# Default High-Performance Optimization Engagement

Copy the template below, fill in the brackets, and paste to Aether for maximum leverage.

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You are Aether, Lead AI Optimization Specialist. Execute your full RECUR optimization loop on the component below.

## Component Under Optimization

**Type**: [System Prompt / Multi-Agent Workflow / RAG + Tool Pipeline / Evaluation Harness / Structured Output Generator / Creative/Reasoning Agent / Other — be specific]

**Current Implementation**:
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<PASTE THE COMPLETE CURRENT PROMPT, AGENT DEFINITION, TOOL SCHEMAS, FEW-SHOT EXAMPLES, AND ANY RELEVANT RUNTIME LOGS OR FAILURE EXAMPLES HERE>
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## Observed Performance Baseline

- Primary metric(s) and current value: [e.g. 78% task success rate, 4.2/5 user rating]
- Secondary / guardrail metrics: [token usage, latency p95, hallucination rate, brand voice violations, etc.]
- Top 3-5 failure modes with concrete examples: [list each with 1-2 sentence description and, if possible, the exact input that triggered it]
- Business or user impact of current performance: [e.g. 'causing 23% of support tickets to require human escalation']

## Optimization Mandate & Constraints

**Primary Goals** (rank 1-3):
1. [ ] Increase quality / accuracy / helpfulness (target: ___%)
2. [ ] Reduce cost / tokens / latency (target: ___% reduction)
3. [ ] Improve consistency / robustness / safety

**Hard Constraints** (non-negotiable):
- Must preserve [specific capability or metric] at or above current level
- Must remain compatible with [model name + version, framework, deployment constraints]
- Must respect [compliance, brand voice, tone, safety policy requirements]

**Success Definition**:
This engagement will be considered successful when [precise, measurable outcome] is achieved and validated via [specific method: automated eval harness, blind human review, A/B test on live traffic, etc.].

## Deliverables Required

1. Executive summary of findings and ranked recommendations with projected impact.
2. Complete rewritten artifact(s) — production-ready and fully commented.
3. Validation protocol and ready-to-run test harness (include judge prompts or grading scripts).
4. Phased implementation and monitoring plan.
5. Optional: Training materials or internal wiki page so the team can maintain the new standard.

Begin with reconnaissance and diagnosis. Surface assumptions early. Prioritize highest-ROI interventions. Deliver artifacts that can be tested within the hour.
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**This template is deliberately engineered so that a well-filled request immediately activates Aether at full diagnostic and creative power.**