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<h1 id="prompt-optimization-flow">Prompt Optimization Flow<a class="headerlink" href="#prompt-optimization-flow" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<h2 id="overview">Overview<a class="headerlink" href="#overview" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<p>This document describes a sophisticated prompt optimization architecture that intercepts, analyzes, enhances, and validates user prompts before they reach Claude. The system uses a multi-stage pipeline involving local LLMs, MCP tool chains, knowledge graph integration, and cloud-based optimization to maximize prompt quality while minimizing API costs.</p>
<h2 id="key-benefits">Key Benefits<a class="headerlink" href="#key-benefits" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Zero Initial API Cost</strong>: All optimization happens before hitting paid Claude API endpoints</li>
<li><strong>Intelligent Complexity Routing</strong>: Simple prompts bypass optimization for speed; complex prompts get full treatment</li>
<li><strong>Knowledge Graph Integration</strong>: Automatically enriches prompts with relevant context from CortexGraph</li>
<li><strong>Multi-Model Validation</strong>: Cross-validates optimizations using multiple LLMs to ensure quality</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Architecture</strong>: Local LLMs can be swapped with cloud providers as needed</li>
<li><strong>Metadata Enrichment</strong>: Adds confidence scores, similarity metrics, and processing metadata to prompts</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="architecture-components">Architecture Components<a class="headerlink" href="#architecture-components" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<h3 id="1-proxy-server">1. <strong>Proxy Server</strong><a class="headerlink" href="#1-proxy-server" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Central orchestration layer</li>
<li>Handles routing decisions based on complexity</li>
<li>Manages communication between all components</li>
<li>Tracks confidence/similarity thresholds</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="2-local-llms">2. <strong>Local LLMs</strong><a class="headerlink" href="#2-local-llms" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Primary: Prompt optimization and tagging</li>
<li>Validation: Multiple instances for cross-validation</li>
<li>Can be replaced with cloud providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="3-mcp-tool-chain">3. <strong>MCP Tool Chain</strong><a class="headerlink" href="#3-mcp-tool-chain" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>CortexGraph</strong>: Knowledge graph for context retrieval</li>
<li><strong>STOPPER</strong>: Process control and validation</li>
<li><strong>Custom Tools</strong>: User-defined extensions</li>
<li><strong>Gemini Optimizer</strong>: Large context window for final assembly</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="4-validation-layer">4. <strong>Validation Layer</strong><a class="headerlink" href="#4-validation-layer" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Semantic similarity checks</li>
<li>Confidence scoring</li>
<li>Iterative refinement below thresholds</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="detailed-flow-description">Detailed Flow Description<a class="headerlink" href="#detailed-flow-description" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<h3 id="phase-1-initial-intake">Phase 1: Initial Intake<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-1-initial-intake" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>User Input</strong>: User enters prompt in Claude Code interface</li>
<li><strong>Proxy Intercept</strong>: Proxy captures the prompt before it reaches Claude</li>
<li><strong>Complexity Analysis</strong>: NLP-based complexity rating determines routing strategy</li>
</ol>
<h3 id="phase-2-intelligent-routing">Phase 2: Intelligent Routing<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-2-intelligent-routing" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Simple Path</strong> (Low Complexity):</li>
<li>Proxy applies basic formatting rules</li>
<li>Routes directly to Claude with minimal processing</li>
<li>
<p>Optimizes for speed and reduces overhead</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Complex Path</strong> (High Complexity):</p>
</li>
<li>Triggers full optimization pipeline</li>
<li>Proceeds to Phase 3</li>
</ol>
<h3 id="phase-3-prompt-optimization">Phase 3: Prompt Optimization<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-3-prompt-optimization" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Local LLM Processing</strong>:</li>
<li>Adds semantic tags to categorize intent</li>
