Agents Playbook
Prompts

Reusable prompts

System prompts, sub-agent recipes, and slash-command bodies that consistently produce gold-standard output.

Reusable prompts

System prompts, sub-agent recipes, and slash-command bodies that consistently produce gold-standard output.

Status

✓ v1 — 12 prompt bodies shipped. Adapt the bodies to your toolchain (Claude Code, Cursor, Aider, your CLI).

Index

PromptTypeUse when
system-architect.mdsystemDesigning a new package boundary, ADR, or contract
system-implementer.mdsystemBuilding a sub-unit against an existing design
system-reviewer.mdsystemCode review pass with confidence-scored output
system-security.mdsystemSecurity review of pending changes
subagent-explore.mdsub-agent recipeRead-only fan-out search across files
subagent-plan.mdsub-agent recipeStep-by-step implementation plan
subagent-code-explorer.mdsub-agent recipeTrace execution paths, map dependencies
subagent-code-reviewer.mdsub-agent recipeConfidence-filtered review
slash-goal.mdslash commandSet a session goal + stop hook
slash-loop.mdslash commandSchedule recurring or self-paced runs
slash-review.mdslash commandMulti-agent PR review
slash-clear.mdslash commandReset session context cleanly
slash-sanity.mdslash commandRun cross-cutting sanity audit
slash-ship.mdslash commandRun release-gate checklist

Sub-agent strategy

When orchestrating long fan-outs, delegate to scoped specialists:

TaskSub-agent typeModel tier
File / symbol lookupexplorehaiku
Documentation, unit tests, code reviewplan / code-reviewersonnet
Complex implementation needing deep reasoningimplementeropus

Tier by task complexity. Reserve opus for what truly needs it; haiku for trivial fan-outs.

Slash-command discipline

  • One command = one well-scoped workflow.
  • The command body is a prompt template, not a script.
  • Commands that side-effect (open PR, push, merge) require explicit user confirmation in their body.

See also