Assistant Prompt Patterns
This page provides bounded prompts for assistants working inside the framework.
Use these patterns when the assistant needs to perform one specific job reliably.
Core rule
Each prompt should do one job only.
It should:
- name the task
- stay inside canonical vocabulary
- specify the target output
- avoid introducing new categories
Prompt patterns
Classification
Use when: the input is still raw and needs routing.
Classify the following input using only canonical framework vocabulary.
Return:
- capture mode
- lane
- likely artifact
- one-sentence rationale
Constraints:
- do not invent new categories
- do not broaden the ontology
- if the input is ambiguous, choose the closest canonical fit and note the ambiguity briefly
Compression
Use when: a draft is too long, repetitive, or muddy.
Compress the following text while preserving canonical terminology and operational meaning.
Return:
- a shorter version
- same intended artifact
- no new framework terms
Constraints:
- remove repetition
- keep the meaning stable
- preserve canonical vocabulary
- do not add theory, explanation, or new categories
Artifact drafting
Use when: the target artifact is already known.
Treat the following input as [capture mode] for [lane].
Draft a [artifact].
Constraints:
- use only canonical framework vocabulary
- keep it operational
- keep it compact
- do not invent new modes, lanes, artifact types, or retention states
- if something does not fit canon, leave it out and flag it briefly
Consistency pass
Use when: a page or artifact draft already exists and needs alignment.
Review the following draft against the framework canon.
Task:
- normalize wording
- preserve canonical terms
- remove repetition
- remove ontology drift
- flag misfit concepts instead of absorbing them
Return:
- revised draft
- short list of changes made
- short list of deferred items that do not fit canon
Usage notes
- Use Classification first when the capture is still ambiguous.
- Use Artifact drafting when the output type is already known.
- Use Compression after a draft becomes bloated.
- Use Consistency pass before publishing or merging.
Boundary
This page is for bounded assistant work patterns.
It is not:
- a giant prompt library
- a theory page about prompt engineering
- an agent architecture page