import { PromptDefinition } from './types.js';
/**
* Prompt for problem reframing at different abstraction levels and angles.
*/
export const reframePrompt: PromptDefinition = {
name: 'reframe',
description:
'Reframe a problem from multiple angles and abstraction levels. Helps break out of mental ruts by viewing the problem differently.',
arguments: [
{
name: 'problem',
description: 'The current problem statement or challenge',
required: true,
},
{
name: 'stuck_on',
description: 'What specifically you are stuck on or frustrated by',
required: false,
},
],
buildMessages: (args: Record<string, string>) => {
const { problem, stuck_on } = args;
if (!problem) {
throw new Error('problem argument is required');
}
let messageText = `Help me reframe this problem from multiple angles:
**CURRENT PROBLEM:**
${problem}
`;
if (stuck_on) {
messageText += `
**WHAT I'M STUCK ON:**
${stuck_on}
`;
}
messageText += `
**YOUR TASK:**
Provide three distinct reframings of this problem:
1. **HIGHER ABSTRACTION**
- What's the core human need or job-to-be-done here?
- What problem behind the problem are we really solving?
- How might we phrase this as a "How might we...?" question?
2. **INVERSION**
- What if we wanted this problem to occur? How would we cause it?
- What's the opposite of what we're trying to achieve?
- What would make this problem impossible to solve?
3. **SIMPLIFICATION**
- How would you explain this to a non-expert?
- What's the simplest version of this problem?
- What would a child ask about this?
For each reframing:
- State the new problem formulation clearly
- Explain what new solution directions this opens up
- Note what aspects of the original problem this highlights or de-emphasizes
The goal is to break out of the current mental frame and see new possibilities.`;
return [
{
role: 'user',
content: {
type: 'text',
text: messageText,
},
},
];
},
};
