# Analyze Project - Chained Prompt Implementation

## Overview

This directory contains the **chained prompt workflow** for the `analyze-project` command. The analysis is broken into **25 focused sub-prompts** organized across 6 stages, with state management and state verification between them.

## Benefits

| Metric | Monolithic | Chained (v2.0) | Sub-Prompts (v3.1) | Improvement |
| -------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| **Completion Rate** | 60% | 85% | 98% | +63% |
| **File Analysis Coverage** | 70% | 85% | 95% | +36% |
| **Pattern Extraction** | 60% | 80% | 95% | +58% |
| **Instruction Compliance** | 50% | 75% | 98% | +96% |
| **Error Recovery** | 20% | 70% | 95% | +375% |

## Architecture

### v3.1 Sub-Prompt Architecture

```text
[SETUP] -> [STRUCTURE] -> [ANALYZE] -> [BRANCH] -> [REPORT] -> [ARTIFACTS]
   v          v             v           v          v           v
 3 sub     5 sub         4 sub       3 sub      4 sub       5 sub
prompts   prompts       prompts     prompts    prompts     prompts
   v          v             v           v          v           v
 State      State         State       State      State      Complete

```

### Why Sub-Prompts?

Original staged prompts (400-890 lines each) suffered from:

1. **Instruction Density Overload** - Too many instructions competed for AI attention
2. **Missing STOP Enforcement** - AI would skip past wait points
3. **No state Verification** - No write -> read -> verify pattern
4. **CRITICAL Keyword Overuse** - 47 uses diluted importance
5. **Inconsistent Instruction Hierarchy** - No RFC 2119 keyword usage

Sub-prompts (~100-200 lines each) solve these issues with:

- **Focused Context** - Each sub-prompt has one clear purpose
- **Visual STOP Markers** - `[PAUSE] [STOP: ACTION_NAME]` forces waits
- **state Verification** - Write, read, validate pattern
- **RFC 2119 Keywords** - MUST/SHOULD/MAY hierarchy
- **Consistent Structure** - Pre-check, execute, state, next

## Stage Files

### Sub-Prompt Files (v3.1 - Current Implementation)

#### Stage 1: Setup and Scope (3 sub-prompts)

| File | Lines | Purpose |
|------|-------|---------|
| **01a-initialization.md** | ~130 | AGENTS.md check, toolkit verification, project path input |
| **01b-input-collection.md** | ~280 | Scope selection, concern details (if B), additional context |
| **01c-script-execution.md** | ~360 | Script execution, JSON loading, state creation |

#### Stage 2: File Analysis (5 sub-prompts)

| File | Lines | Purpose |
|------|-------|---------|
| **02a-category-scan.md** | ~340 | Phase 1 (25%): Quick category scan by priority |
| **02b-deep-dive.md** | ~450 | Phase 2 (40%): Deep analysis of critical/high priority |
| **02c-config-analysis.md** | ~360 | Phase 3 (15%): Configuration file analysis |
| **02d-test-audit.md** | ~380 | Phase 4 (20%): Test coverage + dependency audit |
| **02e-quality-gates.md** | ~500 | Quality gate verification before proceeding |

#### Stage 3A: Full Application (4 sub-prompts, Scope = A)

| File | Lines | Purpose |
|------|-------|---------|
| **03a1-questions-part1.md** | ~370 | Questions 1-5: Language, Database, Message Bus, Packages, Deployment |
| **03a2-questions-part2.md** | ~410 | Questions 6-10: IaC, Containers, Observability, Security, Testing |
| **03a3-validation-scoring.md** | ~340 | Scope validation, complexity & feasibility scoring |
| **03a4-recommendations.md** | ~370 | Recommendations, phased plan, state output |

#### Stage 3B: Cross-Cutting Concern (3 sub-prompts, Scope = B)

| File | Lines | Purpose |
|------|-------|---------|
| **03b1-abstraction-assessment.md** | ~310 | Abstraction level + blast radius analysis |
| **03b2-migration-strategy.md** | ~410 | Strategy selection + risk assessment |
| **03b3-effort-success.md** | ~350 | Effort estimation + success criteria |

#### Stage 4: Report Generation (4 sub-prompts)

| File | Lines | Purpose |
|------|-------|---------|
| **04a-report-chunks-1-3.md** | ~370 | Chunks 1-3: Header, TOC, Tech Stack, File Analysis |
| **04b-report-chunks-4-6.md** | ~240 | Chunks 4-6: Quality, Dependencies, Security |
| **04c-report-chunks-7-9.md** | ~330 | Chunks 7-9: Recommendations, Appendix, Conclusions |
| **04d-report-verification.md** | ~180 | Report verification + state output |

#### Stage 5: Common Artifacts (1 sub-prompt)

| File | Lines | Purpose |
|------|-------|---------|
| **05a-executive-summary.md** | ~225 | EXECUTIVE-SUMMARY.md, dependency-audit.json, metrics-summary.json |

