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  "slug": "automation",
  "title": "Automation - New Runtime",
  "description": "A New Runtime topic hub collecting signals, patterns, field notes, and public sources about automation.",
  "answer": [
    "Automation is tracked here as an evidence-linked topic, not as a static glossary entry.",
    "The page connects raw observations to pattern hypotheses, longer analysis, and public sources.",
    "Use it as the canonical landing page before drilling into individual records."
  ],
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    "automation",
    "automation AI agents",
    "automation software"
  ],
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  "last_updated": "2026-07-21",
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    "total": 9,
    "signals": 7,
    "patterns": 1,
    "posts": 0,
    "atlas": 1,
    "sources": 15
  },
  "routes": {
    "html": "https://newruntime.com/topics/automation/",
    "markdown": "https://newruntime.com/topics/automation.md",
    "json": "https://newruntime.com/topics/automation.json"
  },
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    "https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh",
    "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/goal",
    "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/scheduled-tasks",
    "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents",
    "https://cursor.com/changelog/06-18-26",
    "https://developers.openai.com/cookbook/examples/chatgpt/workspace_agents/workspace-agents-api-trigger",
    "https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-17-github-copilot-app-generally-available",
    "https://github.blog/developer-skills/github/i-automated-my-job-and-it-made-me-a-better-leader",
    "https://github.com/JayZeeDesign/loop-engineer-template",
    "https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts",
    "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/non-interactive-mode",
    "https://openai.com/index/how-agents-are-transforming-work"
  ],
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      "title": "Goal-scoped loops replace manual continuation",
      "description": "An autonomous loop becomes operationally useful when completion is an external contract rather than a model's subjective decision to stop.",
      "date": "2026-07-07",
      "topics": [
        "agent-loops",
        "goals",
        "automation"
      ],
      "source_count": 4,
      "metric": "high",
      "url": "https://newruntime.com/patterns/goal-scoped-loops-replace-manual-continuation/"
    }
  ],
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      "kind": "Raw Signal",
      "slug": "codex-can-be-embedded-in-shell-pipelines",
      "title": "Codex Can Be Embedded in Shell Pipelines",
      "description": "Non-interactive mode turns a coding agent into a composable command that can receive files, emit artifacts, and participate in automation.",
      "date": "2026-07-10",
      "topics": [
        "codex",
        "cli",
        "automation"
      ],
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      "metric": "notable",
      "url": "https://newruntime.com/signals/codex-can-be-embedded-in-shell-pipelines/"
    },
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      "kind": "Raw Signal",
      "slug": "loop-engineering-expands-beyond-coding",
      "title": "Loop Engineering Expands Beyond Coding",
      "description": "The same goal, action, evaluation, and retry structure can automate research, operations, and product work when completion is observable.",
      "date": "2026-07-05",
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        "agent-loops",
        "knowledge-work",
        "automation"
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      "metric": "notable",
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    },
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      "kind": "Raw Signal",
      "slug": "openai-frames-codex-as-a-work-layer-not-a-chat-feature",
      "title": "OpenAI Frames Codex as a Work Layer, Not a Chat Feature",
      "description": "Case studies position agents inside operating workflows where they gather context, execute tasks, and return reviewable artifacts.",
      "date": "2026-06-29",
      "topics": [
        "codex",
        "knowledge-work",
        "automation"
      ],
      "source_count": 1,
      "metric": "notable",
      "url": "https://newruntime.com/signals/openai-frames-codex-as-a-work-layer-not-a-chat-feature/"
    },
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      "kind": "Raw Signal",
      "slug": "github-copilot-app-becomes-an-operating-layer-for-routines",
      "title": "GitHub Copilot App Becomes an Operating Layer for Routines",
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      "date": "2026-06-28",
      "topics": [
        "github-copilot",
        "automation",
        "workflows"
      ],
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      "metric": "notable",
      "url": "https://newruntime.com/signals/github-copilot-app-becomes-an-operating-layer-for-routines/"
    },
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      "kind": "Raw Signal",
      "slug": "loop-library-packages-fifteen-repeatable-coding-agent-cycles",
      "title": "Loop Library Packages Fifteen Repeatable Coding-Agent Cycles",
      "description": "A public repository turns common maintenance and delivery tasks into explicit loops with commands, checks, and completion conditions.",
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      "topics": [
        "loop-engineering",
        "coding-agents",
        "automation"
      ],
      "source_count": 2,
      "metric": "notable",
      "url": "https://newruntime.com/signals/loop-library-packages-fifteen-repeatable-coding-agent-cycles/"
    },
    {
      "kind": "Raw Signal",
      "slug": "cursor-converts-a-text-workflow-into-an-automation",
      "title": "Cursor Converts a Text Workflow into an Automation",
      "description": "The automate command moves successful interactive work into a repeatable trigger-driven agent routine inside the development environment.",
      "date": "2026-06-22",
      "topics": [
        "cursor",
        "automation",
        "coding-agents"
      ],
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      "metric": "notable",
      "url": "https://newruntime.com/signals/cursor-converts-a-text-workflow-into-an-automation/"
    },
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      "kind": "Raw Signal",
      "slug": "workspace-agents-gain-api-triggers",
      "title": "Workspace Agents Gain API Triggers",
      "description": "Programmatic triggers move workspace agents from user-invoked conversations toward event-driven components that can participate in external workflows.",
      "date": "2026-06-22",
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        "workspace-agents",
        "api",
        "automation"
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      "metric": "notable",
      "url": "https://newruntime.com/signals/workspace-agents-gain-api-triggers/"
    }
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        "agent-ops",
        "automation"
      ],
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      "metric": "emerging",
      "url": "https://newruntime.com/shifts/goal-scoped-agent-loops/"
    }
  ]
}