Self-Improve Prompt Design

Guide for writing self-improve prompts that maintain expertise file accuracy.

Core Purpose

Self-improve prompts teach agents HOW to learn. They:

• Validate expertise against actual codebase (source of truth)
• Identify drift between mental model and reality
• Update expertise files automatically
• Enforce line limits to prevent context bloat
• Run after every ACT step in Act-Learn-Reuse

When to Use