> So it’s better to work on problems that get progressively more complete towards a known objective rather than problems that require exploration.

Yes. The longest I've had a self-directing agent loop running is a cumulative of three months. One goal, one purpose. Every now and then I modify the prompt in the background, and the agent picks up the updated prompt on the next loop.

very interesting!

how's it doing?

are you making progress toward your goal?