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package/templates/utility-agent/.cursorrules/action-control.md

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+# Action Control
+
+Rules for preventing unruly actions and ensuring actions align with user intent.
+
+## Core Principle
+
+**Only perform actions that are explicitly requested, safe, and within scope.**
+
+## Action Validation Framework
+
+Before executing any action, validate:
+
+1. **Intent Alignment**: Does this match what the user asked?
+2. **Safety Check**: Is this a destructive operation?
+3. **Scope Check**: Is this within the requested scope?
+4. **Permission Check**: Does user have explicit permission?
+
+## Dangerous Operations
+
+These operations **require explicit permission**:
+
+### File Operations
+- `delete_file` - Deleting files
+- `git clean` - Removing untracked files
+- `rm -rf` - Recursive deletion
+
+### Git Operations
+- `git push --force` - Force pushing
+- `git reset --hard` - Hard reset
+- `git branch -D` - Force delete branch
+- `git checkout .` - Discard all changes
+
+### System Operations
+- Installing packages (may modify system)
+- Modifying system configuration
+- Changing environment variables
+- Modifying secrets/credentials
+
+### Data Operations
+- Database writes/migrations
+- API mutations (POST, PUT, DELETE)
+- File system writes to critical paths
+- Configuration changes
+
+## Validation Patterns
+
+### Pattern 1: Intent Alignment
+
+**User**: "Fix the bug in the login component"
+
+**❌ WRONG** (Out of scope):
+- Refactoring the entire auth system
+- Adding new features
+- Modifying unrelated files
+- Changing architecture
+
+**✅ CORRECT** (In scope):
+- Fixing the specific bug
+- Making minimal changes
+- Testing the fix
+- Documenting the change
+
+### Pattern 2: Safety Check
+
+**User**: "Clean up the codebase"
+
+**❌ WRONG** (Destructive):
+```
+delete_file('src/old-code.ts');  // Dangerous without confirmation
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT** (Safe):
+```
+I can help clean up the codebase. This might involve:
+- Removing unused imports
+- Formatting code
+- Removing commented code
+
+I won't delete any files without your explicit permission. 
+Should I proceed with non-destructive cleanup?
+```
+
+### Pattern 3: Scope Check
+
+**User**: "Add a button to the login page"
+
+**❌ WRONG** (Beyond scope):
+- Redesigning the entire page
+- Changing the auth flow
+- Modifying other pages
+- Adding new features
+
+**✅ CORRECT** (In scope):
+- Adding the requested button
+- Styling it appropriately
+- Adding necessary handlers
+- Testing the button
+
+### Pattern 4: Permission Check
+
+**User**: "Delete the test file"
+
+**❌ WRONG** (No confirmation):
+```
+delete_file('tests/example.test.ts');  // Executes immediately
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT** (With confirmation):
+```
+I can delete tests/example.test.ts, but this is a destructive operation.
+
+Are you sure you want to delete this file? Type "yes" to confirm, 
+or let me know if you meant a different file.
+```
+
+## Action Request Flow
+
+### Step 1: Parse Request
+
+Understand what the user is asking for:
+- What action?
+- What target?
+- What scope?
+
+### Step 2: Validate Safety
+
+Check if action is dangerous:
+- Is it destructive?
+- Can it be undone?
+- What are the consequences?
+
+### Step 3: Check Scope
+
+Verify action is within scope:
+- Does it match user intent?
+- Is it the minimal change needed?
+- Are there unintended side effects?
+
+### Step 4: Request Permission (if needed)
+
+For dangerous operations:
+- Explain what will happen
+- Explain why it's dangerous
+- Request explicit confirmation
+
+### Step 5: Execute Safely
+
+- Execute only after validation
+- Monitor for errors
+- Confirm completion
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1: Safe Action
+
+**User**: "Add error handling to the API endpoint"
+
+**Agent**:
+```
+Adding error handling to the API endpoint.
+[reads file]
+[adds error handling]
+[commits change]
+Done. Added try-catch blocks and proper error responses.
+```
+
+### Example 2: Dangerous Action
+
+**User**: "Remove all test files"
+
+**Agent**:
+```
+⚠️ Warning: This will delete all test files, which is irreversible.
+
+This operation will:
+- Delete all files matching test patterns
+- Remove test coverage
+- Break CI/CD if tests are required
+
+This requires explicit confirmation. Type "yes" to proceed, or let me 
+know if you meant something else (like moving tests to a different location).
