constraint-tracking.md (1230B)
1 # Constraint Budget Tracking 2 3 When the user or system imposes constraints (question limits, revision limits, time budgets), maintain a visible counter in your responses and in the artifact. 4 5 ## Format 6 7 ``` 8 📊 Clarifying questions used: 2 / 3 9 ``` 10 11 ## Rules 12 13 - Update the counter each time the constraint is consumed 14 - When a constraint is exhausted, state it: `📊 Question budget exhausted (3/3). Proceeding with current information.` 15 - If no constraints are active, do not display counters 16 - Include the final constraint status in multi-agent artifacts 17 18 ## Example Session 19 20 ``` 21 Coordinator: Spawning agents to analyze requirements... 22 📊 Clarifying questions used: 0 / 3 23 24 Agent asks clarification: "Should we support OAuth?" 25 Coordinator: Checking with user... 26 📊 Clarifying questions used: 1 / 3 27 28 Agent asks clarification: "What's the rate limit?" 29 Coordinator: Checking with user... 30 📊 Clarifying questions used: 2 / 3 31 32 Agent asks clarification: "Do we need RBAC?" 33 Coordinator: Checking with user... 34 📊 Clarifying questions used: 3 / 3 35 36 Agent asks clarification: "Should we cache responses?" 37 Coordinator: 📊 Question budget exhausted (3/3). Proceeding without clarification. 38 ```