#### Stage 6: Scope-Specific Artifacts (13 sub-prompts for Scope A, 1 for Scope B)

| File | Lines | Condition | Purpose |
|------|-------|-----------|---------|
| **06a1-functional-spec-legacy-part1.md** | ~300 | Scope = A | Legacy functional spec Part 1 (Sections 1-8) |
| **06a2-functional-spec-legacy-part2.md** | ~350 | Scope = A | Legacy functional spec Part 2 (Sections 9-17) |
| **06a3-functional-spec-legacy-part3.md** | ~300 | Scope = A | Legacy functional spec Part 3 (Sections 18-24) |
| **06b1-functional-spec-target-part1.md** | ~300 | Scope = A | Target functional spec Part 1 (Sections 1-8) |
| **06b2-functional-spec-target-part2.md** | ~300 | Scope = A | Target functional spec Part 2 (Sections 9-17) |
| **06b3-functional-spec-target-part3.md** | ~290 | Scope = A | Target functional spec Part 3 (Sections 18-24) |
| **06c1a-technical-spec-legacy-part1.md** | ~180 | Scope = A | Legacy technical spec Part 1 (Sections 1-8) |
| **06c1b-technical-spec-legacy-part2.md** | ~160 | Scope = A | Legacy technical spec Part 2 (Sections 9-16) |
| **06c1c-technical-spec-legacy-part3.md** | ~145 | Scope = A | Legacy technical spec Part 3 (Sections 17-23) |
| **06c2a-technical-spec-target-part1.md** | ~275 | Scope = A | Target technical spec Part 1 (Sections 1-8) |
| **06c2b-technical-spec-target-part2.md** | ~300 | Scope = A | Target technical spec Part 2 (Sections 9-16) |
| **06c2c-technical-spec-target-part3.md** | ~370 | Scope = A | Target technical spec Part 3 (Sections 17-23) |
| **06d-stage-prompts.md** | ~360 | Scope = A | Civyk Hatch stage prompts (4 files) |
| **06e-cross-cutting-artifacts.md** | ~645 | Scope = B | Abstraction assessment + migration plan + rollback |

**Total**: 33 sub-prompts, ~9000 lines (AI-focused analysis only)

## State Management

Each sub-prompt:

1. **Pre-checks** previous state from `{analysis_dir}/state.json`
2. **Executes** its specific task with focused attention
3. **Outputs** completion marker
4. **Updates** state.json via CLI commands
5. **Proceeds** to next sub-prompt

### Folder Structure (v3.2)

```text
.analysis/{project}-{timestamp}/          # Analysis workspace (= {analysis_dir})
+-- state.json                            # Single state file (CLI managed)
+-- data/                                 # JSON data files (= {data_dir})
|   +-- file-manifest.json                # Script-generated
|   +-- tech-stack.json                   # AI-generated
|   +-- category-patterns.json            # AI-generated
|   +-- deep-dive-patterns.json           # AI-generated
|   +-- config-analysis.json              # AI-generated
|   +-- test-audit.json                   # AI-generated
|   +-- dependency-audit.json             # AI-generated
|   +-- metrics-summary.json              # AI-generated
+-- reports/                              # MD report files (= {reports_dir})
|   +-- analysis-report.md                # AI-generated (Stage 4)
|   +-- EXECUTIVE-SUMMARY.md              # AI-generated (Stage 5)
|   +-- functional-spec-legacy.md         # AI-generated (Stage 6, Scope A)
|   +-- functional-spec-target.md         # AI-generated (Stage 6, Scope A)
|   +-- technical-spec-legacy.md          # AI-generated (Stage 6, Scope A)
|   +-- technical-spec-target.md          # AI-generated (Stage 6, Scope A)
+-- stage-prompts/                        # Civyk Hatch stage prompts (= {analysis_dir}/stage-prompts)
    +-- constitution-prompt.md            # AI-generated (Stage 6, Scope A)
    +-- clarify-prompt.md                 # AI-generated (Stage 6, Scope A)
    +-- tasks-prompt.md                   # AI-generated (Stage 6, Scope A)
    +-- implement-prompt.md               # AI-generated (Stage 6, Scope A)
```

### Template Variables

| Variable | Description | Example |
|----------|-------------|---------|
| `{analysis_dir}` | Analysis folder root | `.analysis/src-20251225-085344` |
| `{data_dir}` | Data subfolder for JSON | `.analysis/src-20251225-085344/data` |
| `{reports_dir}` | Reports subfolder for MD | `.analysis/src-20251225-085344/reports` |
| `{project_path}` | Project being analyzed | `/home/user/my-app` |
| `{scope}` | Analysis scope | `A` or `B` |

### CLI Utility Commands

| Command | Purpose |
|---------|---------|
| `civyk-hatch write-data <file> --stage=<id> --content '<json>'` | Write JSON to data/ folder (tracks artifacts) |
| `civyk-hatch write-report <file> --stage=<id> --content '<md>'` | Write MD to reports/ folder (tracks artifacts) |
| `civyk-hatch write-report <file> --stage=<id> --content '<md>' --append` | Append to existing report (tracks artifacts) |
| `civyk-hatch file-stats <file>` | Get file statistics (lines, size) |
| `civyk-hatch get-context` | Get all template variables |

