@cobusgreyling/loop-cost 1.0.2 → 1.1.0

package/README.md

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ npm test
 | `--pattern` | Pattern id (see `--list`) |
 | `--cadence` | Override cadence (e.g. `15m`, `1d`) |
 | `--level` | `L1`, `L2`, or `L3` (default `L1`) |
+| `--orchestration` | Multi-agent action cost: `single` (default), `maker-checker`, `parallel:N`, `debate:R` |
 | `--conservative` | Use slower cadence from ranges |
 | `--json` | Machine-readable output |
 
@@ -41,4 +42,41 @@ Each estimate includes:
 
 Pair with `loop-budget.md` (scaffolded by `loop-init`) and `loop-audit` cost observability checks.
 
+## Orchestration cost
+
+The scenarios above assume one implementer pass. A loop that fans out to
+multiple agents costs more on the **action path** (the no-op scan and single
+triage pass are unaffected). `--orchestration` applies a multiplier so the
+estimate — and the realistic per-run cap that feeds the circuit breaker —
+reflects the real shape of the run:
+
+| Mode | Multiplier | Models |
+|------|-----------|--------|
+| `single` (default) | 1x | One implementer pass, self-checked |
+| `maker-checker` | 2x | Implementer + an independent verifier pass (the L2+ default) |
+| `parallel:N` | N+1 | N candidate agents fan out, plus a merge/arbiter pass |
+| `debate:R` | 1+R | One proposer plus R critique-and-revise rounds |
+
+```bash
+npx @cobusgreyling/loop-cost --pattern ci-sweeper --level L2 --orchestration maker-checker
+npx @cobusgreyling/loop-cost --pattern ci-sweeper --level L2 --orchestration parallel:3
+```
+
+Multipliers above 2x emit a warning — deep fan-out or debate is easy to enable
+and expensive to run unattended.
+
+## Feed the circuit breaker
+
+[`loop-context`](../loop-context)'s breaker can resolve `--token-budget` directly
+from a pattern's realistic per-run estimate instead of a hand-typed guess:
+
+```bash
+npx @cobusgreyling/loop-context --check --ledger loop-ledger.json \
+  --budget-from-pattern ci-sweeper --budget-level L2
+```
+
+`loop-context` shells out to this CLI's built output to do it — the packages stay
+independent at the source level, no shared runtime state. An explicit
+`--token-budget` on the `loop-context` call always overrides the derived value.
+
 See [docs/operating-loops.md](../../docs/operating-loops.md).

package/dist/cli.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { readFile, access } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import yaml from 'yaml';
-import { estimateCost, formatEstimateHuman, } from './estimator.js';
+import { assertValidLevel, estimateCost, formatEstimateHuman, parseOrchestration, } from './estimator.js';
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const PACKAGE_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
 function parseArgs(argv) {
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function parseArgs(argv) {
     let conservative = false;
     let json = false;
     let list = false;
+    let orchestration = 'single';
     for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
         const a = argv[i];
         if (a === '--pattern' || a === '-p')
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ function parseArgs(argv) {
             cadence = argv[++i];
         else if (a === '--level' || a === '-l')
             level = argv[++i];
+        else if (a === '--orchestration' || a === '-o')
+            orchestration = argv[++i];
         else if (a === '--conservative')
             conservative = true;
         else if (a === '--json')
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ function parseArgs(argv) {
         else if (a === '--help' || a === '-h')
             return { help: true };
     }
-    return { help: false, pattern, cadence, level, conservative, json, list };
+    return { help: false, pattern, cadence, level, conservative, json, list, orchestration };
 }
 async function loadRegistry() {
     const candidates = [
@@ -63,6 +66,9 @@ Options:
   -p, --pattern <id>     Pattern id (default: daily-triage)
   -c, --cadence <spec>   Override cadence (e.g. 15m, 1d, 5m-15m)
   -l, --level <L1|L2|L3> Readiness level (default: L1)
+  -o, --orchestration <mode>
+                         Multi-agent action cost: single (default),
+                         maker-checker, parallel:N, debate:R
   --conservative         Use slower cadence from ranges (e.g. 15m not 5m)
   --json                 Machine-readable output
   --list                 List pattern ids
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ Options:
 
