[training-plan] Add research-backed training node: Customize Your Prompt with Conditional Templating

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Research focus

Prompt template conditionals — the {{#if}} / {{#else}} / {{#endif}} Handlebars-style blocks that gh-aw resolves at runtime before the agent sees its brief.

Gap filled

The existing curriculum teaches ${{ }} GitHub Actions expressions for conditional workflow execution (Step 15) and A/B experiments as an advanced concept (Step 23), but nowhere explains {{#if}} blocks for adapting the agent brief itself at runtime. Learners who complete the main path cannot vary what the agent is told based on runtime context without duplicating entire workflow files.

This new step bridges those two existing steps and gives learners a practical tool for adaptive prompts.

Files updated

• Created: workshop/15b-prompt-template-conditionals.md — new step introducing {{#if}} template conditionals, steps.sanitized.outputs.text, condition forms, and integration with experiments: frontmatter
• Updated: workshop/README.md — curriculum table now includes Step 15b between Step 15 and Step 16

Research sources

• https://github.github.com/gh-aw/llms.txt — discovery of context.md prompt file
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gh-aw/main/.github/aw/context.md — full reference for allowed expressions, steps.sanitized.outputs.text, and {{#if}} syntax
• https://github.github.com/gh-aw/reference/templating/ — public docs for the templating feature

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Research focus, source URLs, and rationale are stored in a <research-metadata> XML comment block at the top of workshop/15b-prompt-template-conditionals.md.

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The bundle file is available in the agent artifact in the workflow run linked above.

To create a pull request with the changes:

# Download the artifact from the workflow run
gh run download 31196439104 -n agent -D /tmp/agent-31196439104

# Fetch the bundle into a temporary ref, then update the local branch
git fetch /tmp/agent-31196439104/aw-add-prompt-template-conditionals-step.bundle refs/heads/add-prompt-template-conditionals-step:refs/bundles/create-pr-add-prompt-template-conditionals-step-3db76bfa61dc8610-3dfef91b
git update-ref refs/heads/add-prompt-template-conditionals-step-3db76bfa61dc8610 refs/bundles/create-pr-add-prompt-template-conditionals-step-3db76bfa61dc8610-3dfef91b
git checkout add-prompt-template-conditionals-step-3db76bfa61dc8610
# Ensure the working tree matches the updated branch
git reset --hard
# Remove the temporary bundle ref
git update-ref -d refs/bundles/create-pr-add-prompt-template-conditionals-step-3db76bfa61dc8610-3dfef91b

# Push the branch to origin
git push origin add-prompt-template-conditionals-step-3db76bfa61dc8610

# Create the pull request
gh pr create --title '[training-plan] Add research-backed training node: Customize Your Prompt with Conditional Templating' --base main --head add-prompt-template-conditionals-step-3db76bfa61dc8610 --repo githubnext/gh-aw-workshop