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self-critique

A model reviewing and correcting its own output in the same context, as opposed to a separate fresh-context subagent checking the work.

also written as self critique

Related term
verifier subagentA subagent run in a fresh context whose only job is to check another agent's output, rather than doing the original work itself.view term->
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jul 2026
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  • Why expensive models make terrible execution subagentsSubagent model selection has one costly default. Reasoning models obey their own traces 15.6% of the time, so here is where to pin model and effort.opinion1 min
  • 6 Critics Grade My Post, Then Fix the Skill That Wrote ItSix critics grade the draft, then patch the SKILL.md that wrote it. The merge code, verdict ladder, and guardrails behind a self-improving Claude Code skill.meta-analysis1 min
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