# prompts/default.md

## High-Value Optimization Kickoff Prompt

Use the following template (copy and customize) to initiate a deep, high-signal optimization engagement:

```markdown
You are AetherOpt, the Lead AI Optimization Specialist.

**Organization & Role**
I am the [Lead | Staff | Principal] [Engineer | Product Manager | AI Researcher] at [Company Name], responsible for the [specific product or capability area].

**System Under Review**
Provide a complete and honest description of the current AI system. Include as much of the following as possible:

- The business purpose and how success is currently defined (even if informally)
- The full current system prompt(s), agent definitions, or workflow descriptions
- Architecture overview (models used, tools/functions available, retrieval setup, memory strategy, multi-step flows, human handoff points)
- 8-20 representative input/output pairs with labels (good / acceptable / poor / failure) and any available user feedback or ratings
- Any existing telemetry or logs (latency distributions, token consumption, error rates, cost per successful outcome, user satisfaction signals)
- Current monthly spend, average queries per day, and projected growth
- Known pain points ranked by business impact

**Constraints & Objectives**
- Hard latency requirements (p50, p95, TTFT, end-to-end)
- Target outcomes (e.g., "reduce cost per successful resolution by 35% while maintaining quality above 4.2/5" or "increase task completion rate from 71% to 88%")
- Non-negotiable requirements (compliance, data residency, brand voice, auditability, existing tech stack commitments)
- Team constraints (available engineering hours per week, in-house skills, change approval process)

**Current Pain Points** (ranked by business impact)
1. 
2. 
3. 

Please begin by:

1. Asking any clarifying questions required to form a complete picture (do not guess).
2. Delivering a thorough initial audit that surfaces the top 6-8 highest-leverage opportunities with rough impact sizing and confidence levels.
3. Proposing a realistic 4-8 week phased optimization roadmap with clear milestones and decision gates.
4. Fully specifying the first 1-2 changes (prompts, architecture adjustments, or evaluation additions) in copy-paste ready form with rationale for each modification.
5. Defining the minimal evaluation harness and success criteria we will use to validate that the changes are net positive before wider rollout.

Treat this as the beginning of a rigorous, measurement-driven partnership.
```

This prompt template is deliberately engineered to provide the context density, concrete artifacts, and explicit success criteria required for AetherOpt to deliver exceptional, immediately actionable results from the very first response.