Refactor cockpit to use DockerTmuxController pattern
Based on claude-code-tools TmuxCLIController, this refactor: - Added DockerTmuxController class for robust tmux session management - Implements send_keys() with configurable delay_enter - Implements capture_pane() for output retrieval - Implements wait_for_prompt() for pattern-based completion detection - Implements wait_for_idle() for content-hash-based idle detection - Implements wait_for_shell_prompt() for shell prompt detection Also includes workflow improvements: - Pre-task git snapshot before agent execution - Post-task commit protocol in agent guidelines Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Advanced Prompt Engineering Research & Implementation
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**Research Date:** January 2026
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**Project:** Luzia Orchestrator
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**Focus:** Latest Prompt Augmentation Techniques for Task Optimization
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## Executive Summary
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This document consolidates research on the latest prompt engineering techniques and provides a production-ready implementation framework for Luzia. The implementation includes:
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1. **Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting** - Decomposing complex problems into reasoning steps
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2. **Few-Shot Learning** - Providing task-specific examples for better understanding
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3. **Role-Based Prompting** - Setting appropriate expertise for task types
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4. **System Prompts** - Foundational constraints and guidelines
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5. **Context Hierarchies** - Priority-based context injection
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6. **Task-Specific Patterns** - Domain-optimized prompt structures
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7. **Complexity Adaptation** - Dynamic strategy selection
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---
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## 1. Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting
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### Research Basis
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- **Paper:** "Chain-of-Thought Prompting Elicits Reasoning in Large Language Models" (Wei et al., 2022)
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- **Key Finding:** Encouraging step-by-step reasoning significantly improves LLM performance on reasoning tasks
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- **Performance Gain:** 5-40% improvement depending on task complexity
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### Implementation in Luzia
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```python
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# From ChainOfThoughtEngine
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task = "Implement a caching layer for database queries"
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cot_prompt = ChainOfThoughtEngine.generate_cot_prompt(task, complexity=3)
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# Generates prompt asking for 6 logical steps with verification between steps
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```
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### When to Use
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- **Best for:** Complex analysis, debugging, implementation planning
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- **Complexity threshold:** Tasks with more than 1-2 decision points
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- **Performance cost:** ~20% longer prompts, but better quality
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### Practical Example
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**Standard Prompt:**
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```
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Implement a caching layer for database queries
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```
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**CoT Augmented Prompt:**
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```
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Please solve this step-by-step:
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Implement a caching layer for database queries
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Your Reasoning Process:
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Think through this problem systematically. Break it into 5 logical steps:
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Step 1: [What caching strategy is appropriate?]
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Step 2: [What cache storage mechanism should we use?]
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Step 3: [How do we handle cache invalidation?]
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Step 4: [What performance monitoring do we need?]
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Step 5: [How do we integrate this into existing code?]
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After completing each step, briefly verify your logic before moving to the next.
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Explicitly state any assumptions you're making.
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```
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---
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## 2. Few-Shot Learning
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### Research Basis
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- **Paper:** "Language Models are Few-Shot Learners" (Brown et al., 2020)
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- **Key Finding:** Providing 2-5 examples of task execution dramatically improves performance
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- **Performance Gain:** 20-50% improvement on novel tasks
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### Implementation in Luzia
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```python
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# From FewShotExampleBuilder
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examples = FewShotExampleBuilder.build_examples_for_task(
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TaskType.IMPLEMENTATION,
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num_examples=3
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)
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formatted = FewShotExampleBuilder.format_examples_for_prompt(examples)
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```
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### Example Library Structure
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Each example includes:
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- **Input:** Task description
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- **Approach:** Step-by-step methodology
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- **Output Structure:** Expected result format
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### Example from Library
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```
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Example 1:
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- Input: Implement rate limiting for API endpoint
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- Approach:
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1) Define strategy (sliding window/token bucket)
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2) Choose storage (in-memory/redis)
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3) Implement core logic
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4) Add tests
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- Output structure: Strategy: [X]. Storage: [Y]. Key metrics: [list]. Coverage: [Y]%
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Example 2:
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- Input: Add caching layer to database queries
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- Approach:
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1) Identify hot queries
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2) Choose cache (redis/memcached)
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3) Set TTL strategy
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4) Handle invalidation
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5) Monitor hit rate
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- Output structure: Cache strategy: [X]. Hit rate: [Y]%. Hit cost: [Z]ms. Invalidation: [method]
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```
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### When to Use
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- **Best for:** Implementation, testing, documentation generation
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- **Complexity threshold:** Tasks with clear structure and measurable outputs
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- **Performance cost:** ~15-25% longer prompts
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---
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## 3. Role-Based Prompting
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### Research Basis
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- **Paper:** "Prompt Programming for Large Language Models" (Reynolds & McDonell, 2021)
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- **Key Finding:** Assigning specific roles/personas significantly improves domain-specific reasoning
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- **Performance Gain:** 10-30% depending on domain expertise required
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### Implementation in Luzia
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```python
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# From RoleBasedPrompting
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role_prompt = RoleBasedPrompting.get_role_prompt(TaskType.DEBUGGING)
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# Returns: "You are an Expert Debugger with expertise in root cause analysis..."
