Stagent: A state-machine tool to keep Claude Code on track for long tasks
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Summary
Stagent is a tool designed to solve the problem of Claude Code (and similar AI coding assistants) failing to complete long, multi-step tasks. It works by enforcing a state machine workflow where different agents handle discrete stages (plan, execute, verify, review, ship), preventing the AI from self-approving, bailing early, or silently drifting off course. Users can define custom workflows in plain English or fork existing ones from a cookbook. Features include a live viewer and cross-machine resume capability.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledHigh confidence plus decaying recall is exactly the case where introspection fails, so we don't lean on it.
The design assumption is that drift is inevitable on long horizons, so the goal is to bound its blast radius rather than catch it mid-thought.
Work is a state machine of discrete stages (plan, execute, rev...)
It can't self-approve or bail halfway.
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