 Examples:
   loop-cost --pattern ci-sweeper --cadence 15m --level L2
+  loop-cost --pattern ci-sweeper --level L2 --orchestration maker-checker
   loop-cost --pattern daily-triage --level L1 --json
   loop-cost --list
 `);
@@ -87,6 +94,15 @@ Examples:
         console.error(`Unknown pattern: ${args.pattern}. Use --list for ids.`);
         process.exit(1);
     }
+    try {
+        assertValidLevel(args.level);
+        parseOrchestration(args.orchestration);
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+        const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+        console.error(msg);
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
     if (!pattern.cost) {
         console.error(`Pattern ${args.pattern} has no cost block in registry.`);
         process.exit(1);
@@ -96,6 +112,7 @@ Examples:
         cadence: args.cadence,
         level: args.level,
         conservative: args.conservative,
+        orchestration: args.orchestration,
     });
     if (args.json)
         console.log(JSON.stringify(result, null, 2));

package/dist/estimator.d.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export type ReadinessLevel = 'L1' | 'L2' | 'L3';
+export declare const VALID_READINESS_LEVELS: ReadinessLevel[];
+export declare function assertValidLevel(level: string): asserts level is ReadinessLevel;
 export interface PatternCost {
     tokens_noop: number;
     tokens_report: number;
@@ -16,11 +18,30 @@ export interface RegistryPattern {
 export interface RegistryDoc {
     patterns: RegistryPattern[];
 }
+export interface Orchestration {
+    /** Normalized mode string, e.g. 'single', 'maker-checker', 'parallel:3', 'debate:2'. */
+    mode: string;
+    /** Multiplier applied to the action-path token cost. */
+    multiplier: number;
+}
+/**
+ * Parse an orchestration spec into a multiplier on the action path.
+ *
+ * The action path (implementer + verifier work) is where multi-agent
+ * orchestration lands; the no-op scan and single triage pass are unaffected.
+ *
+ *   single         1x   one implementer pass, self-checked (default)
+ *   maker-checker  2x   implementer + an independent verifier pass
+ *   parallel:N     N+1  N candidate agents fan out, plus a merge/arbiter pass
+ *   debate:R       1+R  one proposer plus R critique-and-revise rounds
+ */
+export declare function parseOrchestration(spec: string | undefined): Orchestration;
 export interface EstimateInput {
     pattern: RegistryPattern;
     cadence?: string;
     level: ReadinessLevel;
     conservative?: boolean;
+    orchestration?: string;
 }
 export interface EstimateResult {
     patternId: string;
@@ -31,6 +52,7 @@ export interface EstimateResult {
     tokenCostTier: string;
     suggestedDailyCap: number;
     earlyExitRequired: boolean;
+    orchestration: Orchestration;
     scenarios: {
         noop: {
             tokensPerRun: number;

