Real Implementation Goal Prompts
# Real Implementation Goal Prompts
Use this reference when a user asks for a generated goal prompt that turns an existing scaffold, contract layer, template generator, or descriptor-only project into a real implementation.
## Trigger signals
- User says the prior result was not the real implementation.
- Repository contains string templates or descriptors that mention real APIs (`createWorkflow`, `Agent`, `Hono`, `Bun.serve`, `MastraServer`) but runtime behavior is absent.
- User asks for BOOTSTRAP / RED / GREEN / REFACTOR and forbids production code before tests.
- User wants every product state enumerated in unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
## Required prompt additions
Add sections beyond the standard generated goal scaffold:
1. **Real Implementation Mandate** — explicitly forbid string-template scaffolds masquerading as runtime behavior.
2. **Authoritative Source Files** — name the existing goal/spec files and brownfield source paths to inspect.
3. **Source Reality Check Required Before Changes** — require evidence of what is real runtime code vs descriptors/templates.
4. **Absolute TDD Gate** — forbid production-code edits until all planned RED tests are written and fail for the right reason.
5. **Required Test Manifest** — require a machine-readable manifest mapping test files to product states, contracts, RED failure reasons, GREEN behavior, validation commands, and engineering principle IDs.
6. **Product State Inventory** — enumerate observable states the tests must cover.
7. **Unit / Integration / E2E Test Contracts** — require real behavior tests, not substring checks.
8. **Engineering Principle Tests** — require all 18 principles to be proven at observable boundaries.
9. **Implementation Sequence After RED** — order the minimal GREEN implementation after tests.
10. **Documentation And Research Execution Requirements** — do not claim Firecrawl/source research was done while generating; preserve it as execution-time validation unless actually available.
11. **Persistence Requirement** — if user wants a long autonomous run, state not to collapse into a superficial scaffold or partial plan.
## Validation
After patching the generated prompt, validate in place with:when to use it
Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo srinitude/hermes-goal-prompt-generator (MIT). A "Real Implementation Goal Prompts" style prompt — adapt the placeholders and specifics to your task. Imported as-is and not independently retested here, so check the output before relying on it.
tags
productivitycommunitydeveloper
source
srinitude/hermes-goal-prompt-generator · MIT
more in Productivity
Productivity✓ tested
Summarize a doc into decisions & actions
chief of staff who extracts what to DO, not just what was said
Productivity✓ tested
Draft a reply to a hard email
calm, direct communicator who de-escalates without caving
Productivity✓ tested
Turn a brain-dump into a weekly plan
planning coach who protects your focus, not just your calendar