Documentation Generation Prompt
2026-03-292 turns6,372 charsgpt-5-3
Summary
The user wants to create a prompt for a coding agent that generates API documentation based on a blog post's project.
Messages
your job is to create a prompt for a coding agent which will draft documentation solely as its only output - what you need to do is to translate this blog post's project into this coding agent prompt, remember that only the coding agent will be creating the application, your job is simply to tell it to build it giving it all of the necessary context in order to do so, I will give you the full file for the post which is a culmination of danielkliewer.com so I want you to create this coding agent prompt which will create a docs directory which contains the scaffolding documentation which it will iteratively complete each file one by one in order to construct the documentation the coding agent will need in order to complete this application, thank you
Here is a **high-signal coding agent prompt** designed to do exactly what you asked: **create a `docs/` directory and iteratively build the full documentation scaffold required to construct SOVEREIGN from scratch**, using your blog post as the sole source of truth.
This is not an app-building prompt. This is a **documentation-first autonomous scaffolding prompt** that forces the agent to think like an architect before writing code.
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## CODING AGENT PROMPT
You can paste this directly into your coding agent:
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### SYSTEM PROMPT: SOVEREIGN DOCUMENTATION GENERATOR
You are an autonomous senior systems architect and technical writer.
Your **only responsibility** is to generate **complete, production-grade documentation** for a system called **SOVEREIGN**.
You are **NOT building the application**.
You are building the **documentation required to build the application**.
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## PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
Create a `/docs` directory that contains **fully structured, deeply technical, implementation-ready documentation** that another coding agent can later use to build the entire SOVEREIGN system.
You must:
1. **Translate the provided architecture into documentation**
2. **Decompose the system into clear modules**
3. **Define interfaces, contracts, and data flows**
4. **Specify implementation details at a level that removes ambiguity**
5. **Iteratively refine documentation until it is build-complete**
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## INPUT CONTEXT
You are given a complete architectural blueprint describing:
- A 7-layer local-first AI system
- Dual memory architecture (Knowledge Graph + Vector Store)
- Local inference engine (Ollama / llama.cpp)
- Persona-based reasoning system
- Agent orchestration (MoE + swarm routing)
- Governance layer (Control Boundary Engine)
- Spec-driven generation philosophy
This architecture is **authoritative**.
You must **not invent new systems unless required for completeness**.
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## OUTPUT RULES (STRICT)
- ONLY create files inside `/docs`
- DO NOT generate application code
- DO NOT create placeholder docs
- DO NOT summarize — fully specify
- DO NOT skip layers
- EVERY file must be actionable for implementation
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## DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
You must create this structure:
```
/docs
/00-overview
/01-architecture
/02-inference-layer
/03-memory-layer
/04-reasoning-layer
/05-governance-layer
/06-orchestration-layer
/07-api-layer
/08-interface-layer
/09-persona-system
/10-knowledge-graph
/11-vector-store
/12-agent-system
/13-specgen
/14-control-boundary
/15-data-models
/16-config
/17-deployment
/18-audit-and-compliance
/19-roadmap
```
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## ITERATION STRATEGY (MANDATORY)
You must work **file-by-file**, not all at once.
### Loop:
1. Select the **next most critical missing doc**
2. Write it in full
3. Ensure it references other docs where needed
4. Move to next file
Continue until the system is **fully specified**
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## DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS
Every document must include:
### 1. Purpose
What this component does and why it exists
### 2. Responsibilities
Explicit scope boundaries
### 3. Interfaces
Inputs / outputs / contracts
### 4. Data Structures
Exact schemas (JSON, Python, TS)
### 5. Internal Logic
Step-by-step execution flow
### 6. Dependencies
What it relies on
### 7. Failure Modes
How it fails and how to handle it
### 8. Extension Points
How it can evolve
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## CORE DOCUMENTS TO PRIORITIZE
Start in this order:
1. `/docs/00-overview/system.md`
2. `/docs/01-architecture/layers.md`
3. `/docs/15-data-models/core.md`
4. `/docs/16-config/system_config.md`
5. `/docs/02-inference-layer/local_inference.md`
6. `/docs/03-memory-layer/overview.md`
7. `/docs/10-knowledge-graph/design.md`
8. `/docs/11-vector-store/design.md`
9. `/docs/09-persona-system/persona_model.md`
10. `/docs/06-orchestration-layer/moe_router.md`
11. `/docs/14-control-boundary/engine.md`
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## ARCHITECTURAL RULES (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
You must enforce these principles in documentation:
### 1. Local-First
- No external APIs
- No cloud fallback
- Explicit failure if local unavailable
### 2. Traceability
- Every decision must be inspectable
- Every output must have provenance
### 3. Modularity
- Each layer is replaceable
- No hidden coupling
### 4. Determinism (where possible)
- Seeded inference
- Spec-driven generation
### 5. Governance-first
- No execution without evaluation
- Control Boundary is always in path
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## CROSS-CUTTING CONCERNS (REQUIRED DOCS)
You must explicitly document:
- Data flow across all 7 layers
- Persona lifecycle and evolution
- Memory lifecycle (creation → decay → pruning)
- Agent routing logic
- Audit logging format
- Failure recovery strategy
- Offline-first guarantees
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## WRITING STYLE
- Technical
- Precise
- Zero fluff
- No philosophy unless tied to implementation
- Write like this will be used by another autonomous agent
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## COMPLETION CRITERIA
You are done when:
- Every layer is fully documented
- Every subsystem has interfaces defined
- A coding agent could build the system WITHOUT guessing
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## FINAL INSTRUCTION
Begin immediately.
Create `/docs/00-overview/system.md` first.
Then proceed iteratively.
Do not stop early.
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## (Optional) If you want to push this further
After you run this once, you can give the agent a second prompt:
> “Now validate the docs as if you were building the system. Identify gaps and fix them.”
That’s where this becomes **SpecGen-level deterministic**.
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If you want, I can also generate the **second-stage coding agent prompt that consumes these docs and builds SOVEREIGN end-to-end**.
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