🔁 Closing the Loop, Finally

I spent the whole day trying to prove that the patch engine works. I think it does. But I can’t really tell, because it depends on correct context. And right now, the LLM keeps hallucinating file structures that don't exist. This isn’t a patch engine bug, it’s a context loading problem.

So I switched gears. Got the context loader up. But then ran into another recursion: to prove the context loader is working, I have to run it through the agent runner. And of course, the agent runner needs the patch engine, which needs the context loader, which needs the agent runner…

It’s a triangle of interdependence. There's no unit test or stub that can fully isolate one piece anymore. I have to wire the whole loop live just to know if it's working.

That’s been the theme today: chasing functionality through the graph. You can’t test patching without context. Can’t test context without a working agent loop. Can’t test the loop without patching. So I’m pushing forward on all fronts at once, trying to build the minimum working chain — the first real block — that proves the vision end-to-end.

Despite the mess, I actually think I’m close. The first live demo might be within reach.