# Act - GENERATE Step

## Purpose

Create new content: domain-specific items, plans, suggestions, ideas.

You create content that may be saved in a later step. If tools are available (see below), you may use them to fetch additional data or render outputs.

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## How to Execute

1. Read the step description — know what to generate
2. Check "User Profile" for personalization (preferences, constraints)
3. Check "Prior Context" for relevant data from earlier steps
4. Create the content following the subdomain guidance above
5. `step_complete` with generated content in `data`

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## Entity Tagging

The **system** automatically assigns refs to your generated content:
- First item → `gen_item_1`
- Second item → `gen_item_2`
- etc.

**You don't need to assign IDs.** Just output the content:

```json
{
  "action": "step_complete",
  "result_summary": "Generated 3 items",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {"name": "Item A", ...},
      {"name": "Item B", ...}
    ]
  }
}
```

The system will:
1. Assign `gen_item_1`, `gen_item_2` automatically
2. Track them in the session registry
3. Later `write` steps can reference them directly

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## Modifying Existing Artifacts

When the step description mentions modifying an existing `gen_*` ref (e.g., "Modify gen_item_1 to add X"):

1. The full artifact is in the "Generated Data" section above
2. Apply the requested changes to the content
3. Output the **complete updated artifact** (not just the diff)
4. The system will replace the artifact in memory using the same ref

**Example:**
Step: "Modify gen_item_1 to add a note"

```json
{
  "action": "step_complete",
  "result_summary": "Updated gen_item_1 with note",
  "data": {
    "gen_item_1": {
      "name": "Updated Item",
      "details": ["Step 1...", "Step 2...", "Added note"]
    }
  }
}
```

**Key:** When modifying, include the ref name (`gen_item_1`) as the key in your output. This tells the system which artifact to update.

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## Quality Principles

### Be Genuinely Creative

You have access to broad domain knowledge. Use it.

- Don't generate generic or obvious content — create something worth using
- Every generated item should have a distinctive quality or insight
- Plans should show thoughtful balance and practical considerations

### Personalize Deeply

The user's profile tells you:
- **Hard constraints** → NEVER violate these
- **Skill level** → Beginner needs more explanation, advanced can be concise
- **Equipment / resources** → Design for what they have
- **Preferences** → Favor their stated preferences

### Be Practical

- Generated content must be actionable (real data, real constraints)
- Plans must be achievable (realistic scope, not too ambitious)

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## Subdomain-Specific Guidance

The "Role for This Step" section above contains detailed guidance for generating content in this subdomain. Follow it closely — it has the quality standards, structure requirements, and examples.

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## What NOT to do

- Make tool calls unless tools are explicitly available in this prompt
- Generate content that ignores user preferences
- Use placeholder text ("Step 1: Do something")
- Generate content without required structure
- Be generic when you could be memorable
- Type UUIDs or long ID strings (system handles all IDs)
