Routing Instruction Template
# Routing Instruction Template — Instructions as Conductor
Use this template for ALL decomposed systems. Instructions route to knowledge; they don't contain all the knowledge. This template creates a slim routing layer that indexes both operational and reference content.
Key terms: routing layer, conductor pattern, content index, query routing, operational retrieval, reference retrieval, slim instructions
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## Core Principle
**Instructions are a conductor, not a container.**
The conductor:
- Knows what music exists (content index)
- Knows when each section plays (query routing)
- Keeps the orchestra coordinated (edge case handling)
- Doesn't contain every note (that's in the knowledge files)
Target size: 4,000-8,000 characters. If your Instructions exceed 10,000 characters, you haven't decomposed enough.
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## Templatewhen to use it
Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo ArchiJones-AI/PRISM (MIT). A "Routing Instruction Template" 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
roleplaycommunitygeneral
source
ArchiJones-AI/PRISM · MIT