/ extensions / grounded-compaction / branch-summary-prompt.md.example
branch-summary-prompt.md.example
 1  # What to include
 2  
 3  Use these section headings exactly. Omit a section only if it is truly empty. Prefer bullets under each heading.
 4  
 5  ## Purpose
 6  Objective or question being pursued on this branch.
 7  
 8  ## Outcome
 9  Concrete results, findings, and insights worth carrying forward.
10  
11  ## Constraints & preferences
12  Requirements, preferences, or constraints that shaped the work on this branch.
13  
14  ## Key decisions
15  Decisions made with brief rationale, including approaches tried and ruled out.
16  
17  ## Status
18  What is done, what is in progress, what is unresolved or blocked. Distinguish observed facts from inferences.
19  
20  ## Next steps
21  Concrete actions for continuing this work, in order. Note dependencies between steps.
22  
23  ## Mandatory reading
24  Exact file paths relevant to this branch's work.
25  
26  # Style
27  - Keep the summary concise and continuation-friendly
28  - Preserve exact file paths, symbol names, commands, and error text where useful
29  - Output only markdown for the summary