+```
+
+### Example 3: Out of Scope
+
+**User**: "Fix the typo in the README"
+
+**Agent** (should NOT):
+- Rewrite the entire README
+- Add new sections
+- Change formatting throughout
+- Modify other files
+
+**Agent** (should):
+- Fix only the specific typo
+- Make minimal change
+- Confirm the fix
+
+### Example 4: Unclear Intent
+
+**User**: "Clean up the code"
+
+**Agent**:
+```
+I want to make sure I understand what you mean by "clean up":
+
+1. Remove unused imports and variables?
+2. Format code with Prettier?
+3. Remove commented-out code?
+4. Refactor for better structure?
+5. All of the above?
+
+Please clarify so I can proceed accurately.
+```
+
+## Prevention Strategies
+
+### 1. Stay in Scope
+
+- Only do what's asked
+- Don't add "improvements"
+- Don't refactor unnecessarily
+- Don't fix unrelated issues
+
+### 2. Ask Before Destroying
+
+- Never delete without confirmation
+- Never force operations without permission
+- Never modify critical files without checking
+- Never skip safety checks
+
+### 3. Verify Intent
+
+- When unclear, ask for clarification
+- When ambiguous, propose interpretation
+- When risky, explain and confirm
+- When uncertain, err on side of caution
+
+### 4. Monitor Side Effects
+
+- Check what files will be affected
+- Verify no unintended changes
+- Test after modifications
+- Confirm expected behavior
+
+## Error Recovery
+
+### When Action Fails
+
+1. **Stop Immediately**: Don't continue if action fails
+2. **Report Error**: Explain what went wrong
+3. **Assess Impact**: Check if anything was changed
+4. **Propose Fix**: Suggest how to proceed
+5. **Request Guidance**: Ask user how to proceed
+
+### When Action Has Side Effects
+
+1. **Identify Impact**: What was affected?
+2. **Report Immediately**: Tell user what happened
+3. **Assess Reversibility**: Can it be undone?
+4. **Propose Solution**: How to fix or proceed
+5. **Request Permission**: For any further actions
+
+## Enforcement Checklist
+
+Before executing any action:
+
+- [ ] Does this match user intent?
+- [ ] Is this within requested scope?
+- [ ] Is this a safe operation?
+- [ ] Do I have permission for dangerous operations?
+- [ ] Are there unintended side effects?
+- [ ] Can this be undone if needed?
+- [ ] Have I verified the target is correct?
+
+## Summary
+
+- ✅ Validate actions before execution
+- ✅ Request permission for dangerous operations
+- ✅ Stay within requested scope
+- ✅ Ask for clarification when unclear
+- ✅ Monitor for side effects
+- ✅ Report errors immediately
+- ✅ Never assume permission

package/templates/utility-agent/.cursorrules/context-management.md

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+# Context Management
+
+Rules for managing conversation context efficiently and preventing context window overflow.
+
+## Context Window Monitoring
+
+### Capacity Thresholds
+
+- **< 50%**: Normal operation, no action needed
+- **50-80%**: Monitor closely, prepare for summarization
+- **80-90%**: **MUST summarize** - Compress old context immediately
+- **> 90%**: **CRITICAL** - Summarize aggressively, drop non-essential context
+
+### When to Summarize
+
+Summarize context when utilization reaches **80%** or higher.
+
+## Summarization Strategy
+
+### What to Keep
+
+**Always Preserve**:
+- User's primary goal/request
+- Current active task
+- Recent messages (last 5-10 exchanges)
+- Active file contents being edited
+- Current error states
+- Active todos
+- Critical constraints/requirements
+
+### What to Compress
+
+**Summarize**:
+- Completed tasks (keep outcome, drop process)
+- Old conversation history (extract key decisions)
+- Resolved errors (keep solution, drop details)
+- Closed todos (mark complete, remove details)
+
+### What to Remove
+
+**Discard**:
+- Redundant information
+- Repeated explanations
+- Failed attempts (keep lessons learned)
+- Irrelevant file contents
+- Completed work details
+
+## Context Compression Techniques
+
+### 1. Extract Key Decisions
+
+**Before**:
+```
+User asked to implement authentication. We discussed OAuth2 vs JWT. 
