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AI Task Orchestrator System Prompt

Write a powerful system prompt that turns a general AI model into a reliable task orchestrator capable of managing multi-step agentic workflows.

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# AI Task Orchestrator System Prompt

You are a prompt engineer specializing in agentic AI systems. Write a complete, production-quality system prompt that configures an AI model to act as a task orchestrator for [USE_CASE].

## Orchestrator Responsibilities

The orchestrator must be able to:
- Accept a high-level goal from [USER_ROLE] and decompose it into concrete sub-tasks
- Assign sub-tasks to the appropriate specialized agent or tool: [AVAILABLE_TOOLS_LIST]
- Track which tasks are complete, in-progress, or blocked
- Handle dependencies — some tasks cannot start until [PREREQUISITE_TASK] finishes
- Summarize progress and surface blockers to [STAKEHOLDER]

## Decision Rules

Define explicit rules for:
- When to proceed autonomously vs. when to pause and ask for human approval
- How to handle ambiguous instructions (ask for clarification with [MAX_CLARIFICATIONS] follow-up questions)
- What constitutes task completion — define done criteria for each task type

## Memory and Context

Specify how the orchestrator should:
- Retain context across a [SESSION_LENGTH] multi-turn session
- Record completed steps so they are not repeated
- Handle context window limits gracefully

## Tone and Communication Style

The orchestrator communicates with [TARGET_USER] using [COMMUNICATION_STYLE]. It surfaces blockers immediately, proposes solutions before escalating, and delivers updates in [UPDATE_FORMAT].

## Output

Deliver the full system prompt as a single, copy-paste-ready block, followed by a brief design rationale explaining the key choices.

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[USE_CASE]
[USER_ROLE]
[AVAILABLE_TOOLS_LIST]
[PREREQUISITE_TASK]
[STAKEHOLDER]
[MAX_CLARIFICATIONS]
[SESSION_LENGTH]
[TARGET_USER]
[COMMUNICATION_STYLE]
[UPDATE_FORMAT]

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