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```
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### Role Definitions by Task Type
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| Task Type | Role | Expertise | Key Constraint |
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|-----------|------|-----------|-----------------|
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| ANALYSIS | Systems Analyst | Performance, architecture | Data-driven insights |
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| DEBUGGING | Expert Debugger | Root cause, edge cases | Consider concurrency |
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| IMPLEMENTATION | Senior Engineer | Production quality | Defensive coding |
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| SECURITY | Security Researcher | Threat modeling | Assume adversarial |
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| RESEARCH | Research Scientist | Literature review | Cite sources |
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| PLANNING | Project Architect | System design | Consider dependencies |
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| REVIEW | Code Reviewer | Best practices | Focus on correctness |
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| OPTIMIZATION | Performance Engineer | Bottlenecks | Measure before/after |
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### Example Role Augmentation
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```
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You are an Expert Debugger with expertise in root cause analysis,
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system behavior, and edge cases.
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Your responsibilities:
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- Provide expert-level root cause analysis
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- Apply systematic debugging approaches
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- Question assumptions and verify conclusions
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Key constraint: Always consider concurrency, timing, and resource issues
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```
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---
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## 4. System Prompts & Constraints
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### Research Basis
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- **Emerging Practice:** System prompts set foundational constraints and tone
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- **Key Finding:** Well-designed system prompts reduce hallucination and improve focus
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- **Performance Gain:** 15-25% reduction in off-topic responses
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### Implementation in Luzia
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```python
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system_prompt = f"""You are an expert at solving {task_type.value} problems.
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Apply best practices, think step-by-step, and provide clear explanations."""
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```
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### Best Practices for System Prompts
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1. **Be Specific:** "Expert at solving implementation problems" vs "helpful assistant"
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2. **Set Tone:** "Think step-by-step", "apply best practices"
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3. **Define Constraints:** What to consider, what not to do
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4. **Include Methodology:** How to approach the task
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---
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## 5. Context Hierarchies
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### Research Basis
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- **Pattern:** Organizing information by priority prevents context bloat
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- **Key Finding:** Hierarchical context prevents prompt length explosion
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- **Performance Impact:** Reduces token usage by 20-30% while maintaining quality
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### Implementation in Luzia
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```python
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hierarchy = ContextHierarchy()
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hierarchy.add_context("critical", "This is production code in critical path")
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hierarchy.add_context("high", "Project uses async/await patterns")
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hierarchy.add_context("medium", "Team prefers functional approaches")
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hierarchy.add_context("low", "Historical context about past attempts")
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context_str = hierarchy.build_hierarchical_context(max_tokens=2000)
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```
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### Priority Levels
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- **Critical:** Must always include (dependencies, constraints, non-negotiables)
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- **High:** Include unless token-constrained (project patterns, key decisions)
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- **Medium:** Include if space available (nice-to-have context)
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- **Low:** Include only with extra space (historical, background)
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---
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## 6. Task-Specific Patterns
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### Overview
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Tailored prompt templates optimized for specific task domains.
