Playbooks

Machine-executable guides for CLI operations, development, and content creation

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Getting Started with Extensions

Create your first SystemPrompt extension.
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Add API Routes

Add HTTP endpoints to your extension using Axum.
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Add Background Job

Add scheduled background tasks to your extension.
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Add Database Schema

Add database tables and migrations to your extension.
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Create Library Extension

Create a complete library extension with all capabilities.
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Create MCP Server

Create an MCP server with tools for AI agents.
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Create CLI Extension

Create a standalone CLI extension binary.
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Extension Architecture

Complete architecture guide for building extensions on systemprompt-core.
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Cloud Infrastructure Playbook

Understanding DNS, SSL certificates, multi-tenant routing, and cloud infrastructure management.
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Creating Component Renderers

Step-by-step guide to creating ComponentRenderer implementations for HTML generation.
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Creating Content Data Providers

Step-by-step guide to creating ContentDataProvider implementations for content enrichment.
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SystemPrompt Crate Playbook

Using the systemprompt umbrella crate for extensions.
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Extension Checklist Playbook

Complete checklist for building extensions on systemprompt-core.
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CLI Extension Checklist

Complete checklist for building CLI extensions on systemprompt.
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Extension Review Playbook

Code review process for extensions on systemprompt-core.
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Installation Playbook

Machine-executable steps to install and configure SystemPrompt from the template.
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Creating Background Jobs

Step-by-step guide to creating Job implementations for scheduled tasks and async processing.
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Extension Checklist Playbook

Complete checklist for building extensions on systemprompt-core.
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SystemPrompt Crate Playbook

Using the systemprompt umbrella crate for extensions.
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Database Access Patterns

How to access the database in Rust code across different contexts (MCP servers, jobs, page providers).
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Extension Review Playbook

Code review process for extensions on systemprompt-core.
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Building List Pages

Complete guide to building extension-controlled list pages with providers and renderers.
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MCP Artifacts and Resources

Production patterns for creating artifacts, storing results, and exposing UI resources.
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MCP Server Checklist Playbook

Complete checklist for building MCP servers on systemprompt-core.
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MCP Server Review Playbook

Code review process for MCP servers on systemprompt-core.
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MCP Tool Patterns

Production patterns for organizing and implementing MCP tools with modular structure.
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MCP Server Tutorial

Step-by-step guide to building your first MCP server from scratch.
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Creating Page Data Providers

Step-by-step guide to creating PageDataProvider implementations for template variables.
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Rust Standards Playbook

SystemPrompt Rust programming standards and idiomatic patterns.
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Creating Template Data Extenders

Step-by-step guide to creating TemplateDataExtender implementations for final template modifications.
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Web Assets

CSS, JavaScript, fonts, and images pipeline.
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Web Content

Creating and publishing markdown content.
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Web Content Editing

Edit web templates, homepage, and static content.
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Web Content Ingestion

How content flows from markdown frontmatter through ingestion to database storage, and how to add custom frontmatter fields.
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Web Pages Architecture

Content collections vs. configured pages.
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Web Prerendering

Generate static HTML pages at build time using PagePrerenderer, including list pages with custom card rendering.
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Web Templates

Handlebars templates and theme configuration.
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Agents Management Playbook

Create, configure, and communicate with AI agents via A2A protocol.
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Analytics Playbook

View metrics, traffic analysis, bot detection, and cost tracking.
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Build Playbook

Build core and MCP extensions.
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Cloud Management Playbook

Authentication, tenants, profiles, secrets, and complete setup flow for cloud operations.
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Configuration Playbook

View and understand system configuration settings.
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Content Publishing Playbook

Publish and manage web content via CLI.
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Contexts Management Playbook

Manage conversation contexts for agent interactions.
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Database Operations Playbook

Database queries, schema exploration, and administration.
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Deploy Playbook

Deploy changes to cloud tenants.
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Discord CLI Extension Playbook

Send messages to Discord channels or users from the command line.
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Files Management Playbook

Upload, manage, and search files in the storage system.
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Jobs & Scheduling Playbook

Run and manage background jobs.
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Logs & Debugging Playbook

View, search, and analyze logs for debugging and monitoring.
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Agent Mesh Management Playbook

Manage multi-agent mesh systems. Start, stop, monitor, and troubleshoot agent mesh deployments.
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Moltbook CLI Playbook

CLI commands for managing Moltbook agents and interactions.
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Plugins & MCP Server Playbook

Manage extensions and MCP servers.
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Secrets Management Playbook

Manage API keys, credentials, and sensitive configuration.
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Services Management Playbook

Manage API server, agents, and MCP servers lifecycle.
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Session Management Playbook

Manage CLI sessions, profiles, and environment switching.
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Skills Playbook

Configure and sync skills between disk and database.
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Sync Playbook

Sync content and data between local and cloud environments.
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User Management Playbook

Manage users, roles, sessions, and IP bans.
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Web Configuration Playbook

Configure templates, content types, and web settings.

