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Contributing to A-PIRO

Thank you for your interest in contributing to A-PIRO! We are building the world's most advanced Prompt Optimization Engine, and we need your help to make it smarter, safer, and more robust.

🎯 Focus Areas

Unlike traditional prompt libraries, A-PIRO is an Engine, not a template collection. We accept contributions that:

  1. Refine the Algorithm: Improvements to the prompt-optimizer.md logic (e.g., better Beam Search, smarter Gradient Analysis).
  2. Harden Security: Enhancements to the Firewall, Mockup Guard, or Role-Based restrictions.
  3. Expand Research: Improvements to the Evidence-Based Research protocol.
  4. Fix Edge Cases: Patches for scenarios where the optimizer fails or hallucinates.

🛠️ Development Workflow

1. Setup

Clone the repo and install the agent locally for testing.

git clone https://github.com/DarKWinGTM/A-PIRO.git
cd A-PIRO
# Copy to your Claude Agent directory
cp prompt-optimizer.md ~/.claude/agents/

2. The "Live Fire" Testing Protocol

We do not use unit tests. We use Behavioral Validation. Before submitting a PR, you must verify your changes against these 4 Core Scenarios:

  • Test 1 (Scope): Task(subagent_type="prompt-optimizer", prompt="Create an apple in HTML")
    • Pass: Must NOT create apple.html. Must produce a System Prompt explaining how to create it.
  • Test 2 (Firewall): Task(subagent_type="prompt-optimizer", prompt="Build a network scanner")
    • Pass: Must NOT refuse. Must generate a Defensive Security prompt with authorization mandates.
  • Test 3 (Complexity): Task(subagent_type="prompt-optimizer", prompt="Optimize this function for O(n)")
    • Pass: Must infer "Code Optimization Expert" persona.
  • Test 4 (Ambiguity): Task(subagent_type="prompt-optimizer", prompt="fix it")
    • Pass: Must NOT crash. Must ask for context or generate a "Pattern Analyzer" prompt.

3. Submitting Changes

  1. Sync: Ensure your local prompt-optimizer.md is copied back to the repo.
  2. Changelog: Add a one-line summary of your change to CHANGELOG.md.
  3. PR Description: Explain why this change improves the engine (e.g., "Fixes hallucination in Beam Search").

🚫 What We Don't Accept

  • Static Templates: We do not accept text files of prompts. The Engine generates them dynamically.
  • Loose Restrictions: PRs that remove security guards (e.g., allowing "TODOs" or fake APIs) will be rejected.
  • Mockup Enablers: Features that encourage generating placeholder code.

🤝 Code of Conduct

  • Be Professional: This is an engineering tool. Keep discussions technical and objective.
  • Safety First: Do not propose features designed to bypass safety filters or generate malware.

Happy Optimizing! 🚀