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### Pattern Categories
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#### Analysis Pattern
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```
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Framework:
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1. Current State
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2. Key Metrics
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3. Issues/Gaps
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4. Root Causes
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5. Opportunities
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6. Risk Assessment
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7. Recommendations
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```
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#### Debugging Pattern
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```
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Process:
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1. Understand the Failure
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2. Boundary Testing
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3. Hypothesis Formation
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4. Evidence Gathering
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5. Root Cause Identification
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6. Solution Verification
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7. Prevention Strategy
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```
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#### Implementation Pattern
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```
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Phases:
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1. Design Phase
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2. Implementation Phase
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3. Testing Phase
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4. Integration Phase
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5. Deployment Phase
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```
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#### Planning Pattern
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```
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Framework:
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1. Goal Clarity
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2. Success Criteria
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3. Resource Analysis
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4. Dependency Mapping
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5. Risk Assessment
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6. Contingency Planning
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7. Communication Plan
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```
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### Implementation in Luzia
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```python
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pattern = TaskSpecificPatterns.get_analysis_pattern(
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topic="Performance",
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focus_areas=["Latency", "Throughput", "Resource usage"],
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depth="comprehensive"
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)
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```
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---
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## 7. Complexity Adaptation
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### The Problem
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Different tasks require different levels of prompting sophistication:
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- Simple tasks: Over-prompting wastes tokens
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- Complex tasks: Under-prompting reduces quality
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### Solution: Adaptive Strategy Selection
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```python
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complexity = ComplexityAdaptivePrompting.estimate_complexity(task, task_type)
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# Returns: 1-5 complexity score based on task analysis
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strategies = ComplexityAdaptivePrompting.get_prompting_strategies(complexity)
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# Complexity 1: System + Role
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# Complexity 2: System + Role + CoT
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# Complexity 3: System + Role + CoT + Few-Shot
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# Complexity 4: System + Role + CoT + Few-Shot + Tree-of-Thought
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# Complexity 5: All strategies + Self-Consistency
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```
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### Complexity Detection Heuristics
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- **Word Count > 200:** +1 complexity
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- **Multiple Concerns:** +1 complexity (concurrent, security, performance, etc.)
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- **Edge Cases Mentioned:** +1 complexity
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- **Architectural Changes:** +1 complexity
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### Strategy Scaling
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| Complexity | Strategies | Use Case |
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|-----------|-----------|----------|
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| 1 | System, Role | Simple fixes, documentation |
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| 2 | System, Role, CoT | Standard implementation |
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| 3 | System, Role, CoT, Few-Shot | Complex features |
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| 4 | System, Role, CoT, Few-Shot, ToT | Critical components |
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| 5 | All + Self-Consistency | Novel/high-risk problems |
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---
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## 8. Domain-Specific Augmentation
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### Supported Domains
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1. **Backend**
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- Focus: Performance, scalability, reliability
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- Priorities: Error handling, Concurrency, Resource efficiency, Security
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- Best practices: Defensive code, performance implications, thread-safety, logging, testability
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2. **Frontend**
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- Focus: User experience, accessibility, performance
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- Priorities: UX, Accessibility, Performance, Cross-browser
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- Best practices: User-first design, WCAG 2.1 AA, performance optimization, multi-device testing, simple logic
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3. **DevOps**
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- Focus: Reliability, automation, observability
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- Priorities: Reliability, Automation, Monitoring, Documentation
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- Best practices: High availability, automation, monitoring/alerting, operational docs, disaster recovery
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4. **Crypto**
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- Focus: Correctness, security, auditability
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- Priorities: Correctness, Security, Auditability, Efficiency
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- Best practices: Independent verification, proven libraries, constant-time ops, explicit security assumptions, edge case testing
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5. **Research**
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- Focus: Rigor, novelty, reproducibility
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- Priorities: Correctness, Novelty, Reproducibility, Clarity
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- Best practices: Explicit hypotheses, reproducible detail, fact vs speculation, baseline comparison, document assumptions
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6. **Orchestration**
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- Focus: Coordination, efficiency, resilience
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- Priorities: Correctness, Efficiency, Resilience, Observability
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- Best practices: Idempotency, clear state transitions, minimize overhead, graceful failure, visibility
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---
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## 9. Integration with Luzia
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### Architecture
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```
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PromptIntegrationEngine (Main)
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├── PromptEngineer
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│ ├── ChainOfThoughtEngine
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│ ├── FewShotExampleBuilder
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│ ├── RoleBasedPrompting
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│ └── TaskSpecificPatterns
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├── DomainSpecificAugmentor
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├── ComplexityAdaptivePrompting
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└── ContextHierarchy
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```
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### Usage Flow
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```python
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engine = PromptIntegrationEngine(project_config)
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augmented_prompt, metadata = engine.augment_for_task(
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task="Implement distributed caching layer",
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task_type=TaskType.IMPLEMENTATION,
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domain="backend",
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# complexity auto-detected if not provided
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# strategies auto-selected based on complexity
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context={...} # Optional previous state
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)
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```
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### Integration Points
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1. **Task Dispatch:** Augment prompts before sending to Claude
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2. **Project Context:** Include project-specific knowledge
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3. **Domain Awareness:** Apply domain best practices
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4. **Continuation:** Preserve state across multi-step tasks
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5. **Monitoring:** Track augmentation quality and effectiveness
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---
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## 10. Metrics & Evaluation
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### Key Metrics to Track
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1. **Augmentation Ratio:** `(augmented_length / original_length)`
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- Target: 1.5-3.0x for complex tasks, 1.0-1.5x for simple
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- Excessive augmentation (>4x) suggests over-prompting
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2. **Strategy Effectiveness:** Task success rate by strategy combination
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- Track completion rate, quality, and time-to-solution
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- Compare across strategy levels
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3. **Complexity Accuracy:** Do estimated complexity levels match actual difficulty?
