a skill loop. That means you're gonna have your factory agents that are running skills, and then you'll have observer agents that are seeing how those skills are being applied, looking for issues, and trying to improve the skills.

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