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+# Issue #150: [COORD-010] Build orchestration loop
+
+## Objective
+
+Build the main orchestration loop that coordinates issue queue processing, agent assignment, and quality verification. This is the core coordinator that ties all components together.
+
+## Approach
+
+The orchestration loop must:
+
+1. Read issue queue (priority sorted)
+2. Estimate context for next issue (via parser or metadata)
+3. Assign cheapest capable agent (50% rule)
+4. Monitor agent context during execution
+5. On completion claim, delegate to Quality Layer
+6. Handle rejection (inject continuation) or approval (move to next issue)
+
+## Components to Integrate
+
+- `src/queue.py` - QueueManager for issue queue
+- `src/parser.py` - Context estimation from issue body
+- `src/agent_assignment.py` - Agent selection (50% rule)
+- `src/validation.py` - 50% rule validation
+- `src/quality_orchestrator.py` - Quality gate verification
+- `src/forced_continuation.py` - Continuation prompts
+- `src/context_monitor.py` - Context monitoring
+
+## Implementation Plan
+
+1. **TDD RED Phase**: Write comprehensive tests for:
+   - OrchestrationLoop class with full integration
+   - Queue processing with priority sorting
+   - Agent assignment integration
+   - Quality gate verification
+   - Rejection handling with forced continuation
+   - Approval and completion flow
+   - Context monitoring during execution
+
+2. **TDD GREEN Phase**: Implement OrchestrationLoop in coordinator.py
+   - Add new OrchestrationLoop class (or enhance Coordinator)
+   - Integrate all components
+   - Add proper error handling
+
+3. **TDD REFACTOR Phase**: Clean up and optimize
+
+## Progress
+
+- [x] Write tests for orchestration loop (RED) - 33 tests written
+- [x] Implement orchestration loop (GREEN) - OrchestrationLoop class implemented
+- [x] Refactor and clean up (REFACTOR) - Code cleaned up
+- [x] Run quality gates (build, lint, test, coverage) - All passing
+- [ ] Commit changes
+
+## Testing
+
+Target: 85% minimum coverage for all new code
+
+## Notes
+
+- The existing Coordinator class has basic queue processing
+- Need to enhance it with Quality Layer integration
+- ForcedContinuationService handles rejection prompts
+- QualityOrchestrator runs quality gates in parallel