gh-glittercowboy-taches-cc-resources/skills/create-meta-prompts/references/metadata-guidelines.md

Standard metadata structure for research and plan outputs. Include in all research, plan, and refine prompts.

<metadata_structure>

<metadata>
  <confidence level="{high|medium|low}">
    {Why this confidence level}
  </confidence>
  <dependencies>
    {What's needed to proceed}
  </dependencies>
  <open_questions>
    {What remains uncertain}
  </open_questions>
  <assumptions>
    {What was assumed}
  </assumptions>
</metadata>

</metadata_structure>

<confidence_levels>

• high: Official docs, verified patterns, clear consensus, few unknowns
• medium: Mixed sources, some outdated info, minor gaps, reasonable approach
• low: Sparse documentation, conflicting info, significant unknowns, best guess </confidence_levels>

<dependencies_format> External requirements that must be met:

<dependencies>
  - API keys for third-party service
  - Database migration completed
  - Team trained on new patterns
</dependencies>

</dependencies_format>

<open_questions_format> What couldn't be determined or needs validation:

<open_questions>
  - Actual rate limits under production load
  - Performance with >100k records
  - Specific error codes for edge cases
</open_questions>

</open_questions_format>

<assumptions_format> Context assumed that might need validation:

<assumptions>
  - Using REST API (not GraphQL)
  - Single region deployment
  - Node.js/TypeScript stack
</assumptions>

</assumptions_format>