{"slug":"architecture/16_LOOP_STATE","title":"16 · Loop State","section":"architecture","sectionLabel":"Architecture","status":"unclassified","type":"document","path":"architecture/16_LOOP_STATE.mdx","bytes":2458,"description":"The lifecycle that closes back to Business Context — every cycle generates the next cycle","updated":null,"source":"integratewise/Integratewise-docs-wiki","content":"\n\n**Every cycle generates the next cycle.**\n\nLoop State is the lifecycle that tracks where every work item is in the continuous loop from Business Context back to Business Context.\n\n---\n\n## The Complete Loop\n\n```text\nBUSINESS CONTEXT\n       ↓\n      WORK\n       ↓\nHUMAN + AI\n       ↓\n   EXECUTION\n       ↓\n   RECONCILIATION\n       ↓\nBUSINESS CONTEXT\n```\n\n---\n\n## Loop States\n\n```text\nIdentified → Contextualized → Defined → Allocated → Deciding → Governing\n→ Executing → Observing → Re-ingesting → Reconciling → Resolved → Learning\n→ Continuing → Next Work\n```\n\n| State | Description |\n|-------|-------------|\n| **Identified** | Work item recognized |\n| **Contextualized** | Gathering context from Spine |\n| **Defined** | Tasks decomposed and specified |\n| **Allocated** | Assigned to human or agent |\n| **Deciding** | Reasoning about options |\n| **Governing** | Governance check pending |\n| **Executing** | Action being performed |\n| **Observing** | Monitoring execution outcome |\n| **Re-ingesting** | Processing execution results |\n| **Reconciling** | Verifying intent vs. outcome |\n| **Resolved** | Work item completed |\n| **Learning** | Feeding back to memory |\n| **Continuing** | Next cycle beginning |\n| **Next Work** | New work items created |\n\n---\n\n## Loop State Is Stored in Spine\n\nEvery work item's loop state is persisted:\n- State transitions are recorded\n- Timestamps are captured\n- Actor attribution is maintained\n- Evidence is linked\n\n---\n\n## Loop State Is the Source of Continuity\n\nWithout Loop State, every interaction is episodic:\n- No memory of what happened before\n- No awareness of what needs to happen next\n- No learning from outcomes\n- No organizational intelligence\n\nWith Loop State, every interaction builds on the last:\n- Context is continuous\n- Work is connected\n- Learning accumulates\n- Intelligence grows\n\n---\n\n## Loop State Connects to\n\n| Layer | Relationship |\n|-------|-------------|\n| [Business Context](/architecture/01_BUSINESS_CONTEXT) | Starts and ends at Business Context |\n| [Work Graph](/architecture/04_WORK_GRAPH) | Tracks work item lifecycle |\n| [Organizational Memory](/architecture/03_ORGANIZATIONAL_MEMORY) | Feeds learning to memory |\n| [Reconciliation](/architecture/15_RECONCILIATION) | Advances through reconciliation |\n"}