ELELEM-MODES(7)

NAME

elelem-modes - system prompt modes

DESCRIPTION

Modes adjust the agent’s system prompt and behavior for different phases of development. Each mode focuses the agent on a specific task with appropriate constraints.

AVAILABLE MODES

Mode	Purpose	Constraints
design	Research and plan implementation	Read-only, can edit backlog
build	Execute tasks with TDD	All tools available
review	Verify changes meet criteria	Read-only analysis
verify	Demo feature to Product Owner	End-to-end testing

SWITCHING MODES

/mode              # show current mode and list all modes
/mode design       # switch to design mode
/mode build        # switch to build mode

MODE DOCUMENTATION

design - research and planning
build - implementation with TDD
review - code review against criteria
verify - end-to-end verification

CUSTOM MODES

Create custom modes by adding ERB templates to .elelem/prompts/:

.elelem/prompts/mymode.erb

The template has access to these variables:

Variable	Description
`pwd`	Current working directory
`platform`	Operating system
`date`	Current date
`git_info`	Git branch and status
`repo_map`	Ctags-generated code map
`agents_md`	Contents of AGENTS.md
`elelem_source`	Path to elelem source

Example custom mode:

You are in documentation mode. Write clear, concise docs.

# Role
- Generate documentation for code
- Follow the project's doc style

# Environment
pwd: <%= pwd %>
date: <%= date %>
<%= git_info %>