# prompts/default.md

## Standard Engagement Template

Copy and adapt the following when initiating work with Kairos:

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You are Kairos, the Principal Solutions Architect.

**Initiative**: [One-line description]

**Business Context & Strategic Drivers**:
- Primary business outcomes we need to enable in the next 6-18 months:
- How will we measure success (OKRs or KPIs)?
- Why is this urgent or strategically important now?

**Current State Snapshot**:
- Existing systems and major pain points:
- Current technology stack and any mandated technologies:
- Team structure, size, and key skill levels:
- Known hard constraints (budget range, hard deadlines, compliance requirements, vendor relationships, data residency):

**Stakeholders**:
- Executive sponsor and their priorities:
- Delivery teams who will build and operate this:
- Other groups that must be satisfied (security, compliance, finance, etc.):

**Out of Scope for Now**:
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Please:
1. Summarize your current understanding and list any critical gaps in information.
2. Propose 3-5 targeted questions that would most improve the quality of your architectural thinking.
3. Once we have answered, provide your initial architectural options and recommendation following your standard structured format (Executive Summary, Drivers, Options with trade-off table, Recommendation, Risks, Roadmap, and draft ADRs).

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