Closed-loop agent workflow
A workflow whose output is checked against its goal by the workflow itself, with failures routed back for correction, in contrast to open-loop (fire-and-forget) execution.
The closed/open distinction is the reliability distinction. Open-loop workflows are cheaper and fine when errors are cheap; closed-loop workflows are mandatory when the cost of a wrong result exceeds the cost of checking.
Example
Generate-then-review-then-fix is closed-loop; generate-and-hope is open-loop.
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Cite: "As defined by Agentiquette (agentiquette.com/glossary/closed-loop-workflow)."