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Templates spawned from genesis only receive a description, not pre-set context variables. Removing requires: prevents step-0 failures when the story brief is rich enough for Iris to infer genre/audience/prose style. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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name: short_story
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description: "Write a complete short story — plan, draft, deepen, deliver."
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debug: true
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system: agent_prompt
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agent_prompt:
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- "= identity.md"
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- "agent.rag.json"
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sections:
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- agent
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- project
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- history
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- rag
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- deliverables
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- message
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- rejection_feedback
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- instructions
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steps:
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- type: think
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hint: |
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PASS 0 — STORY PLAN (do this before drafting)
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GENRE: {genre_name} | AUDIENCE: {genre_audience}
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PROSE STYLE: {prose_style}
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(If any of the above are empty, infer genre, audience, and prose style from the task description and project goal.)
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TARGET LENGTH: 3,000–15,000 words (short story to novelette)
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Before writing, plan the story:
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TITLE: [Working title]
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HOOK: [The first sentence or image that pulls the reader in]
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PREMISE: [One sentence — the "what if" or core situation]
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PROTAGONIST: [Name, age, voice, fatal flaw, want vs need]
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ANTAGONIST / OBSTACLE: [What opposes the protagonist — person, force, or internal]
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OPENING: [Where does the story begin? What is the first scene?]
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MIDPOINT: [The moment everything changes]
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CLIMAX: [The highest point of tension — how it comes to a head]
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RESOLUTION: [How it ends — what has changed for the protagonist]
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EMOTIONAL CORE: [What does this story make the reader FEEL?]
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POINT OF VIEW: [1st / 3rd limited / 3rd omniscient]
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TENSE: [Past / present]
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Now write the complete first draft.
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Follow the prose style guide. Stay in chosen POV throughout.
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Show — don't tell. Use dialogue. Use sensory detail.
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End with purpose: the final line should feel earned and resonant.
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- type: think
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model: power
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hint: |
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PASS 2 — DEEPEN & SHARPEN
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Read your draft critically through an editor's eyes:
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- Does the opening line hook the reader immediately?
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- Is every scene earning its place in the story?
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- Are there any "telling" passages that should be "showing"?
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- Is the protagonist's want vs need clearly felt (not stated) by the end?
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- Is the dialogue tight, voice-distinct, and advancing the story?
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- Does the pacing serve the emotional arc? (Slow the key moments. Cut the connective tissue.)
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- Is the final line earned and resonant — not a summary?
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- Is the prose consistent with the style guide?
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- Is the total length appropriate for the story being told?
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Rewrite the COMPLETE final story incorporating all improvements.
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Output ONLY the polished story starting with the title as # [Title].
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No commentary, no "Pass 2" label, no preamble.
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- type: document
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filename: "{{task_name_slug}}"
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- type: close
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rag_update: true
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adjudication:
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enabled: true
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pass_threshold: 82
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deliverable_type: consumer
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criteria:
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narrative_arc:
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weight: 30
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description: "Story has a clear beginning, midpoint, and earned resolution"
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prose_quality:
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weight: 30
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description: "Writing is vivid, specific, and polished throughout"
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character:
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weight: 25
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description: "Protagonist has a distinct voice and undergoes real change"
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opening_and_closing:
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weight: 15
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description: "First and last lines are memorable and purposeful"
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