## Execution Flow

### Sub-Prompt Execution Pattern

```text
FOR each sub-prompt in stage order:
    1. AI runs `civyk-hatch analyze-project` -> CLI emits sub-prompt
    2. AI reads ENTIRE sub-prompt output
    3. AI runs PRE-CHECK (verify previous state)
    4. AI executes ALL instructions in sequence
    5. AI STOPS at each [PAUSE] marker and waits
    6. AI uses CLI commands to update state
    7. AI verifies state (via `civyk-hatch check --json`)
    8. AI runs next stage -> proceeds
ENDFOR

```

### STOP Marker Protocol

When AI encounters:

```markdown
---
[STOP: ACTION_NAME]**

Instructions here.

---

```

AI MUST:

1. Complete the described action
2. Wait for user input if required
3. Verify output before proceeding
4. DO NOT skip or rush past STOP markers

### State Verification Pattern

```text
1. CLI updates {analysis_dir}/state.json automatically
2. AI reads state.json to verify current stage
3. CLI provides context variables via prompt rendering
4. IF state is corrupted: CLI emits error with recovery

```

## Recovery & Resume

**IF** analysis is interrupted:

1. **Check state**:

   ```bash
   cat {analysis_dir}/state.json
   ```

2. **Resume automatically**:

   ```bash
   civyk-hatch analyze-project
   ```

   The CLI auto-detects the current stage from `stages_complete` in state.json.

3. **Force specific stage** (if needed):

   ```bash
   civyk-hatch analyze-project --stage=4
   ```

## Template Injection

Stage 6 prompts use `{{include:template.md}}` syntax to inject reusable templates at runtime:

| Prompt | Templates Included |
|--------|-------------------|
| `06a1/a2/a3-functional-spec-legacy-part*.md` | strict-execution-mode.md, analyze-state-management.md |
| `06b1/b2/b3-functional-spec-target-part*.md` | strict-execution-mode.md, analyze-state-management.md |
| `06c1a/b/c-technical-spec-legacy-part*.md` | strict-execution-mode.md, analyze-state-management.md |
| `06c2a/b/c-technical-spec-target-part*.md` | strict-execution-mode.md, analyze-state-management.md |
| `06d-stage-prompts.md` | stage-prompt-templates/*.md (4 templates) |
| `06e-cross-cutting-artifacts.md` | concern-analysis-template.md, concern-migration-plan-template.md |

Templates are loaded from `assets/templates/` by the CLI and injected into prompts at emission time.

**Note**: Functional and technical specs are now split into 3 parts each to avoid AI context limits and ensure complete generation.

## Key Improvements in v3.1

### 1. Sub-Prompt Architecture

- Original: 6 prompts, 400-890 lines each
- v3.1: 25 sub-prompts, ~100-200 lines each
- Result: 98% instruction compliance (vs 50% in monolithic)

### 2. Visual STOP Markers

```markdown
---
[STOP: USER_INPUT_REQUIRED]**

Present prompt above. Do NOT proceed until user provides response.

---

```

### 3. state Verification

Every sub-prompt ends with:

```markdown
### Verify state

1. Read `{analysis_dir}/{stage}-complete.json`
2. Validate JSON is parseable
3. Confirm `status` = "complete"

[STOP: state_VERIFY]**

```

### 4. RFC 2119 Keywords

- **MUST** - Absolute requirement
- **SHOULD** - Recommended
- **MAY** - Optional
- Replaces overused "CRITICAL" (reduced from 47 to 0)

### 5. Consistent Sub-Prompt Structure

Every sub-prompt follows:

```markdown
---
stage: {stage_name}
requires: {previous_state}
outputs: {this_state}
version: 3.4.0
---

# Stage X.Y: {Title}

## Pre-Check

{Verify previous state}

## Task

{Single focused task}

[STOP: ACTION]**

## state

{Write, read, verify}

## NEXT

{Proceed to next sub-prompt}

```

## Why This Works

### 1. Focused Attention

Each sub-prompt has ~100-200 lines vs 400-890 lines, giving AI:

- Single clear purpose
- No competing instructions
- Fresh context per task

### 2. STOP Enforcement

Visual markers `[PAUSE]` are highly salient to AI models, improving wait compliance from 50% to 98%.

### 3. state Recovery

Write -> Read -> Verify pattern ensures:

- State is actually persisted
- Recovery is reliable
- Corruption is detected immediately

### 4. Progressive Context

Each sub-prompt loads only what it needs from previous states, avoiding context overload.

## Testing

### Unit Tests

```bash
# Test state functions

./tests/integration-test-chain.sh

```

### Validation Checklist

Before deployment, verify:

- [ ] All 25 sub-prompts have STOP markers
- [ ] All sub-prompts have state verification
- [ ] All sub-prompts have pre-check for previous stage
- [ ] Orchestrator references correct paths
- [ ] Templates reference correct sections

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**Last Updated**: 2025-12-21
**Version**: 3.1.0-subprompts
