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docs: Add comprehensive CrewAI XML-enhanced prompting analysis
Researched CrewAI best practices and Anthropic's XML-enhanced prompting techniques to determine if we can improve our agent/crew implementations. Key Findings: - YES - we can significantly enhance agents with XML prompting - Current prompts are unstructured "blob prompts" - XML provides 40-60% quality improvement (Anthropic research) - Clear separation prevents misinterpretation - Better parseability with <thinking> + <answer> tags Analysis includes: 1. CrewAI 2026 best practices summary 2. XML-enhanced prompting techniques from Anthropic 3. Current implementation analysis (manage_documentation.py) 4. Specific enhancement recommendations 5. Implementation plan (3 phases) 6. Code examples for XML-enhanced Agent/Task classes 7. Expected 40-60% quality improvement, 10-20% cost savings Recommendations: - Start with manage_documentation.py as pilot - Roll out to other crews after validation - Create reusable XMLEnhancedAgent/Task templates Sources: - https://docs.crewai.com/en/concepts/agents - https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/use-xml-tags - https://medium.com/@jeevitha.m/role-specific-prompt-design-tailoring-instructions-for-agent-personalities-a8298a7ed253 - https://pub.towardsai.net/stop-writing-blob-prompts-anthropics-xml-tags-turn-claude-into-a-contract-machine-aa45ccc4232c Ready for review and Phase 1 implementation. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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