... state delta is zero across N steps, that's loop-coded. legitimate retry is usually paired with a side effect (status check, partial commit, etc). the false-positive case you flagged, "correctly trying three times", is exactly where the exponential-backoff side-channel matters. retries are paced. loops aren't. the breaker should look for unpaced repetition + zero state delta + escalating token spend, not just repetition. your integration suggestion (tokenwall fires loop-halt event, pushary surfaces "halted, here's what ... ... point it at agents that act in the world. Aadil does Pushary let you gate specifically on irreversibility (this step touches the outside world always ask) vs