Bootstrap Sequence

Initialize SystemPrompt through the 5-stage bootstrap sequence.

Cloud Credentials

Configure cloud authentication tokens and API validation.

Paths Configuration

Configure directory locations for system files, services, and storage.

Profile Configuration

Configure Profile struct, sub-configs, environment substitution, and validation.

Rate Limits Configuration

Configure API request throttling with per-endpoint limits and tier multipliers.

Runtime Configuration

Configure environment type, logging, and output format.

Secrets Management

Configure secrets loading from files or environment variables.

Security Configuration

Configure JWT token settings including issuer, expiration, and audiences.

Server Configuration

Configure HTTP server settings including host, port, CORS, and HTTPS.

Tenant Management

Configure multi-tenant isolation with local and cloud tenants.
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Blog Content Creation Playbook

Create long-form technical blog content for tyingshoelaces.com. Narrative-driven, deeply personal, and technically precise.
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Chad Venture - Medium Content Creation Playbook

Create satirical Medium articles featuring Chad Venture, a fictional American tech bro whose journey from Stanford to unicorn lampoons startup culture.
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Chad Venture - Twitter Content Creation Playbook

Create satirical Twitter threads featuring Chad Venture, a fictional American tech bro dispensing startup wisdom with unearned confidence.
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Execution Model Playbook

Standard execution model for content creation agents.
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HackerNoon Content Creation Playbook

Create deep technical dives with contrarian attitude and annotated code for skeptical senior developers. Production reality over polished demos.
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LinkedIn Content Creation Playbook

Create professional thought leadership content that translates technical insights into business value for CTOs and technical leaders.
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Medium Content Creation Playbook

Create story-driven Medium articles that make technical insights resonate emotionally with broader audiences.
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Reddit Content Creation Playbook

Create community-first engagement on technical subreddits with production war stories and data-backed contrarian takes. Value first, promotion never.
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Substack Technical Newsletter Playbook

Create deep technical newsletters explaining the tyingshoelaces agentic mesh architecture with Rust code walkthroughs and architecture diagrams.
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Twitter/X Content Creation Playbook

Create punchy, contrarian content armed with production reality that cuts through the hype. Sharp, direct, data-backed, substance over virality.

Agent Operations

Create, configure, and manage AI agents with A2A protocol, skills, and OAuth security.

Agent Troubleshooting

Diagnose and fix agent issues: startup failures, auth errors, task problems, tool failures.

AI Provider Configuration

Configure Anthropic, OpenAI, and Gemini with fallback, smart routing, and MCP integration.

AI Troubleshooting

Diagnose and fix AI provider issues: auth failures, rate limiting, model errors, tool timeouts.

Analytics Monitoring

Monitor usage metrics, costs, sessions, and bot detection.

Content Management

Manage content sources, categories, sitemap, RSS feeds, and publishing workflows.

Content Troubleshooting

Diagnose and fix content issues: sync failures, missing content, search problems, rendering errors.

MCP Server Configuration

Configure and manage MCP servers with tools, OAuth, and transport protocols.

MCP Troubleshooting

Diagnose and fix MCP server issues: startup failures, tool discovery, execution timeouts, auth errors.

Scheduler Jobs

Configure and manage scheduled jobs with cron expressions for background automation.

Skills Development

Create, configure, and manage agent skills as reusable capabilities.

Skills Troubleshooting

Diagnose and fix skill issues: sync failures, missing skills, agent integration problems.
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AI Provider Configuration Guide

Configure AI providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini) via CLI. View, switch, enable/disable providers and manage API keys.
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Coding Standards Guide

Principal guide for all coding standards. Links to language-specific standards and patterns.
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Discord Integration Guide

Principal guide for Discord integration. Covers sending messages (CLI) and receiving messages (Gateway).
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Documentation Authoring Guide

Standards for creating and editing documentation pages. Structure, linking, validation, grounding.
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Multi-Agent Mesh Architecture Guide

Architecture documentation for the multi-agent blog mesh system. Understand how agents coordinate, communicate, and share context.
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Migrate from OpenClaw to SystemPrompt

Complete guide to migrating your OpenClaw (ClawdBot/Moltbot) installation to SystemPrompt with memory preservation.
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Playbook Authoring Guide

Write machine-executable playbooks. Concise, deterministic, self-repairing.
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Workflow Recipes

Complete workflow examples for common tasks.
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START HERE - Playbook Guide

REQUIRED READING. Read this playbook FIRST before any task. Master index linking to all playbooks.
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Build Playbooks Validation

Validation results for build category playbooks.
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CLI Playbooks Validation

Validation results for CLI category playbooks.
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Content Playbooks Validation

Validation results for content category playbooks.
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Guide Playbooks Validation

Validation results for guide category playbooks.
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Playbook Validation Summary

Summary of all playbook validation results with fixes applied.