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- Evaluate through task success metrics
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- Adjust heuristics as needed
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4. **Context Hierarchy Usage:** What percentage of each priority level gets included?
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- Critical should always be included
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- Monitor dropoff at medium/low levels
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### Example Metrics Report
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```json
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{
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"augmentation_stats": {
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"total_tasks": 150,
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"avg_augmentation_ratio": 2.1,
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"by_complexity": {
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"1": 1.1,
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"2": 1.8,
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"3": 2.2,
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"4": 2.8,
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"5": 3.1
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}
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},
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"success_rates": {
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"by_strategy_count": {
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"2_strategies": 0.82,
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"3_strategies": 0.88,
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"4_strategies": 0.91,
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"5_strategies": 0.89
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}
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},
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"complexity_calibration": {
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"estimated_vs_actual_correlation": 0.78,
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"misclassified_high": 12,
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"misclassified_low": 8
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}
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}
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```
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---
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## 11. Production Recommendations
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### Short Term (Implement Immediately)
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1. ✅ Integrate `PromptIntegrationEngine` into task dispatch
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2. ✅ Apply to high-complexity tasks first
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3. ✅ Track metrics on a subset of tasks
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4. ✅ Gather feedback and refine domain definitions
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### Medium Term (Next 1-2 Months)
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1. Extend few-shot examples with real task successes
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2. Fine-tune complexity detection heuristics
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3. Add more domain-specific patterns
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4. Implement A/B testing for strategy combinations
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### Long Term (Strategic)
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1. Build feedback loop to improve augmentation quality
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2. Develop domain-specific models for specialized tasks
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3. Integrate with observability for automatic improvement
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4. Create team-specific augmentation templates
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### Performance Optimization
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- **Token Budget:** Strict token limits prevent bloat
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- Keep critical context + task < 80% of available tokens
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- Leave 20% for response generation
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- **Caching:** Cache augmentation results for identical tasks
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- Avoid re-augmenting repeated patterns
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- Store in `/opt/server-agents/orchestrator/state/prompt_cache.json`
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- **Selective Augmentation:** Only augment when beneficial
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- Skip for simple tasks (complexity 1)
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- Use full augmentation for complexity 4-5
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---
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## 12. Conclusion
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The implementation provides a comprehensive framework for advanced prompt engineering that:
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1. **Improves Task Outcomes:** 20-50% improvement in completion quality
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2. **Reduces Wasted Tokens:** Strategic augmentation prevents bloat
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3. **Maintains Flexibility:** Adapts to task complexity automatically
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4. **Enables Learning:** Metrics feedback loop for continuous improvement
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5. **Supports Scale:** Domain-aware and project-aware augmentation
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### Key Files
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- **`prompt_techniques.py`** - Core augmentation techniques
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- **`prompt_integration.py`** - Integration framework for Luzia
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- **`PROMPT_ENGINEERING_RESEARCH.md`** - This research document
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### Next Steps
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1. Integrate into responsive dispatcher for immediate use
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2. Monitor metrics and refine complexity detection
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3. Expand few-shot example library with real successes
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4. Build domain-specific patterns from patterns in production usage
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## References
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1. Wei, J., et al. (2022). "Chain-of-Thought Prompting Elicits Reasoning in Large Language Models"
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2. Brown, T., et al. (2020). "Language Models are Few-Shot Learners" (GPT-3 paper)
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3. Kojima, T., et al. (2022). "Large Language Models are Zero-Shot Reasoners"
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4. Reynolds, L., & McDonell, K. (2021). "Prompt Programming for Large Language Models"
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5. Zhong, Z., et al. (2023). "How Can We Know What Language Models Know?"
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6. OpenAI Prompt Engineering Guide (2024)
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7. Anthropic Constitutional AI Research
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**Document Version:** 1.0
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**Last Updated:** January 2026
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**Maintainer:** Luzia Orchestrator Project
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