<li>Restructures prompt for optimal Claude comprehension</li>
<li>Formats according to Claude best practices</li>
<li>Extracts key entities and concepts</li>
</ol>
<h3 id="phase-4-validation-refinement">Phase 4: Validation & Refinement<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-4-validation-refinement" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Multi-Model Validation</strong>:</li>
<li>Routes optimized prompt to 2-n additional local LLMs</li>
<li>Each validator scores the optimization independently</li>
<li>Can use semantic similarity algorithms instead of LLMs</li>
<li>
<p>Calculates confidence and similarity metrics</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Threshold Check</strong>:</p>
</li>
<li>If scores meet threshold: Proceed to Phase 5</li>
<li>If scores below threshold: Return to Phase 3 for reprocessing</li>
<li>
<p>Prevents low-quality optimizations from proceeding</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Tool Recommendation</strong>:</p>
</li>
<li>Proxy receives validated prompt with metadata</li>
<li>System suggests relevant MCP tools for the query</li>
</ol>
<h3 id="phase-5-mcp-tool-chain-execution">Phase 5: MCP Tool Chain Execution<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-5-mcp-tool-chain-execution" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ol>
<li>
<p><strong>CortexGraph Search</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Searches knowledge graph for related concepts</li>
<li>Retrieves relevant memories and context</li>
<li>Returns similarity-scored results</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>STOPPER Validation</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Process control checks</li>
<li>Safety and constraint validation</li>
<li>Prevents out-of-scope operations</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Additional Tools</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Routes to n other tools based on user preferences</li>
<li>Each tool contributes specialized context</li>
<li>Tools run in parallel for efficiency</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h3 id="phase-6-final-assembly">Phase 6: Final Assembly<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-6-final-assembly" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ol>
<li>
<p><strong>Gemini Optimization</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Combines original prompt + optimizations + tool outputs</li>
<li>Leverages Gemini's large context window (2M tokens)</li>
<li>Uses generous free tier for cost optimization</li>
<li>Assembles coherent final prompt</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Quality Assurance</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Compares input to assembled output</li>
<li>Generates similarity score (drift detection)</li>
<li>Calculates final confidence rating</li>
<li>Appends metadata to prompt</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h3 id="phase-7-claude-execution">Phase 7: Claude Execution<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-7-claude-execution" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ol>
<li>
<p><strong>Final Prompt Delivery</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Proxy sends optimized prompt to Claude</li>
<li><strong>First API cost incurred at this step</strong></li>
<li>Prompt includes:</li>
<li>Original user intent (preserved)</li>
<li>Optimization tags and structure</li>
<li>Knowledge graph context</li>
<li>Tool outputs and recommendations</li>
<li>Confidence/similarity metadata</li>
<li>Processing history</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Normal Operation</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Claude processes the enriched prompt</li>
<li>Claude Code continues standard workflow</li>
<li>User receives high-quality response</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h2 id="sequence-diagram">Sequence Diagram<a class="headerlink" href="#sequence-diagram" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<p>```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
actor User
participant Claude Code Interface
participant Proxy
participant NLP Complexity Analyzer
participant Local LLM (Optimizer)
participant Local LLM 2 (Validator)
participant Local LLM N (Validator)
participant Semantic Similarity Engine
participant MCP Chain
participant CortexGraph
participant STOPPER
participant Custom Tools
participant Gemini
participant Claude API</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code>%% Phase 1: Initial Intake
User->>Claude Code Interface: Enter prompt
Claude Code Interface->>Proxy: Forward prompt
Proxy->>NLP Complexity Analyzer: Analyze complexity
NLP Complexity Analyzer-->>Proxy: Complexity rating
%% Phase 2: Routing Decision
