Lesson Guide

Run Autonomous AI Development Loops with Claude Code

The next level of AI-assisted coding isn't faster autocomplete — it's delegating the entire implementation of a feature to AI and reviewing the result in the morning. Claude Code's autonomous loops can iterate, test, and verify until a feature is done.

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Try this starter prompt

Copy and paste this into ChatGPT or Claude with your details filled in. It's a simplified version — the full prompt chain is in the app.

Autonomous Task Prompt
Help me structure a Claude Code autonomous task for overnight execution.

Feature: [WHAT YOU WANT BUILT — be specific]
Codebase entry point: [RELEVANT FILES or MODULES]
Tests to pass: [EXISTING TEST SUITE or acceptance criteria]
Verifier check: [HOW CLAUDE WILL KNOW IT'S DONE — e.g. "npm test passes with no failures"]

Write an autonomous task prompt that:
1. Sets a clear goal (not steps)
2. Includes the verification loop ("keep going until X passes")
3. Defines the stopping condition if something goes wrong
4. Specifies what NOT to touch

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How it works

  1. 1

    Write a clear goal with a verifiable success criterion (a passing test or observable output)

  2. 2

    Set a stopping condition — what Claude should do if it hits a wall after N attempts

  3. 3

    Specify the files and modules it should not modify under any circumstances

  4. 4

    Review the git diff in the morning rather than watching it run

What you'll build in the app

Project

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