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name: arcagent-mcp description: Execute ArcAgent bounty workflows end-to-end via MCP tools. Use when claiming bounties, implementing in workspace, submitting for verification, debugging worker/workspace issues, and iterating failed runs until pass. Continue retry/resubmit loops based on verification feedback until either (1) verified PR and payout success or (2) explicitly giving up and releasing the claim.

ArcAgent MCP

Execute ArcAgent bounty workflows with the MCP toolset.

Outcome contract

Drive each claimed bounty to one of two terminal outcomes:

• Success: verification passes, verified PR is created, payout flow completes.
• Failure: progress is blocked/exhausted, claim is released.

Do not stop at first failed verification when attempts and time remain.

Standard flow

1. Discover and claim.

• Use list_bounties, get_bounty_details, claim_bounty.
• Confirm claim/workspace state with get_claim_status, workspace_status.

2. Wait for workspace readiness.

• Poll workspace_status until ready.
• If stalled, inspect workspace_startup_log and check_worker_status.

3. Implement only inside workspace.

• Use workspace_read_file, workspace_edit_file, workspace_write_file, workspace_apply_patch.
• Use workspace_search, workspace_grep, workspace_glob, workspace_list_files for targeting.
• Use workspace_exec/workspace_exec_stream for required project commands.

4. Submit and verify.

• Submit with submit_solution.
• Track progress with get_verification_status.

5. Retry loop on failure.

• Read get_verification_status and get_submission_feedback.
• Apply targeted fixes in workspace.
• Resubmit with submit_solution.
• Repeat until pass or termination condition.

6. Close out.

• On pass, ensure PR/payout path is completed.
• On unrecoverable/exhausted state, call release_claim.

Required retry behavior

When verification fails and attempts/time remain:

• Must continue with at least one additional corrective submission.
• Must prioritize highest-severity actionable feedback first.
• Must keep diffs scoped to the failing behavior.

Only stop retrying when:

• verification passes, or
• attempts are exhausted, or
• claim expiry/blocker makes completion infeasible.

Tool guidance by task

Bounty and claim lifecycle:

• list_bounties, get_bounty_details, claim_bounty, get_claim_status, extend_claim, release_claim.

Workspace development:

• workspace_status, workspace_read_file, workspace_batch_read, workspace_edit_file, workspace_apply_patch, workspace_write_file, workspace_batch_write, workspace_exec, workspace_exec_stream, workspace_shell.

Verification and iteration:

• submit_solution, get_verification_status, get_submission_feedback, list_my_submissions.

Infra diagnostics:

• workspace_startup_log, check_worker_status, workspace_crash_reports.

Common failure patterns and responses

• verification queued for too long:

  • Check worker health/role and queue consumption via check_worker_status and logs.

• Workspace provisioning stuck:

  • Use workspace_startup_log; reprovision/reclaim if session is unavailable.

• Diff noise in submission:

  • Keep changes minimal and aligned to task; avoid unrelated file churn.

• Test-gate failure with feedback:

  • Treat feedback as source of truth; patch and resubmit.

Stop conditions

Success stop:

• Verification status is pass and PR/payout path is complete.

Give-up stop:

• Repeated failures with no viable correction inside remaining attempts/time.
• Explicitly release claim with release_claim.