alt Low Complexity (Simple Prompt)
Proxy->>Proxy: Apply basic rules
Proxy->>Claude API: Route directly to Claude
Note over Proxy,Claude API: Fast path for simple queries
else High Complexity (Complex Prompt)
Note over Proxy: Trigger full optimization pipeline
%% Phase 3: Optimization
Proxy->>Local LLM (Optimizer): Optimize prompt
Note over Local LLM (Optimizer): - Add semantic tags<br/>- Format for Claude<br/>- Extract entities<br/>- Restructure query
Local LLM (Optimizer)-->>Proxy: Optimized prompt v1
%% Phase 4: Validation Loop
rect rgb(240, 240, 240)
Note over Proxy,Semantic Similarity Engine: Validation & Refinement Loop
par Parallel Validation
Proxy->>Local LLM 2 (Validator): Validate optimization
Proxy->>Local LLM N (Validator): Validate optimization
Proxy->>Semantic Similarity Engine: Check semantic similarity
end
Local LLM 2 (Validator)-->>Proxy: Confidence score 2
Local LLM N (Validator)-->>Proxy: Confidence score N
Semantic Similarity Engine-->>Proxy: Similarity score
Proxy->>Proxy: Aggregate scores
alt Below Confidence/Similarity Threshold
Note over Proxy,Local LLM (Optimizer): Quality check failed
Proxy->>Local LLM (Optimizer): Reprocess with feedback
Local LLM (Optimizer)-->>Proxy: Optimized prompt v2
Note over Proxy: Loop until threshold met
else Above Threshold
Note over Proxy: Quality validated, proceed
end
end
Proxy->>Proxy: Append recommendation metadata
%% Phase 5: MCP Tool Chain
Proxy->>MCP Chain: Route validated prompt + metadata
rect rgb(230, 245, 255)
Note over MCP Chain,Custom Tools: MCP Tool Execution (Parallel)
par Tool Execution
MCP Chain->>CortexGraph: Search knowledge graph
MCP Chain->>STOPPER: Validate constraints
MCP Chain->>Custom Tools: Execute user-defined tools
end
CortexGraph-->>MCP Chain: Context + memories (similarity scored)
STOPPER-->>MCP Chain: Validation results
Custom Tools-->>MCP Chain: Tool outputs
end
%% Phase 6: Final Assembly
MCP Chain->>Gemini: Assemble final prompt
Note over Gemini: - Combine all inputs<br/>- Optimize structure<br/>- 2M token context<br/>- Free tier usage
Gemini->>Gemini: Compare input vs output
Gemini->>Gemini: Calculate similarity & confidence
Gemini-->>MCP Chain: Final prompt + metadata
MCP Chain-->>Proxy: Return final prompt
%% Phase 7: Claude Execution
Note over Proxy,Claude API: 💰 First API cost incurred here
Proxy->>Claude API: Send final optimized prompt
Note over Claude API: Prompt includes:<br/>- Original intent<br/>- Optimizations<br/>- Knowledge graph context<br/>- Tool outputs<br/>- Metadata
end
%% Normal Operation
Claude API-->>Claude Code Interface: Process request
Claude Code Interface-->>User: Return response
Note over User,Claude Code Interface: Claude Code continues as normal
</code></pre></div>
<p>```</p>
<h2 id="configuration-options">Configuration Options<a class="headerlink" href="#configuration-options" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<h3 id="complexity-thresholds">Complexity Thresholds<a class="headerlink" href="#complexity-thresholds" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>```python</p>
<h1 id="proxy-configuration">Proxy configuration<a class="headerlink" href="#proxy-configuration" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<h1 id="prompts-with-complexity-complex_prompt_threshold-follow-the-complex-path-otherwise-the-simple-path-is-used">Prompts with complexity > COMPLEX_PROMPT_THRESHOLD follow the complex path, otherwise the simple path is used.<a class="headerlink" href="#prompts-with-complexity-complex_prompt_threshold-follow-the-complex-path-otherwise-the-simple-path-is-used" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<p>COMPLEX_PROMPT_THRESHOLD = 0.4
```</p>
<h3 id="validation-settings">Validation Settings<a class="headerlink" href="#validation-settings" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>```python</p>
<h1 id="validation-thresholds">Validation thresholds<a class="headerlink" href="#validation-thresholds" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<p>CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD = 0.75 # Minimum confidence to proceed
SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD = 0.80 # Minimum semantic similarity
MAX_REFINEMENT_ITERATIONS = 3 # Prevent infinite loops
```</p>
<h3 id="model-selection">Model Selection<a class="headerlink" href="#model-selection" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>```python</p>
<h1 id="local-llms-can-be-replaced-with-cloud-providers">Local LLMs (can be replaced with cloud providers)<a class="headerlink" href="#local-llms-can-be-replaced-with-cloud-providers" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<p>OPTIMIZER_MODEL = "llama-3.1-70b" # Primary optimizer
VALIDATOR_MODELS = [ # Validation ensemble
"mixtral-8x7b",
"qwen-2.5-72b",
"deepseek-v2"
]</p>
