Method initiateTaskLoop

src/core/task/Task.ts:2414–2450

(userContent: Anthropic.Messages.ContentBlockParam[])

	// Task Loop

	private async initiateTaskLoop(userContent: Anthropic.Messages.ContentBlockParam[]): Promise<void> {
		// Kicks off the checkpoints initialization process in the background.
		// `getCheckpointService` wraps its full body in a try/catch and returns
		// `undefined` on failure (see src/core/checkpoints/index.ts), so the
		// returned promise cannot reject. `void` is sufficient — no `.catch`
		// arm needed.
		void getCheckpointService(this)

		let nextUserContent = userContent
		let includeFileDetails = true

		this.emit(RooCodeEventName.TaskStarted)

		while (!this.abort) {
			const didEndLoop = await this.recursivelyMakeClineRequests(nextUserContent, includeFileDetails)
			includeFileDetails = false // We only need file details the first time.

			// The way this agentic loop works is that cline will be given a
			// task that he then calls tools to complete. Unless there's an
			// attempt_completion call, we keep responding back to him with his
			// tool's responses until he either attempt_completion or does not
			// use anymore tools. If he does not use anymore tools, we ask him
			// to consider if he's completed the task and then call
			// attempt_completion, otherwise proceed with completing the task.
			// There is a MAX_REQUESTS_PER_TASK limit to prevent infinite
			// requests, but Cline is prompted to finish the task as efficiently
			// as he can.

			if (didEndLoop) {
				// For now a task never 'completes'. This will only happen if
				// the user hits max requests and denies resetting the count.
				break
			} else {
				nextUserContent = [{ type: "text", text: formatResponse.noToolsUsed() }]
			}
		}
	}

	public async recursivelyMakeClineRequests(
		userContent: Anthropic.Messages.ContentBlockParam[],