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title: "Improve AI loop with simple iteration"
description: "Improve AI loop with simple iteration"
canonical: "https://ian.is/ai-loop-iteration"
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[Ian Nuttall](https://ian.is/)

# Improve AI loop with simple iteration

January 13, 2026

The number of cool ralph shit popping up is amazing 👀

my suggestion: start with the DUMBEST loop you can, i.e

```text
while :; do cat PROMPT.⁠md | codex exec ; done
```

and then iterate to build a flow that works for you by slowly chatting to ai to improve it

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