package/dist/estimator.js

@@ -1,3 +1,42 @@
+export const VALID_READINESS_LEVELS = ['L1', 'L2', 'L3'];
+export function assertValidLevel(level) {
+    if (!VALID_READINESS_LEVELS.includes(level)) {
+        throw new Error(`Invalid level: ${level}. Valid: ${VALID_READINESS_LEVELS.join(', ')}`);
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * Parse an orchestration spec into a multiplier on the action path.
+ *
+ * The action path (implementer + verifier work) is where multi-agent
+ * orchestration lands; the no-op scan and single triage pass are unaffected.
+ *
+ *   single         1x   one implementer pass, self-checked (default)
+ *   maker-checker  2x   implementer + an independent verifier pass
+ *   parallel:N     N+1  N candidate agents fan out, plus a merge/arbiter pass
+ *   debate:R       1+R  one proposer plus R critique-and-revise rounds
+ */
+export function parseOrchestration(spec) {
+    const s = (spec ?? 'single').trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (s === '' || s === 'single')
+        return { mode: 'single', multiplier: 1 };
+    if (s === 'maker-checker')
+        return { mode: 'maker-checker', multiplier: 2 };
+    const parallel = s.match(/^parallel:(\d+)$/);
+    if (parallel) {
+        const n = Number(parallel[1]);
+        if (n < 2)
+            throw new Error(`Invalid orchestration: parallel:N needs N>=2 (got ${n}).`);
+        return { mode: `parallel:${n}`, multiplier: n + 1 };
+    }
+    const debate = s.match(/^debate:(\d+)$/);
+    if (debate) {
+        const r = Number(debate[1]);
+        if (r < 1)
+            throw new Error(`Invalid orchestration: debate:R needs R>=1 (got ${r}).`);
+        return { mode: `debate:${r}`, multiplier: 1 + r };
+    }
+    throw new Error(`Invalid orchestration: ${spec}. Valid: single, maker-checker, parallel:N, debate:R`);
+}
 const INTERVAL_MS = {
     m: 60_000,
     h: 3_600_000,
@@ -62,16 +101,21 @@ function formatTokens(n) {
     return String(n);
 }
 export function estimateCost(input) {
+    assertValidLevel(input.level);
     const cadence = input.cadence ?? input.pattern.cadence;
     const runsPerDay = cadenceToRunsPerDay(cadence, input.conservative);
     const { cost, token_cost: tokenCostTier } = input.pattern;
     const mix = realisticMix(input.level, cost.early_exit_required);
+    const orchestration = parseOrchestration(input.orchestration);
+    // Orchestration overhead lands on the action path only — the no-op scan and
+    // the single triage pass do not fan out.
+    const actionPerRun = Math.round(cost.tokens_action * orchestration.multiplier);
     const noopDay = cost.tokens_noop * runsPerDay;
     const reportDay = cost.tokens_report * runsPerDay;
-    const actionDay = cost.tokens_action * runsPerDay;
+    const actionDay = actionPerRun * runsPerDay;
     const realisticPerRun = cost.tokens_noop * mix.noop +
         cost.tokens_report * mix.report +
-        cost.tokens_action * mix.action;
+        actionPerRun * mix.action;
     const realisticDay = Math.round(realisticPerRun * runsPerDay);
     const warnings = [];
     if (cost.early_exit_required) {
@@ -86,6 +130,9 @@ export function estimateCost(input) {
     if (runsPerDay >= 96) {
         warnings.push(`High cadence (${runsPerDay} runs/day) — verify early-exit is working.`);
     }
+    if (orchestration.multiplier > 2) {
+        warnings.push(`Orchestration ${orchestration.mode} multiplies action cost ${orchestration.multiplier}x — confirm the fan-out or debate depth is justified.`);
+    }
     return {
         patternId: input.pattern.id,
         patternName: input.pattern.name,
@@ -95,10 +142,11 @@ export function estimateCost(input) {
         tokenCostTier,
         suggestedDailyCap: cost.suggested_daily_cap,
         earlyExitRequired: cost.early_exit_required,
+        orchestration,
         scenarios: {
             noop: { tokensPerRun: cost.tokens_noop, tokensPerDay: noopDay },
             report: { tokensPerRun: cost.tokens_report, tokensPerDay: reportDay },
-            action: { tokensPerRun: cost.tokens_action, tokensPerDay: actionDay },
+            action: { tokensPerRun: actionPerRun, tokensPerDay: actionDay },
             realistic: {
                 tokensPerRun: Math.round(realisticPerRun),
                 tokensPerDay: realisticDay,
@@ -115,6 +163,9 @@ export function formatEstimateHuman(r) {
     lines.push('═'.repeat(50));
     lines.push(`Cadence: ${r.cadence}  →  ${r.runsPerDay} runs/day`);
     lines.push(`Level: ${r.level}  ·  Registry tier: ${r.tokenCostTier}`);
+    if (r.orchestration.multiplier > 1) {
+        lines.push(`Orchestration: ${r.orchestration.mode}  ·  action x${r.orchestration.multiplier}`);
+    }
     lines.push(`Suggested daily cap: ${formatTokens(r.suggestedDailyCap)} tokens`);
     lines.push('');
     lines.push('Daily token estimates:');

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cobusgreyling/loop-cost",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Estimate token budgets and daily costs for loop engineering patterns. By cadence, readiness level (L1/L2/L3), and coding agent tool.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

package/registry.json

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
         "grok",
         "claude-code",
         "codex",
+        "openclaw",
+        "opencode",
         "github-actions"
       ],
       "skills": [
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@
         "grok",
         "claude-code",
         "codex",
+        "openclaw",
+        "opencode",
         "github-actions"
       ],
       "skills": [
@@ -92,6 +96,8 @@
         "grok",
         "claude-code",
         "codex",
+        "openclaw",
+        "opencode",
         "github-actions"
       ],
       "skills": [
@@ -133,6 +139,8 @@
         "grok",
         "claude-code",
         "codex",
+        "openclaw",
+        "opencode",
         "github-actions"
       ],
       "skills": [
@@ -173,6 +181,8 @@
         "grok",
         "claude-code",
         "codex",
+        "openclaw",
+        "opencode",
         "github-actions"
       ],
       "skills": [
@@ -216,6 +226,8 @@
         "grok",
         "claude-code",
         "codex",
+        "openclaw",
+        "opencode",
         "github-actions"
       ],
       "skills": [
@@ -259,6 +271,8 @@
         "grok",
         "claude-code",
         "codex",
+        "openclaw",
+        "opencode",
         "github-actions"
       ],
       "skills": [
@@ -279,7 +293,7 @@
         "ambiguous-duplicates",
         "stale-closures"
       ],
-      "starter": "starters/minimal-loop",
+      "starter": "starters/issue-triage",
       "week_one_mode": "L1",
       "token_cost": "low",
       "cost": {