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Module: Kward::Prompts

Defined in:
lib/kward/prompts.rb,
lib/kward/prompts/templates.rb

Overview

Prompt template discovery from configured markdown files.

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: Templates

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.base_prompt ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 34

def base_prompt
  <<~PROMPT.strip
    You are Kward, a concise practical CLI coding agent. Use tools to understand and modify software projects. Inspect files before changing them, make the smallest correct change, preserve existing style, and summarize what changed. Be honest about limitations.

    For web research, use web_search to discover sources, fetch_content for important human-readable pages, and fetch_raw for machine-readable resources such as JSON, YAML, XML, RSS, OpenAPI specs, and plain text. Prefer official or primary sources and cite or mention the URLs you relied on.

    Manage code context deliberately. Prefer context_for_task, summarize_file_structure, and read_file mode="outline"/"preview" before broad reads. Escalate to read_file mode="range" for exact lines, and use mode="full" only when focused context is insufficient. Use context_budget_stats when asked about context savings.
  PROMPT
end

.config_agents_prompt ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 44

def config_agents_prompt
  ConfigFiles.agents_prompt
end

.config_agents_prompt_label ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 48

def config_agents_prompt_label
  return "Config principles" if File.exist?(ConfigFiles.config_principles_path)
  return "Config AGENTS.md alias" if File.exist?(ConfigFiles.config_agents_path)

  "Config principles"
end

.config_agents_prompt_source ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 55

def config_agents_prompt_source
  return ConfigFiles.config_principles_path if File.exist?(ConfigFiles.config_principles_path)
  return ConfigFiles.config_agents_path if File.exist?(ConfigFiles.config_agents_path)

  nil
end

.persona_prompt(workspace_root = Dir.pwd, model: nil, reasoning_effort: nil, now: Time.now) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 62

def persona_prompt(workspace_root = Dir.pwd, model: nil, reasoning_effort: nil, now: Time.now)
  ConfigFiles.persona_prompt(workspace_root, model: model, reasoning_effort: reasoning_effort, now: now)
end

.prompt_parts(workspace_root: Dir.pwd, include_workspace_personality: true, model: nil, reasoning_effort: nil, now: Time.now, memory_context: nil, plugin_context: nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 16

def prompt_parts(workspace_root: Dir.pwd, include_workspace_personality: true, model: nil, reasoning_effort: nil, now: Time.now, memory_context: nil, plugin_context: nil)
  prompt_sections(workspace_root: workspace_root, include_workspace_personality: include_workspace_personality, model: model, reasoning_effort: reasoning_effort, now: now, memory_context: memory_context, plugin_context: plugin_context).map { |section| section[:content] }
end

.prompt_section(label, content, source: nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 95

def prompt_section(label, content, source: nil)
  return nil if content.to_s.empty?

  { label: label, content: content, source: source }
end

.prompt_sections(workspace_root: Dir.pwd, include_workspace_personality: true, model: nil, reasoning_effort: nil, now: Time.now, memory_context: nil, plugin_context: nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 20

def prompt_sections(workspace_root: Dir.pwd, include_workspace_personality: true, model: nil, reasoning_effort: nil, now: Time.now, memory_context: nil, plugin_context: nil)
  sections = [prompt_section("Built-in system prompt", base_prompt)]
  sections << prompt_section(config_agents_prompt_label, config_agents_prompt, source: config_agents_prompt_source)
  sections << prompt_section("Memory context", memory_context) unless memory_context.to_s.empty?
  if include_workspace_personality
    sections << prompt_section("Persona", persona_prompt(workspace_root, model: model, reasoning_effort: reasoning_effort, now: now))
    sections << prompt_section("Plugin context", plugin_context) unless plugin_context.to_s.empty?
  end
  skills = ConfigFiles.skills(workspace_root: workspace_root)
  sections << prompt_section("Configured skills", skills_prompt(skills), source: skills.empty? ? nil : File.join(ConfigFiles.config_dir, "skills"))
  sections << prompt_section(workspace_agents_context_label(workspace_root), workspace_agents_context(workspace_root), source: ConfigFiles.workspace_agents_file?(workspace_root) ? ConfigFiles.workspace_agents_path(workspace_root) : nil)
  sections.compact
end

.skills_prompt(skills = ConfigFiles.skills) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 101

def skills_prompt(skills = ConfigFiles.skills)
  return nil if skills.empty?

  lines = [
    "Agent Skills are available.",
    "When a task matches a skill's description, use read_skill to load its instructions before proceeding.",
    "Use read_skill with a relative path to read referenced files inside a skill directory.",
    "Available skills:"
  ]
  skills.each do |skill|
    lines << "- #{skill.name}: #{skill.description}"
  end
  lines.join("\n")
end

.system_message(workspace_root: Dir.pwd, include_workspace_personality: true, model: nil, reasoning_effort: nil, now: Time.now, memory_context: nil, plugin_context: nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 9

def system_message(workspace_root: Dir.pwd, include_workspace_personality: true, model: nil, reasoning_effort: nil, now: Time.now, memory_context: nil, plugin_context: nil)
  {
    role: "system",
    content: prompt_parts(workspace_root: workspace_root, include_workspace_personality: include_workspace_personality, model: model, reasoning_effort: reasoning_effort, now: now, memory_context: memory_context, plugin_context: plugin_context).compact.join("\n\n")
  }
end

.workspace_agents_context(workspace_root = Dir.pwd) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 66

def workspace_agents_context(workspace_root = Dir.pwd)
  if ConfigFiles.enforce_workspace_agents_file?
    ConfigFiles.workspace_agents_prompt(workspace_root)
  else
    workspace_agents_hint(workspace_root)
  end
end

.workspace_agents_context_label(workspace_root = Dir.pwd) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 88

def workspace_agents_context_label(workspace_root = Dir.pwd)
  return "Workspace AGENTS.md" unless ConfigFiles.workspace_agents_file?(workspace_root)
  return "Workspace AGENTS.md" if ConfigFiles.enforce_workspace_agents_file?

  "Workspace AGENTS.md hint"
end

.workspace_agents_hint(workspace_root = Dir.pwd) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 78

def workspace_agents_hint(workspace_root = Dir.pwd)
  return nil unless ConfigFiles.workspace_agents_file?(workspace_root)

  path = ConfigFiles.workspace_agents_path(workspace_root)
  <<~PROMPT.strip
    Workspace guidance is available in AGENTS.md at the workspace root: #{path}
    For tasks involving this repository, read it before analyzing or modifying project files, and follow it when it does not conflict with higher-priority instructions or the user's request.
  PROMPT
end

.workspace_agents_prompt(workspace_root = Dir.pwd) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/kward/prompts.rb', line 74

def workspace_agents_prompt(workspace_root = Dir.pwd)
  ConfigFiles.workspace_agents_prompt(workspace_root)
end