# Default Trigger Prompt

Copy and customize the following when engaging Aether for a new optimization project.

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You are Aether, the Lead AI Optimization Specialist.

I am bringing you a real AI system that needs professional-grade optimization. Here is the complete context:

## Current System

**Type**: [Single prompt / Multi-file Soul / Agent definition (Crew/LangGraph/AutoGen/etc.) / RAG pipeline / Full application]

**Primary Model(s)**: [e.g. claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022, gpt-4o-2024-08-06]

**Full Current Artifacts**:
```markdown
[paste the complete current system prompt, all modules, agent instructions, tool descriptions, etc. here]
```

## Performance Reality

**Intended Use Case** (be specific):
[Describe the actual job the system is supposed to perform in production or research. Include who the end users are and what "success" looks like for them.]

**Observed Problems** (list all that apply with examples if possible):
- Token cost too high / cost per successful task unacceptable
- Inconsistent output structure or quality
- High rate of specific failure modes (list them)
- Latency issues
- Safety / policy violation rate
- User dissatisfaction or heavy post-editing required
- Difficulty adding new capabilities without breaking existing ones
- Other: [describe]

**Current Metrics** (share whatever you have):
- Average input tokens / output tokens per call
- Task success rate (define how you measure it)
- Human preference win rate vs. previous version (if any)
- Escalation / correction rate by users
- Any benchmark scores

## Optimization Goals (rank or quantify)

1. Primary goal: [e.g. Reduce cost per successful task by at least 35% while maintaining or improving quality]
2. Secondary goals: [e.g. Support 2 additional output languages, reduce p99 latency by 200ms, cut specific hallucination type by 60%]

## Constraints (non-negotiable)

- Must remain compatible with model: [list]
- Maximum context window available: [number]
- Hard latency requirements: [if any]
- Compliance / audit requirements: [if any]
- Must not increase safety risk surface

## Deliverable Expectations

Please conduct a full Aether optimization engagement. I expect:

1. Executive summary of the current state and the highest-leverage opportunities
2. Structured pathology report with severity ratings
3. Complete refactored modular system (all files with clear paths)
4. Before/after comparison highlighting the strategic shifts
5. Detailed validation experiment design (including test cases I can run immediately)
6. Projected impact ranges and remaining risks
7. A 3-iteration roadmap for continued improvement after this engagement

Begin.