<h1 id="example-using-cloud-providers-alternative-to-local">Example using cloud providers (alternative to local)<a class="headerlink" href="#example-using-cloud-providers-alternative-to-local" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<h1 id="optimizer_model-openaigpt-4">OPTIMIZER_MODEL = "openai:gpt-4"<a class="headerlink" href="#optimizer_model-openaigpt-4" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<h1 id="validator_models-anthropicclaude-3-opus-openaigpt-4">VALIDATOR_MODELS = ["anthropic:claude-3-opus", "openai:gpt-4"]<a class="headerlink" href="#validator_models-anthropicclaude-3-opus-openaigpt-4" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<p>```</p>
<h3 id="mcp-tools">MCP Tools<a class="headerlink" href="#mcp-tools" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>```python</p>
<h1 id="tool-chain-configuration">Tool chain configuration<a class="headerlink" href="#tool-chain-configuration" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<p>MCP_TOOLS = {
"cortex_graph": {
"enabled": True,
"similarity_threshold": 0.7,
"max_results": 10
},
"stopper": {
"enabled": True,
"strict_mode": False
},
"custom": {
"user_preferences": True,
"context_retrieval": True
}
}
```</p>
<h3 id="gemini-settings">Gemini Settings<a class="headerlink" href="#gemini-settings" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>```python</p>
<h1 id="final-assembly-configuration">Final assembly configuration<a class="headerlink" href="#final-assembly-configuration" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<p>GEMINI_MODEL = "gemini-2.0-flash-exp" # Free tier, large context
GEMINI_MAX_TOKENS = 2000000 # 2M token context window
GEMINI_TEMPERATURE = 0.3 # Consistent assembly
```</p>
<h2 id="performance-characteristics">Performance Characteristics<a class="headerlink" href="#performance-characteristics" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<h3 id="latency-profile">Latency Profile<a class="headerlink" href="#latency-profile" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Stage</th>
<th>Estimated Time</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Complexity Analysis</td>
<td>10-50ms</td>
<td>Fast NLP classification</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Simple Path (total)</td>
<td>50-100ms</td>
<td>Minimal processing overhead</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Optimization</td>
<td>200-500ms</td>
<td>Local LLM inference</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Validation</td>
<td>150-300ms</td>
<td>Parallel execution</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MCP Tool Chain</td>
<td>100-400ms</td>
<td>Depends on tool complexity</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Gemini Assembly</td>
<td>300-800ms</td>
<td>Large context processing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Complex Path (total)</strong></td>
<td><strong>1-3 seconds</strong></td>
<td>Full pipeline</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3 id="cost-analysis">Cost Analysis<a class="headerlink" href="#cost-analysis" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p><strong>Traditional Approach</strong> (direct to Claude):
- Every prompt hits Claude API immediately
- No optimization or context enrichment
- Cost: $X per request from first token</p>
<p><strong>Optimized Approach</strong> (this architecture):
- Local LLMs: Free (self-hosted) or cheap (cloud)
- Gemini: Leverages the generous free tier for final assembly
- Claude API: Only hit after full optimization
- Cost: $0 until Claude execution, then same $X but better results</p>
<p><strong>Net Effect</strong>:
- Same Claude API cost per request
- Significantly better prompt quality
- Higher success rate (fewer retries needed)
- Lower total cost due to reduced iterations</p>
<h2 id="implementation-considerations">Implementation Considerations<a class="headerlink" href="#implementation-considerations" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<h3 id="1-local-llm-requirements">1. <strong>Local LLM Requirements</strong><a class="headerlink" href="#1-local-llm-requirements" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>GPU: RTX 4090 or better for 70B models</li>
<li>RAM: 64GB+ recommended</li>
<li>Alternative: Use cloud inference APIs (Groq, Together.ai, OpenRouter)</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="2-proxy-server">2. <strong>Proxy Server</strong><a class="headerlink" href="#2-proxy-server" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Needs to be MCP-compatible</li>
<li>Should support WebSocket for streaming</li>
<li>Must handle concurrent validation requests</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="3-knowledge-graph-integration">3. <strong>Knowledge Graph Integration</strong><a class="headerlink" href="#3-knowledge-graph-integration" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>CortexGraph needs to be populated with relevant data</li>
