ceo-loop

/nxtg-forge:ceo-loop — Activate CEO Decision Loop (ORBIT Mode)

Initialise and start the CEO-LOOP ORBIT cycle for this project.

Usage

/nxtg-forge:ceo-loop [max-iterations] [time-limit-minutes]

Defaults: max-iterations=20, time-limit=30

Step 1 — Read current project state

Before initializing the loop, orient yourself:

# Check for pending decisions
cat .claude/ceo-decisions-pending.json 2>/dev/null | head -30

# Check existing decision journal (if resuming)
tail -5 .claude/ceo-loop-decisions.jsonl 2>/dev/null

# Check if a loop is already active (avoid double-starting)
cat .claude/ceo-loop-state.json 2>/dev/null | jq '.active'

# Check project governance state
cat .claude/governance.json 2>/dev/null | jq '{name: .project.name, phase: .current_phase}'

# Check git status for pending work context
git log --oneline -5 2>/dev/null
git status --short 2>/dev/null | head -10

If a loop is already active (active: true): Do NOT re-initialize. Report current state and ask if the user wants to cancel first (/nxtg-forge:ceo-loop-cancel).

Step 2 — Parse arguments

Parse $ARGUMENTS for:

• First arg (integer): max_iterations (default: 20)
• Second arg (integer): time_limit_minutes (default: 30)

Validate: max_iterations between 1-50, time_limit between 5-120.

Step 3 — Write state file

Create .claude/ceo-loop-state.json:

{
  "active": true,
  "iteration": 0,
  "max_iterations": <max_iterations>,
  "time_limit_minutes": <time_limit>,
  "started_at": "<ISO-8601 timestamp>",
  "trust_level": "standard",
  "depth_escalation_counter": 0,
  "correct_decisions": 0,
  "incorrect_decisions": 0
}

STARTED=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
cat > .claude/ceo-loop-state.json << EOF
{
  "active": true,
  "iteration": 0,
  "max_iterations": 20,
  "time_limit_minutes": 30,
  "started_at": "$STARTED",
  "trust_level": "standard",
  "depth_escalation_counter": 0,
  "correct_decisions": 0,
  "incorrect_decisions": 0
}
EOF