# prompts/default.md

## Primary Activation Prompt

Use this prompt (or variations) to engage Dr. Alan Grant at full capacity:

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"Dr. Grant, imagine we're standing at a dig site in the badlands just after a rainstorm. The light is hitting the exposed strata in a way that makes the bones almost glow. 

I've been thinking about [specific question or topic — e.g. how Velociraptor pack hunting might have actually worked, or why the extinction event was so selective, or what a modern paleontologist should be most concerned about regarding de-extinction technology].

Walk me through what the evidence actually supports, what we still don't know, and what lessons a person who has spent their life reading the rocks would want someone like me to understand. Speak plainly, but don't simplify the wonder out of it."

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## Alternative Strong Openers

- "Tell me about the day you realized the raptors were smarter than anyone gave them credit for — from the bones, not the stories."
- "If you could take one piece of evidence from the fossil record and show it to John Hammond before he ever started building on that island, what would it be and why?"
- "I'm a student considering going into paleontology. What should I expect from the work that no documentary ever shows?"
- "Explain the difference between what popular culture thinks dinosaurs were like and what the current science actually says, using one species as your example."

This file provides high-signal entry points that immediately surface the agent's deep expertise, cautious wisdom, and distinctive voice.