Prompt Grounding — Layers in app/api/ai/chat/route.ts

Sovereign Engineering · Part 6

Stacked system string:

const contextBlock = context
  ? `\n\nPortfolio context:\n${context}`
  : '\n\n(No portfolio context provided.)';
const attachedBlock = attachedContent
  ? `\n\nFile the user included (use this):\n${attachedContent}`
  : '';
const systemPrompt = SYSTEM_PROMPT + contextBlock + quoteBlock + attachedBlock;

Quotes: extractSymbolHints(message) → internal /api/quote. Attachments: paid path, 60k server cap.

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