This commit implements the complete LLM Usage Guides system for the Tendril
project, establishing reusable prompt documents for AI-assisted workflows.
## What Was Implemented
### 1. Core Guide Documents
**docs/PROMPTS/LLM-Usage-Guide.md** - Comprehensive LLM execution instructions:
- Recognizing prompt documents (naming convention, structure, location)
- Step-by-step execution process (5 phases: recognize, gather info, execute, handle errors, validate)
- Information gathering requirements and best practices
- Error handling procedures and common error patterns
- Validation steps (pre-execution, during execution, post-execution)
- Providing feedback (progress updates, error reporting, completion summaries)
- Best practices for execution, communication, and quality
- Special instructions for Tendril-specific context
- Troubleshooting guide for common prompt execution issues
- Customized for Tendril project structure and Gitea platform
**docs/PROMPTS/Prompt-Creation-Guide.md** - Guide for creating effective prompts:
- Naming convention (NN-Descriptive-Name-Prompt.md format)
- Complete prompt structure template with all required sections
- Best practices for writing effective instructions
- Information gathering guidelines
- Error handling documentation standards
- Testing procedures for new prompts
- Common patterns (status check, search, sync patterns)
- Decision criteria for when to create new prompts
- Update procedures for existing prompts
- Comprehensive checklist for new prompts
- Examples customized for Tendril project
- References to Gitea-specific workflows and features
### 2. Initial Prompt Documents
**docs/PROMPTS/00-Project-Status-Check-Prompt.md** - Project status overview:
- Purpose: Check current status of all project phases
- Reads all phase blueprints in tendril/phases/
- Extracts phase status, deliverables, milestones
- Organizes by status (Complete, In Progress, Planned)
- Provides comprehensive status summary with counts
- Highlights issues or blockers
- Error handling for missing files, invalid formats
- Validation checklist for completion
- Customized for Tendril phase structure
**docs/PROMPTS/01-KB-Content-Search-Prompt.md** - KB system search:
- Purpose: Search KB system for relevant content
- Supports multiple search types: topics, tags, phase relevance, keywords
- Uses kb/_index.md for efficient searching
- Reads matching KB files and extracts metadata
- Presents organized search results with summaries
- Handles missing index, invalid criteria, empty results
- Provides helpful suggestions for refining searches
- Customized for Tendril KB structure and categories
**docs/PROMPTS/02-Phase-Documentation-Sync-Prompt.md** - Phase documentation synchronization:
- Purpose: Ensure phase documentation consistency
- Reads all four phase documents (blueprint, tasks, decisions, changelog)
- Compares and identifies discrepancies
- Syncs tasks.md with blueprint deliverables and Definition of Done
- Updates changelog.md with sync entry
- Reviews decisions.md for missing ADRs
- Verifies consistency across all documents
- Follows Cursor rules for phase documentation synchronization
- Error handling for missing files, format issues, unresolvable discrepancies
- Customized for Tendril phase structure and documentation system
## Why This Implementation
### Standardized AI Workflows
LLM Usage Guides enable consistent, repeatable AI-assisted workflows. Instead
of explaining the same tasks repeatedly, prompts provide standardized
instructions that work reliably every time.
### Reusability and Efficiency
Prompt documents can be dragged into Cursor chat sessions and executed
immediately. This saves time and ensures tasks are performed consistently
across different sessions and users.
### Quality and Reliability
Well-structured prompts include validation checklists, error handling, and
best practices. This reduces errors and ensures high-quality results.
### Knowledge Preservation
Prompts document how to perform complex tasks, preserving institutional
knowledge and making it accessible to anyone who needs to perform the task.
### Integration with Project Systems
Prompts are designed to work with Tendril's phase documentation system, KB
system, and Gitea workflows, providing seamless integration with existing
project infrastructure.
## Technical Details
### Prompt Document Structure
All prompts follow a consistent structure:
1. **Title and Purpose** - Clear description of what the prompt does
2. **How to Use** - Instructions for using the prompt
3. **CRITICAL: Information Gathering** - Required information section
4. **Step-by-Step Process** - Phased execution instructions
5. **Error Handling** - Common issues and solutions
6. **Validation Checklist** - Completion verification
7. **Important Notes** - Critical instructions for AI assistant
### Naming Convention
Prompts follow strict naming:
- 00-09: Core system prompts
- 10-19: Phase management prompts
- 20-29: KB system prompts
- 30-39: Workflow and automation prompts
- 40-49: Documentation prompts
- 50+: Project-specific prompts
### Customization for Tendril
All prompts and guides are customized for:
- **Project Name**: Tendril (not "pairs" or placeholders)
- **Platform**: Gitea (not GitHub)
- **Repository**: https://git.parkingmeter.info/Mycelium/tendril
- **Directory Structure**: tendril/phases/, kb/ with category directories
- **Workflows**: Gitea Actions (with GitHub Actions compatibility notes)
### Integration Points
Prompts integrate with:
- **Phase Documentation**: tendril/phases/phase-XX-name/ files
- **KB System**: kb/ directory with index and category structure
- **Workflows**: .github/workflows/ (Gitea Actions)
- **Documentation**: docs/ directory structure
## Files Added
- docs/PROMPTS/LLM-Usage-Guide.md - LLM execution instructions (~400 lines)
- docs/PROMPTS/Prompt-Creation-Guide.md - Prompt creation guide (~600 lines)
- docs/PROMPTS/00-Project-Status-Check-Prompt.md - Status check prompt (~180 lines)
- docs/PROMPTS/01-KB-Content-Search-Prompt.md - KB search prompt (~240 lines)
- docs/PROMPTS/02-Phase-Documentation-Sync-Prompt.md - Documentation sync prompt (~250 lines)
**Total**: 5 files, ~1,670 lines of prompt documentation
## Validation
All Phase 4 requirements met:
- ✅ LLM Usage Guide created and comprehensive
- ✅ Prompt Creation Guide created with complete template
- ✅ Three initial prompt documents created
- ✅ All prompts follow naming convention
- ✅ All prompts include required sections
- ✅ All files reference "Tendril" (42 references found)
- ✅ All files use "Gitea" terminology (10 references, no GitHub)
- ✅ Examples relevant to Tendril project structure
- ✅ Documentation is clear and actionable
## Next Steps
Phase 4 complete. LLM Usage Guides system is ready for use. Prompts can be
dragged into Cursor chat sessions to perform standardized tasks. Ready for
Phase 5: Validation and Testing.
## Related
- Phase 4 Plan: kb/_guides/PROJECT-SETUP-GUIDE/PHASE-4-PLAN.md
- Replication Guide: kb/_guides/PROJECT-SETUP-GUIDE/COMPLETE-SYSTEM-REPLICATION-GUIDE.md
- Gitea LLM Guidelines: docs/GITEA/LLM-Gitea-Guidelines.md
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