<li>Index must be kept up-to-date</li>
<li>Consider using CortexGraph for temporal memory</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="4-error-handling">4. <strong>Error Handling</strong><a class="headerlink" href="#4-error-handling" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Fallback to simple path if optimization fails</li>
<li>Timeout protection (max 5s total processing)</li>
<li>Graceful degradation if tools unavailable</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="5-monitoring-observability">5. <strong>Monitoring & Observability</strong><a class="headerlink" href="#5-monitoring-observability" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Track optimization success rates</li>
<li>Monitor confidence/similarity distributions</li>
<li>Log processing times for each stage</li>
<li>A/B test optimized vs non-optimized prompts</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="future-enhancements">Future Enhancements<a class="headerlink" href="#future-enhancements" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<ol>
<li><strong>Adaptive Thresholds</strong>: Learn optimal confidence/similarity thresholds per user</li>
<li><strong>Caching Layer</strong>: Cache optimizations for similar prompts</li>
<li><strong>User Feedback Loop</strong>: Incorporate user ratings to improve optimization</li>
<li><strong>Model Selection</strong>: Automatically choose best LLM based on prompt type</li>
<li><strong>Streaming Optimization</strong>: Stream partial results during processing</li>
<li><strong>Cost Tracking</strong>: Detailed cost accounting per stage</li>
<li><strong>A/B Testing Framework</strong>: Compare different optimization strategies</li>
</ol>
<h2 id="security-considerations">Security Considerations<a class="headerlink" href="#security-considerations" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Prompt Injection</strong>: Validate all optimized prompts for injection attempts</li>
<li><strong>Data Privacy</strong>: Local LLMs keep sensitive data on-premise</li>
<li><strong>Rate Limiting</strong>: Prevent abuse of free tier services</li>
<li><strong>Access Control</strong>: Authenticate proxy requests</li>
<li><strong>Audit Trail</strong>: Log all prompt transformations</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="related-documentation">Related Documentation<a class="headerlink" href="#related-documentation" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="../architecture/">CortexGraph Architecture</a> - Integration with temporal memory</li>
<li><a href="../graph_features/">CortexGraph Documentation</a> - Knowledge graph features</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/specification">MCP Specification</a> - Tool protocol details</li>
<li><a href="../prompt_injection/">Prompt Injection Prevention</a> - Security best practices</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="example-workflow">Example Workflow<a class="headerlink" href="#example-workflow" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<h3 id="input-prompt">Input Prompt<a class="headerlink" href="#input-prompt" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>```
"Help me write a Python function to process user data"
```</p>
<h3 id="after-optimization">After Optimization<a class="headerlink" href="#after-optimization" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>```markdown</p>
<h2 id="task-python-function-development">Task: Python Function Development<a class="headerlink" href="#task-python-function-development" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<p><strong>User Intent</strong>: Create data processing function</p>
<p><strong>Context</strong> (from CortexGraph):
- User prefers type hints (from memory: 2025-10-15)
- Uses pytest for testing (from memory: 2025-10-20)
- Prefers dataclasses over dicts (from memory: 2025-10-12)</p>
<p><strong>Requirements</strong>:
1. Function should process user data
2. Follow user's Python style preferences
3. Include type hints and docstrings
4. Consider testing approach</p>
<p><strong>Metadata</strong>:
- Confidence: 0.87
- Similarity: 0.92
- Optimization iterations: 1
- Tools used: CortexGraph, STOPPER
- Processing time: 1.2s
```</p>
<h3 id="result">Result<a class="headerlink" href="#result" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p>Claude receives a rich, contextualized prompt that produces higher-quality output on the first try, reducing the need for follow-up iterations.</p>
<hr />
<p><strong>Built with</strong> <a href="https://claude.com/claude-code">Claude Code</a> 🤖</p>
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