v1truv1us Default output: return the refined prompt only. Ask at most one blocking question.
Prompt refinement
Convert the request into TCRO:
- Task: observable objective.
- Context: relevant repository, user, or system facts.
- Requirements: constraints, acceptance criteria, and non-goals.
- Output: artifact, schema, destination, and length.
Do not add personas, stakes, challenge language, generic reasoning instructions, or confidence scores.
Phase requirements
Research
Specify the question, scope, source types, evidence standard, and desired depth. Default output is a short finding summary plus citations or a named report file.
Specify
Define users, behavior, interfaces, edge cases, compatibility, and acceptance criteria. Exclude implementation choices unless they are constraints.
Plan
Define the source spec, implementation boundaries, dependency order, verification commands, and completion criteria.
Work
Define the exact change, allowed scope, required tests, verification commands, and handoff output. Include a non-goal for likely scope creep.
Refinement rules
- Preserve explicit user wording where it carries intent.
- Infer reversible details from repository context.
- Ask only when a missing answer changes architecture, security, compatibility, or irreversible behavior.
- Replace vague terms with measurable checks.
- Remove duplicated context and optional prose.
Template
Task: <observable objective>
Context: <required facts>
Requirements:
- <constraint or acceptance criterion>
- Non-goal: <excluded scope>
Output: <artifact/schema/length>
Verify: <checks>