prompt-library

name	prompt-library
description	Library of tested prompt patterns for sub-agent orchestration: task decomposition, verification, error recovery, chain-of-thought.
category	writing
maturity	stable
tags	["prompt-patterns","sub-agent-orchestration","templates","task-decomposition","anti-patterns"]

prompt-library

Library of tested prompt patterns for sub-agent orchestration: task decomposition, verification, error recovery, chain-of-thought.

Use When

• Designing prompts for sub-agents
• Improving task delegation quality
• Building multi-agent workflows
• Debugging sub-agent failures
• Need a proven pattern instead of ad-hoc prompting

Scripts

render-template.sh

Renders a prompt template by filling {{VARIABLE}} placeholders from CLI args or env vars.

bash scripts/render-template.sh <template-file> VAR1="value1" VAR2="value2"

task-splitter.sh

Splits a complex task description into sub-agent-ready subtasks with dependency ordering.

bash scripts/task-splitter.sh "Build a full-stack app with auth, DB, and frontend"
# Outputs numbered subtasks with dependencies noted

References

• references/prompt-patterns.md — Catalog of proven patterns (task decomposition, verification, chain-of-thought, error recovery, few-shot, role-assignment)
• references/anti-patterns.md — Common mistakes and how to fix them
• references/orchestration-patterns.md — Multi-agent workflow patterns (fan-out, pipeline, supervisor)

Examples

Render a task decomposition prompt:

bash scripts/render-template.sh references/templates/decompose.tmpl \
  TASK="Build a REST API" CONSTRAINTS="Use Python, under 200 lines"

Split a task for parallel sub-agents:

bash scripts/task-splitter.sh "Create three microservices: auth, billing, notifications"