Lint-and-Fix Loops · ai-skills

Reference: Agentic Workflows for Chip Teams · Beginner to Intermediate

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A lint-and-fix loop runs a linter, hands the diagnostics to a model, applies the proposed patch in a scratch copy, and reruns lint and tests. It keeps a patch only when the checks improve and stops when they do not.

Lint-and-fix loop from diagnostics to accept or stop.

Diagnostics flow into a proposed patch, and only a patch that improves the rerun survives.

Lesson	What it covers
Anatomy of the loop	The five stages, a schematic pass, and a worked cost budget.
Acceptance and tests	The acceptance rule and why the test suite is the safety net.
Limits and failure modes	Symptom fixes, silenced checks, and oscillating patches.
Loop simulator	A deterministic simulator with a fake fixer and a stop rule.

Check yourself The rerun shows fewer lint hits but a failing test. Does the loop keep the patch?

No. The acceptance rule needs both fewer hits and a green suite, so the patch is dropped and the loop reports the failure.

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