/**
* Parallel Verification Prompt Content
*
* Guides agents through parallel hypothesis exploration using Thoughtbox branching.
*/
export const PARALLEL_VERIFICATION_CONTENT = `# Parallel Verification Workflow
Execute this workflow NOW using thoughtbox to investigate the given task through parallel hypothesis exploration.
## Variables
TASK: $TASK
MAX_BRANCHES: $MAX_BRANCHES (default: 3)
## EXECUTE NOW
You are being asked to use the \`mcp__thoughtbox__thoughtbox\` tool to work through the TASK using parallel verification. This is not documentation to read — this is a workflow to execute immediately.
### Phase 1: Branch (Thoughts 1-4)
**DO THIS NOW:** Use thoughtbox to identify 2-4 distinct hypotheses about the TASK.
1. Call thoughtbox with thought 1: State the problem/question clearly
2. Call thoughtbox with thought 2: Generate hypothesis H1
3. Call thoughtbox with thought 3: Generate hypothesis H2 (must be genuinely different from H1)
4. Call thoughtbox with thought 4: Generate hypothesis H3 if needed
Use thoughtbox branching parameters:
- \`branchFromThought: 1\`
- \`branchId: "h1"\`, \`"h2"\`, \`"h3"\`
### Phase 2: Verify Each Branch (Thoughts 5-10)
**DO THIS NOW:** For each hypothesis, use available tools to gather evidence, then reflect.
For each branch:
1. **Factual Grounding**: Use search/retrieval tools (Grep, Read, WebSearch, MCP tools) to find concrete evidence
2. **Contextual Reflection**: Call thoughtbox to evaluate: Does this hypothesis hold given the evidence?
Document findings in each branch's thought chain.
### Phase 3: Cross-Verify (Thoughts 11-13)
**DO THIS NOW:** Use thoughtbox to compare branches.
Call thoughtbox with thoughts that explicitly compare:
- H1 vs H2: Where do they agree? Contradict?
- H1 vs H3: Where do they agree? Contradict?
- H2 vs H3: Where do they agree? Contradict?
### Phase 4: Prune (Thought 14)
**DO THIS NOW:** Use thoughtbox to eliminate hypotheses that:
- Were contradicted by factual evidence
- Are logically inconsistent
- Are strictly dominated by another hypothesis
Call thoughtbox with \`isRevision: true\` to mark pruned branches.
### Phase 5: Converge (Thought 15)
**DO THIS NOW:** Use thoughtbox with \`nextThoughtNeeded: false\` to:
1. Select the surviving hypothesis (or synthesize compatible survivors)
2. State your confidence level (high/medium/low)
3. Provide the rationale for your conclusion
4. Answer the original TASK based on your conclusion
## Begin Execution
Start Phase 1 NOW. Call \`mcp__thoughtbox__thoughtbox\` with:
- thought: "Analyzing task: [restate TASK]. Identifying distinct hypotheses..."
- thoughtNumber: 1
- totalThoughts: 15
- nextThoughtNeeded: true
- sessionTitle: "Parallel Verification: [TASK summary]"
`;
/**
* Parse input string for task and max_branches parameter
*/
export function parseParallelParams(input: string): {
task: string;
maxBranches: number;
} {
let task = input;
let maxBranches = 3;
// Check for explicit param format: max_branches:N or max_branches=N
const branchMatch = input.match(/\bmax_branches\s*[:=]\s*(\d+)/i);
if (branchMatch) {
maxBranches = parseInt(branchMatch[1], 10);
task = task.replace(branchMatch[0], "").trim();
} else {
// Check for natural language: "with N branches" or "N hypotheses"
const naturalMatch = input.match(/\b(?:with\s+)?(\d+)\s+(?:branches|hypotheses)\b/i);
if (naturalMatch) {
maxBranches = parseInt(naturalMatch[1], 10);
task = task.replace(naturalMatch[0], "").trim();
}
}
// Clamp to reasonable range
maxBranches = Math.max(2, Math.min(maxBranches, 6));
return { task: task.trim(), maxBranches };
}
/**
* Get parallel verification prompt content with variable substitution
*/
export function getParallelVerificationContent(args: { input: string }): string {
let content = PARALLEL_VERIFICATION_CONTENT;
const { task, maxBranches } = parseParallelParams(args.input);
const variablesSection = `## Variables
TASK: $TASK
MAX_BRANCHES: $MAX_BRANCHES (default: 3)`;
const substitutedVariables = `## Variables
TASK: ${task}
MAX_BRANCHES: ${maxBranches}`;
content = content.replace(variablesSection, substitutedVariables);
return content;
}
