2026-08-17
LoopCraft adds dry-run simulation with cost estimation for agent loops (2026-08-17)
Before a loop ever touches a real tool, you can now simulate a full run with stubbed tool responses, watch the trace step by step, and get a token and cost estimate per branch.
← Back to NewsStarting 2026-08-17, LoopCraft ships dry-run simulation with cost estimation. Instead of burning real API calls to find out whether a loop's branching logic works, you can now run the whole definition against stubbed tool responses and inspect every decision the loop makes.
A dry run executes the loop exactly as production would — nodes fire, conditions evaluate, branches take their paths — but every tool node returns a canned response you define in the simulation panel. The trace view plays the run back step by step, showing which condition each branch evaluated and why the loop ended where it ended, which makes unreachable branches and inverted conditions obvious at a glance.
The simulation also computes a per-branch estimate of model invocations, token usage, and cost, so you can compare design alternatives before committing to one. Pair a dry run with the cost budget guard, and you can prove a loop stays inside budget before it ever runs live.
Dry-run simulation is available on all plans. Try it at https://getloopcraft.com. Feedback: sapsap@qq.com.