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Proposal 129: The Prompt Dentist — Pre-Pipeline Prompt Enrichment

Empirical finding from the SpicedSnackCo_v1 pipeline run (2026-03-29) that challenges Proposal 128's conclusion that the Execute Plan section is always template-driven autopilot.

Key finding

An operationally dense prompt (3 SKUs, packaging specs, CT/RI market, DTC + farmers markets channel) produced 274 WBS tasks with domain-specific descriptions — not the ~32K generic block seen in P128's comparison runs. The quality ceiling is primarily a prompt limitation, not a pipeline limitation.

The gap

Most user prompts are missing critical dimensions that the pipeline needs to produce specific plans:

  • Location/jurisdiction — without it, the pipeline guesses. US vs UK vs Canada = different regulations, suppliers, and market dynamics
  • Budget/scale — "$500 farmers market table" vs "$5M manufacturing line" — the pipeline can't distinguish without a signal
  • Product specifics — generic "snack business" gives no grounding for downstream tasks
  • Target market & channel — who buys this and how?
  • Timeline — 3 months vs 18 months changes every dependency chain

A prompt missing location should never score above "fair" regardless of other detail — location is load-bearing.

Proposal

A pre-pipeline "prompt dentist" that:

  1. Scores the prompt across key operational dimensions
  2. Asks 5-8 targeted questions to fill gaps
  3. Enriches the prompt before the expensive pipeline runs
  4. Provides a quality forecast

Cheapest intervention with the highest quality multiplier.

Relationship to other proposals

  • Complements 128a (quality score) — dentist forecasts pre-pipeline, 128a measures post-pipeline
  • May reduce need for 128c (two-tier Execute Plan) if enriched prompts naturally produce the context layer
  • Recommended priority: before 128c, alongside 128a

Full analysis and evidence in the proposal doc.

Replace informal test run name with neutral 'SpicedNutSnack_v1' throughout
the proposal. Content and analysis unchanged.
…red dimensions

Incorporates feedback from Simon and Mark:
- Location is load-bearing: jurisdiction determines regulations, suppliers, market
- Budget/scale matters: moonshot vs micro-business changes everything
- Break down each missing dimension with concrete impact explanation
- SpicedSnackCo_v1 example now properly credited as having location+channel
- Scoring dimensions listed explicitly with priority guidance
- A prompt missing location should never score above 'fair'
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