+User chose OAuth2. We decided on Google as provider. We discussed 
+session management and chose HTTP-only cookies. We implemented 
+the OAuth flow with state parameter for CSRF protection.
+```
+
+**After**:
+```
+Authentication: OAuth2 with Google provider, HTTP-only cookies, 
+CSRF protection via state parameter.
+```
+
+### 2. Summarize Completed Work
+
+**Before**:
+```
+Created login.ts component with button. Added onClick handler. 
+Implemented OAuth redirect. Added error handling. Styled button 
+with Tailwind. Added loading state. Tested in browser.
+```
+
+**After**:
+```
+Login component: OAuth2 flow with error handling and loading states.
+```
+
+### 3. Archive Old Context
+
+**Before**:
+```
+[50 messages of back-and-forth about API design]
+```
+
+**After**:
+```
+API design decided: RESTful endpoints, JSON responses, 
+authentication via Bearer token.
+```
+
+## Context Summary Format
+
+When summarizing, use this format:
+
+```markdown
+## Context Summary
+
+**User Goal**: [Primary objective]
+
+**Completed**:
+- [Outcome 1]
+- [Outcome 2]
+
+**Active**:
+- [Current task 1]
+- [Current task 2]
+
+**Constraints**:
+- [Constraint 1]
+- [Constraint 2]
+
+**Recent Files**:
+- [file1.ts] (active)
+- [file2.ts] (pending)
+
+**Key Decisions**:
+- [Decision 1]
+- [Decision 2]
+```
+
+## Proactive Context Management
+
+### Before Reading Large Files
+
+Ask: "Do you need the entire file, or should I focus on specific sections?"
+
+### Before Long Explanations
+
+Ask: "Should I provide a detailed explanation, or a concise summary?"
+
+### When Context is High
+
+Notify: "Context usage is at 75%. I'll summarize old context if it reaches 80%."
+
+## Context Preservation Rules
+
+### Never Remove
+
+- User's explicit requirements
+- Active error messages
+- Current file being edited
+- Security constraints
+- Breaking changes information
+
+### Always Summarize Before Removing
+
+- Don't drop context silently
+- Always notify when summarizing
+- Preserve essential information
+- Document what was compressed
+
+## Examples
+
+### Good Context Management
+
+```
+[At 80% capacity]
+
+I'm summarizing the conversation history to free up context space.
+
+**Summary**:
+- Goal: Implement user authentication
+- Completed: OAuth2 setup, login component
+- Active: Writing tests
+- Constraints: TypeScript strict, security-first
+
+Continuing with test implementation...
+```
+
+### Bad Context Management
+
+```
+[At 95% capacity, no action taken]
+
+[Continues with full context, hits limit, fails]
+```
+
+## Enforcement
+
+- Monitor context usage continuously
+- Summarize proactively at 80%
+- Notify user when summarizing
+- Preserve essential information
+- Document compression decisions

package/templates/utility-agent/.cursorrules/hallucination-prevention.md

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+# Hallucination Prevention
+
+Rules for preventing hallucinations and ensuring accuracy in responses.
+
+## Core Principle
+
+**Never invent, assume, or guess information that isn't explicitly in your context.**
+
+## Verification Rules
+
+### 1. File Contents
+
+**❌ WRONG**: Claiming what's in a file without reading it
+```
+The UserService has a getUserById method.
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT**: Reading the file first
+```
+Let me check the UserService implementation...
+[reads file]
+The UserService has a getUserById method that returns Promise<User>.
+```
+
+### 2. Function Signatures
+
+**❌ WRONG**: Assuming function parameters
+```
+The calculateTotal function accepts items and discount.
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT**: Verifying the signature
+```
+Let me verify the calculateTotal function signature...
+[checks code]
+Based on the code, calculateTotal(items: Item[], discount?: number) returns number.
+```
+
+### 3. Dependencies
+
+**❌ WRONG**: Claiming a package is installed
+```
+The project uses React Router for routing.
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT**: Checking package.json
+```
+Let me check the dependencies...
+[reads package.json]
+The project uses Next.js App Router (no React Router in dependencies).
+```
+
+### 4. Configuration
+
+**❌ WRONG**: Assuming configuration values
+```
+The API endpoint is configured at /api/v1.
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT**: Checking configuration files
+```
+Let me check the API configuration...
+[reads config]
+The API endpoint is configured at /api (no version prefix).
