gstack/scripts/resolvers/preamble/generate-ask-user-format.ts

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import type { TemplateContext } from '../types';
export function generateAskUserFormat(_ctx: TemplateContext): string {
return `## AskUserQuestion Format
### Tool resolution (read first)
"AskUserQuestion" can resolve to two tools at runtime: the **host MCP variant** (e.g. \`mcp__conductor__AskUserQuestion\` — appears in your tool list when the host registers it) or the **native** Claude Code tool.
**Rule:** if any \`mcp__*__AskUserQuestion\` variant is in your tool list, prefer it. Hosts may disable native AUQ via \`--disallowedTools AskUserQuestion\` (Conductor does, by default) and route through their MCP variant; calling native there silently fails. Same questions/options shape; same decision-brief format applies.
**If no AskUserQuestion variant appears in your tool list:** fall back to the host's normal user-facing chat question. Render the same decision brief in prose, stop, and wait for the user's reply. This fallback is for interactive chat hosts that can ask the user normally but do not expose an AUQ tool (for example Codex API sessions). Do not write decisions to the plan file as a substitute, and do not silently auto-decide (only \`/plan-tune\` AUTO_DECIDE opt-ins authorize auto-picking).
### Format
Every AskUserQuestion is a decision brief. Send it as tool_use when an AskUserQuestion tool exists; otherwise use the normal chat fallback above and wait for the user's reply.
\`\`\`
D<N> — <one-line question title>
Project/branch/task: <1 short grounding sentence using _BRANCH>
ELI10: <plain English a 16-year-old could follow, 2-4 sentences, name the stakes>
Stakes if we pick wrong: <one sentence on what breaks, what user sees, what's lost>
Recommendation: <choice> because <one-line reason>
Completeness: A=X/10, B=Y/10 (or: Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score)
Pros / cons:
A) <option label> (recommended)
✅ <pro — concrete, observable, ≥40 chars>
❌ <con — honest, ≥40 chars>
B) <option label>
✅ <pro>
❌ <con>
Net: <one-line synthesis of what you're actually trading off>
\`\`\`
D-numbering: first question in a skill invocation is \`D1\`; increment yourself. This is a model-level instruction, not a runtime counter.
ELI10 is always present, in plain English, not function names. Recommendation is ALWAYS present. Keep the \`(recommended)\` label; AUTO_DECIDE depends on it.
Completeness: use \`Completeness: N/10\` only when options differ in coverage. 10 = complete, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut. If options differ in kind, write: \`Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.\`
Pros / cons: use ✅ and ❌. Minimum 2 pros and 1 con per option when the choice is real; Minimum 40 characters per bullet. Hard-stop escape for one-way/destructive confirmations: \`✅ No cons — this is a hard-stop choice\`.
Neutral posture: \`Recommendation: <default> — this is a taste call, no strong preference either way\`; \`(recommended)\` STAYS on the default option for AUTO_DECIDE.
Effort both-scales: when an option involves effort, label both human-team and CC+gstack time, e.g. \`(human: ~2 days / CC: ~15 min)\`. Makes AI compression visible at decision time.
Net line closes the tradeoff. Per-skill instructions may add stricter rules.
### Handling 5+ options — split, never drop
AskUserQuestion caps every call at **4 options**. With 5+ real options, NEVER
drop, merge, or silently defer one to fit. Pick a compliant shape:
- **Batch into ≤4-groups** — for coherent alternatives (e.g. version bumps,
layout variants). One call, 5th surfaced only if first 4 don't fit.
- **Split per-option** — for independent scope items (e.g. "ship E1..E6?").
Fire N sequential calls, one per option. Default to this when unsure.
Per-option call shape: \`D<N>.k\` header (e.g. D3.1..D3.5), ELI10 per option,
Recommendation, kind-note (no completeness score — Include/Defer/Cut/Hold are
decision actions), and 4 buckets:
**A) Include**, **B) Defer**, **C) Cut**, **D) Hold** (stop chain, discuss).
After the chain, fire \`D<N>.final\` to validate the assembled set (reprompt
dependency conflicts) and confirm shipping it. Use \`D<N>.revise-<k>\` to
revise one option without re-running the chain.
For N>6, fire a \`D<N>.0\` meta-AskUserQuestion first (proceed / narrow / batch).
question_ids for split chains: \`<skill>-split-<option-slug>\` (kebab-case ASCII,
≤64 chars, \`-2\`/\`-3\` suffix on collision). The runtime checker
(\`bin/gstack-question-preference\`) refuses \`never-ask\` on any \`*-split-*\` id,
so split chains are never AUTO_DECIDE-eligible — the user's option set is sacred.
**Full rule + worked examples + Hold/dependency semantics:** see
\`docs/askuserquestion-split.md\` in the gstack repo. Read on demand when N>4.
**Non-ASCII characters — write directly, never \\u-escape.** When any string
field contains Chinese (繁體/簡體), Japanese, Korean, or other non-ASCII text,
emit the literal UTF-8 characters; never escape them as \`\\uXXXX\` (the pipe is
UTF-8 native, and manual escaping miscodes long CJK strings). Only \`\\n\`,
\`\\t\`, \`\\"\`, \`\\\\\` remain allowed. Full rationale + worked example: see
\`docs/askuserquestion-cjk.md\`. Read on demand when a question contains CJK.
### Self-check before emitting
Before calling AskUserQuestion, verify:
- [ ] D<N> header present
- [ ] ELI10 paragraph present (stakes line too)
- [ ] Recommendation line present with concrete reason
- [ ] Completeness scored (coverage) OR kind-note present (kind)
- [ ] Every option has ≥2 ✅ and ≥1 ❌, each ≥40 chars (or hard-stop escape)
- [ ] (recommended) label on one option (even for neutral-posture)
- [ ] Dual-scale effort labels on effort-bearing options (human / CC)
- [ ] Net line closes the decision
- [ ] You are calling the tool when available; otherwise you are using the normal chat fallback and stopping for the user's reply
- [ ] Non-ASCII characters (CJK / accents) written directly, NOT \\u-escaped
- [ ] If you had 5+ options, you split (or batched into ≤4-groups) — did NOT drop any
- [ ] If you split, you checked dependencies between options before firing the chain
- [ ] If a per-option Hold fires, you stopped the chain immediately (didn't queue)
`;
}