Schema Reference

Complete field-by-field reference for all PromptPack entities and their properties.

Root Schema

PromptPack

The root object of every PromptPack file.

Field	Type	Required	Description
apiVersion	string	✅	Must be "v1"
kind	string	✅	Must be "PromptPack"
metadata	Metadata	✅	File metadata
spec	Spec	✅	Specification content

Metadata

File metadata and identification.

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	✅	Unique identifier (lowercase, hyphens only)
version	string	✅	Semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)
description	string	❌	Human-readable description
authors	string[]	❌	Author names or emails
license	string	❌	License identifier (e.g., "MIT", "Apache-2.0")
tags	string[]	❌	Classification tags
created	string	❌	ISO 8601 creation timestamp
updated	string	❌	ISO 8601 last updated timestamp

Spec

The main specification content.

Field	Type	Required	Description
prompts	Prompt[]	❌	Prompt definitions
tools	Tool[]	❌	Tool definitions
workflows	Workflow[]	❌	Workflow definitions
personas	Persona[]	❌	Persona definitions
fragments	Fragment[]	❌	Reusable fragments
config	Config	❌	Runtime configuration

Entity Schemas

Prompt

Defines a template-based instruction for AI systems.

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	✅	Unique prompt identifier
template	string	✅	Template with variable placeholders
description	string	❌	Purpose and usage description
variables	Variable[]	❌	Input variable definitions
outputs	Output[]	❌	Expected output definitions
examples	Example[]	❌	Test cases and examples
metadata	object	❌	Additional key-value metadata

Variable

Defines an input variable for prompts or tools.

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	✅	Variable name (supports dot notation)
type	string	✅	Data type: "string", "number", "boolean", "array", "object"
required	boolean	❌	Whether variable is required (default: false)
default	any	❌	Default value if not provided
description	string	❌	Variable purpose and usage
validation	Validation	❌	Validation rules

Tool

Defines an external function or API that can be called.

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	✅	Unique tool identifier
description	string	✅	What the tool does
parameters	Variable[]	❌	Input parameters
returns	ReturnSchema	❌	Return value schema
endpoint	string	❌	API endpoint URL
method	string	❌	HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
headers	object	❌	HTTP headers
authentication	Auth	❌	Authentication configuration

Workflow

Defines a multi-step conversational flow.

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	✅	Unique workflow identifier
description	string	❌	Workflow purpose
steps	Step[]	✅	Ordered execution steps
variables	Variable[]	❌	Workflow-level variables
error_handling	ErrorHandling	❌	Error handling strategy

Persona

Defines AI personality and behavioral characteristics.

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	✅	Unique persona identifier
description	string	❌	Persona description
traits	PersonaTraits	✅	Personality characteristics
knowledge	string[]	❌	Areas of expertise
constraints	string[]	❌	Behavioral limitations
examples	PersonaExample[]	❌	Example interactions

Fragment

Defines reusable content that can be included in prompts.

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	✅	Unique fragment identifier
content	string	✅	Reusable content template
description	string	❌	Fragment purpose
variables	Variable[]	❌	Fragment-specific variables

Supporting Schemas

Step

A single step in a workflow.

Field	Type	Required	Description
prompt	string	❌	Prompt to execute
tool	string	❌	Tool to call
condition	string	❌	Boolean condition for branching
then	Step[]	❌	Steps if condition is true
else	Step[]	❌	Steps if condition is false

PersonaTraits

Personality characteristics for a persona.

Field	Type	Required	Description
personality	string	❌	Core personality description
communication_style	string	❌	How the persona communicates
expertise	string	❌	Areas of knowledge
tone	string	❌	Communication tone

Validation

Validation rules for variables.

Field	Type	Required	Description
min_length	number	❌	Minimum string length
max_length	number	❌	Maximum string length
pattern	string	❌	Regular expression pattern
enum	any[]	❌	Allowed values
min	number	❌	Minimum numeric value
max	number	❌	Maximum numeric value

Auth

Authentication configuration for tools.

Field	Type	Required	Description
type	string	✅	"api_key", "bearer_token", "basic", "oauth2"
key_location	string	❌	"header", "query_parameter"
key_name	string	❌	Header or parameter name

ReturnSchema

Schema for tool return values.

Field	Type	Required	Description
type	string	✅	Return data type
schema	object	❌	JSON schema for validation
description	string	❌	Return value description

Config

Runtime configuration settings.

Field	Type	Required	Description
model	string	❌	Default AI model
temperature	number	❌	Generation temperature (0.0-1.0)
max_tokens	number	❌	Maximum output tokens
timeout	number	❌	Request timeout in seconds
retries	number	❌	Number of retry attempts

Output

Expected output specification for prompts.

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	✅	Output identifier
type	string	✅	Expected data type
description	string	❌	Output description
schema	object	❌	JSON schema for validation
required	boolean	❌	Whether output is required

Example

Test cases and usage examples.

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	✅	Example identifier
inputs	object	✅	Input variable values
expected_output	any	❌	Expected result
description	string	❌	Example description

ErrorHandling

Error handling configuration for workflows.

Field	Type	Required	Description
strategy	string	✅	"fail_fast", "continue", "retry"
max_retries	number	❌	Maximum retry attempts
fallback	string	❌	Fallback prompt or tool
timeout	number	❌	Step timeout in seconds

PersonaExample

Example interactions for personas.

Field	Type	Required	Description
input	string	✅	User input
output	string	✅	Persona response
context	object	❌	Interaction context
description	string	❌	Example description

Data Types

Supported Types

• string - Text data
• number - Numeric values (integers and floats)
• boolean - True/false values
• array - Ordered lists of values
• object - Key-value maps

Template Variables

Variables in templates use double curly braces:

{{variable_name}}

Examples:

• Dot Notation: {{user.profile.name}}
• Array Access: {{items[0].title}}
• Conditionals: {{#if condition}}content{{/if}}