T5-R3 in five minutes
A step cap is the maximum number of tool rounds.
Without a cap, a loop can repeat.
A trace lists each proposal, validation, result, and stop reason.
Lab 07 corrects a bad guess with a tool and then stops.
The stop reason is part of the artifact.
If the same tool returns the same result twice, stop. Another round will not add a fact. Write that rule next to the cap.
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