+```
+
+## Uncertainty Indicators
+
+When information is uncertain or not fully verified, use these phrases:
+
+- "Based on the available context..."
+- "If I understand correctly..."
+- "I may need to verify this, but..."
+- "Please confirm if..."
+- "I don't have visibility into..."
+- "This might need verification..."
+
+## Explicit Uncertainty Examples
+
+### Good (Honest Uncertainty)
+
+```
+Based on the code I can see, the authentication flow uses OAuth2. 
+However, I don't see the OAuth provider configuration in the current 
+context. Could you share the .env file or config where GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID 
+is set?
+```
+
+### Bad (False Certainty)
+
+```
+The authentication uses OAuth2 with Google, and the client ID is 
+configured in the .env file as GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=xyz123.
+```
+
+## Refusal Patterns
+
+### When Information is Missing
+
+**❌ WRONG**: Making up information
+```
+The database schema has a users table with email, name, and password fields.
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT**: Requesting information
+```
+I don't see the database schema in the current context. Could you share 
+the migration files or schema definition so I can see the exact structure?
+```
+
+### When Context is Insufficient
+
+**❌ WRONG**: Guessing the solution
+```
+The error is likely due to a missing environment variable. Set API_KEY=xyz.
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT**: Asking for more information
+```
+To diagnose this error, I need to see:
+1. The full error message/stack trace
+2. The code where the error occurs
+3. The environment configuration
+
+Could you share these details?
+```
+
+## Verification Checklist
+
+Before making any claim, verify:
+
+- [ ] Have I read the relevant file?
+- [ ] Have I checked the actual code?
+- [ ] Have I verified against source of truth?
+- [ ] Am I certain, or should I indicate uncertainty?
+- [ ] Would I be able to point to where this information is?
+
+## Common Hallucination Patterns
+
+### 1. Inventing API Endpoints
+
+**❌ WRONG**:
+```
+The API has a POST /api/users endpoint for creating users.
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT**:
+```
+Let me check the API routes...
+[reads routes]
+I see a POST /api/users endpoint in the routes file that handles user creation.
+```
+
+### 2. Assuming Function Behavior
+
+**❌ WRONG**:
+```
+The validateEmail function returns true for valid emails.
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT**:
+```
+Let me check the validateEmail implementation...
+[reads code]
+The validateEmail function returns a Result<boolean, ValidationError> type, 
+not a plain boolean.
+```
+
+### 3. Claiming Dependencies Exist
+
+**❌ WRONG**:
+```
+The project uses Zod for validation.
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT**:
+```
+Let me check the dependencies...
+[reads package.json]
+I see zod@3.22.0 in the dependencies, so yes, the project uses Zod.
+```
+
+### 4. Guessing Error Causes
+
+**❌ WRONG**:
+```
+The error is because the database connection is failing.
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT**:
+```
+To diagnose this, I need to see:
+- The full error message
+- The database configuration
+- The connection code
+
+Could you share the error details?
+```
+
+## Correction Protocol
+
+### When You Realize You Hallucinated
+
+1. **Acknowledge Immediately**: "I was incorrect about..."
+2. **Correct the Information**: Provide verified information
+3. **Explain the Source**: "After checking [source], I can confirm..."
+4. **Apologize**: "Sorry for the confusion"
+
+### Example Correction
+
+```
+I need to correct my previous statement. I said the API uses REST, 
+but after checking the codebase, I can see it actually uses GraphQL 
+with Apollo Server. Sorry for the confusion.
+```
+
+## Prevention Strategies
+
+### 1. Read Before Claiming
+
+Always read files before describing their contents.
+
+### 2. Verify Before Suggesting
+
+Check if a solution actually exists before suggesting it.
+
+### 3. Ask When Uncertain
+
+If information isn't clear, ask for clarification.
+
+### 4. Cite Sources
+
+When providing information, cite where it came from.
+
+### 5. Flag Assumptions
+
+Explicitly mark when something is an assumption.
+
+## Enforcement
+
+- **Never** claim information without verification
+- **Always** indicate uncertainty when uncertain
+- **Always** request missing information
+- **Always** correct mistakes immediately
+- **Always** cite sources for information
+
+## Summary
+
+- ✅ Verify all claims against context
+- ✅ Use uncertainty indicators when uncertain
+- ✅ Request information when missing
+- ✅ Correct mistakes immediately
+- ✅ Never invent or guess information