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LoopGuard
The local guardrail for AI coding sessions that start repeating instead of moving.
Runs in VS Code, Cursor, and Windsurf. Free.
Save the hour.
Cut the token bill.
LoopGuard watches your coding session locally, fires when the same problem keeps resurfacing, and trims the next prompt to only the context the model actually needs — so each retry costs less and moves faster.
Opens VS Code Marketplace · 1-click install · no account needed
1 stars on GitHubStops retry spirals before they quietly eat another 20 to 40 minutes
Cuts prompt size by 70%+ in normal focused reads, with some measured sessions going much higher
Makes the payoff visible in minutes saved, tokens saved, and spend avoided
$77/mo
Estimated API spend avoided for heavy AI coding use¹
47min
Average time recovered per day from avoided retry spirals²
70%+
Smaller focused prompts in normal use, with some reads going much higher
8.4k
Tokens saved in one measured focused-read example
1 Based on 2 h/day heavy AI coding at GPT-4o pricing with 70% prompt reduction applied. 2 Measured across sessions where LoopGuard detected 3+ repeat loops per day.
Live session
Claude fixed the file.
The bug came back anyway.
The bug came back anyway.
loop pressure
Session timeline
32 min lost
14:03
First repeat
The same undefined error shows up again after another AI patch.
14:11
Pattern confirmed
LoopGuard now sees the same problem resurfacing and tracks the lost time.
14:27
Circuit breaker
You get a clear alert before the next retry buries the root cause even deeper.
Focused context
340-line file · 24 lines kept
7% kept
summary.tsx
import { fetchInvoices } from './billing';
import { formatCurrency } from './format';
const rows = invoices.map((invoice) => formatCurrency(invoice.total));
^ TypeError: cannot read properties of undefined
function Summary({ invoices }: Props) {
return <InvoiceTable rows={rows} />;
Keep the failing window, nearby definitions, and recent edits
Drop the long helper branches and untouched boilerplate
Reuse prior reads so the same file is not resent over and over