feat(framework): bootstrap mode system prompt (#448)#451
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Add `--bootstrap` (and StartRunOptions.bootstrap for the dashboard) for starting a new project from an empty directory. It prepends a forceful preamble above the built-in #326 prompt so the first turn stops for a plan (ranked interpretations or a PLAN file) instead of scaffolding code straight away. Rom's #326 template already carries the Unclear/Large scope rules, but appended to Claude Code's own system prompt they lose to its default be-decisive instinct (measured against an empty dir). The preamble states the override explicitly and forbids writing code before approval, which flips the behaviour without touching the byte-identical #326 template. Closes #448
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Closes #448. Part of #297 (Bootstrap mode).
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--bootstrap(andStartRunOptions.bootstrapso the dashboard can pass it) for starting a brand-new project from an empty directory. It makes the first turn stop for a plan (ranked interpretations or a PLAN file) before writing any code, instead of charging ahead and scaffolding.Why a preamble, not a template edit
Rom's #326 template already has the "Unclear scope" / "Large scope" rules. But I prototyped it against an empty dir (see the #297 comment) and found: appended to Claude Code's own system prompt, those soft rules lose to its default "be decisive, don't block the user" instinct, so a from-scratch build charges ahead. A forcefully-worded override on the same append path flips it. So this adds a short
BOOTSTRAP_PREAMBLEabove the #326 prompt and leaves the template byte-identical (it is Rom's living doc).What's wired
systemPromptBlock({ bootstrap })prepends the preamble above the System prompt #326 prompt (after the Context line).runFramework,runPrompt), the CLI (--bootstrap+ a◆ bootstrap: onecho), and the daemon (StartRunOptions.bootstrap->--bootstrap).Verified
parseArgs --bootstrap;startOptionFlagsmaps it. 468 framework tests pass, typecheck 22/22.claude -pagainst an empty dir ("Build instagram clone"). It returned ranked interpretations + stack questions, said it would write a PLAN and get sign-off before touching code, and stopped with zero files written (1 turn, 24s).framework --bootstrap --fakeprints◆ bootstrap: on, exit 0.Next in #297: #449 (create-empty-project daemon path) + #450 ("Create new project" entry, which flips this flag on).