docs: customizable prompt templates#6908
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Pull request overview
This PR documents the customizable prompt templates feature in goose, enabling users to modify how goose behaves in different situations.
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- Added comprehensive documentation for prompt template customization
- Integrated tips about prompt customization across relevant guide pages
- Replaced static card layout with interactive ContentCardCarousel in creating-plans guide
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documentation/docs/guides/prompt-templates.md |
New comprehensive guide documenting how to customize goose's built-in prompt templates, including file locations, template syntax, and available templates |
documentation/docs/guides/subagents.mdx |
Added tip pointing users to the subagent_system.md template for advanced customization |
documentation/docs/guides/sessions/smart-context-management.md |
Added tip about customizing the compaction.md template to control conversation summarization |
documentation/docs/guides/recipes/session-recipes.md |
Added tip about customizing the recipe.md template for recipe generation |
documentation/docs/guides/creating-plans.md |
Replaced static card layout with ContentCardCarousel component and added tip about customizing plan.md template |
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Summary
This PR documents prompt templates that can be customized to change goose behavior.
Documentation updates:
documentation/docs/guides/creating-plans.md,documentation/docs/guides/recipes/session-recipes.md,documentation/docs/guides/sessions/smart-context-management.md,documentation/docs/guides/subagents.mdxdocumentation/docs/guides/prompt-templates.md:Type of Change
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