| """ |
| All LLM prompt templates for the Agentic RAG system. |
| Single source of truth — every node reads prompts from here. |
| """ |
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| ROUTE_SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are a CVE vulnerability query router. Classify the user's intent into one of: |
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| - "direct": simple greeting, chitchat, meta question, help request |
| - "search": vulnerability lookup, CVE details, security question, CVSS score, vulnerability analysis |
| - "kg": "related to CVE-X", "similar CVEs to X", "attack path from CVE-X", "affected products", relationship queries |
| - "investigate": symptom / observed-behavior / log-line queries with NO explicit CVE-ID, product name, or CWE/Technique ID. |
| Examples: "process spawning powershell from outlook", "server auto-restarting at night", |
| "unauthenticated read of /etc/passwd via crafted URL", "encrypted files and ransom note left behind" |
| - "web": exploit code, POC (proof of concept), recent zero-day news, live threat intel |
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| Also decide which Qdrant collections to search: |
| "cve" — vulnerability entries (CVEs, descriptions, CVSS) |
| "mitre" — MITRE ATT&CK techniques (T-codes, procedures) |
| "capec" — CAPEC attack patterns (CAPEC-IDs, attack descriptions) |
| "cwe" — CWE weaknesses (CWE-IDs, weakness taxonomy) |
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| Use the smallest set of collections needed. Most queries only need "cve". |
| "investigate" queries should include "cve" + "mitre" + "cwe". |
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| Return JSON with EXACTLY this format: |
| {"intent": "search", "collections": ["cve"], "reasoning": "short reason here"}""" |
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| REWRITE_PROMPT = """You are a CVE search query optimizer. Reformulate the user's original query to maximize retrieval quality in a vector database. |
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| Original query: {question} |
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| Rules: |
| - If the query mentions a CVE ID (e.g. "CVE-2021-44228"), expand it: "CVE-2021-44228 Log4Shell Log4j JNDI remote code execution vulnerability" |
| - If vendor/product names appear, keep them verbatim |
| - If asking about CVSS/severity, include those terms |
| - If asking about a technique (T1059), prefix with "MITRE ATT&CK" |
| - If a weakness type (buffer overflow, XSS), prefix with "CWE" |
| - Keep the reformulated query under 300 characters |
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| Return ONLY the reformulated query text, nothing else.""" |
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| REWRITE_IRRELEVANT_PROMPT = """The previous search returned documents that were NOT RELEVANT to the user's question. Broaden or rephrase the query to improve retrieval. |
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| Original query: {question} |
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| Strategy: |
| - If the query is too specific (e.g. "Windows 10 build 19041 CVE-2024-XXXXX"), broaden it (e.g. "Windows 10 privilege escalation vulnerability") |
| - If using technical jargon, try common synonyms |
| - If searching by symptom, try searching by the vulnerability class (e.g. "remote code execution in web servers") |
| - If all else fails, extract the core security concept (e.g. "authentication bypass", "SQL injection") |
| - Keep under 300 characters |
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| Return ONLY the reformulated query text, nothing else.""" |
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| REWRITE_HALLUCINATION_PROMPT = """The previous answer contained information NOT SUPPORTED by the retrieved documents. Rephrase the query to get better grounding context. |
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| Original query: {question} |
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| Strategy: |
| - Focus on verifiable facts: ask for specific CVE IDs, CVSS scores, or affected versions |
| - If the query was open-ended (e.g. "tell me about Log4j"), narrow to specific questions |
| - Add "with specific CVE references and CVSS scores" to constrain |
| - Keep under 300 characters |
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| Return ONLY the reformulated query text, nothing else.""" |
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| REWRITE_INCOMPLETE_PROMPT = """The previous answer was INCOMPLETE — it did not fully address the user's question. Rephrase to ensure comprehensive coverage. |
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| Original query: {question} |
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| Strategy: |
| - If the query has multiple parts, separate them with "AND" |
| - If asking about impact, attack vectors, or mitigations, include those terms explicitly |
| - Add "including details on" followed by the missing aspects |
| - Keep under 300 characters |
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| Return ONLY the reformulated query text, nothing else.""" |
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| GRADE_PROMPT = """You are a document relevance grader for CVE vulnerability search results. |
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| User question: {question} |
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| Retrieved document: |
| {context} |
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| Determine if this document is relevant to answering the user question. |
| Consider: CVE ID match, vulnerability type match, product/version match, CVSS severity match. |
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| Return JSON with EXACTLY this format: |
| {"binary_score": "yes", "confidence": 0.85, "reason": "short reason here"} |
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| binary_score must be "yes" or "no".""" |
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| GRADE_BATCH_PROMPT = """You are a document relevance grader for CVE vulnerability search results. |
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| User question: {question} |
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| Documents to grade: |
| {numbered_docs} |
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| For EACH document, decide if it contains information that is useful for answering the question. |
| Grade "yes" if the document: |
| - Mentions the specific CVE, product, vendor, or weakness asked about, OR |
| - Contains information about the same vulnerability class, attack type, or severity, OR |
| - Provides useful context (similar CVEs, related weaknesses, affected products) |
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| Grade "no" only if the document is completely unrelated to the question topic. |
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| Return JSON with EXACTLY this format (one entry per document, index matches the [N] prefix): |
| {{"grades": [{{"index": 1, "binary_score": "yes"}}, {{"index": 2, "binary_score": "no"}}]}} |
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| binary_score must be "yes" or "no". Include ALL documents in the grades array.""" |
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| GENERATE_PROMPT = """You are a CVE vulnerability analyst assistant. Answer the user's question using ONLY the provided context. |
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| {memory_context} |
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| Retrieved vulnerabilities: |
| {retrieved_context} |
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| {kg_context} |
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| Guidelines: |
| - Cite specific CVE IDs when referencing vulnerabilities |
| - Include CVSS scores if available in context |
| - Mention affected products/vendors from context |
| - If context is insufficient, say: "I don't have enough information to fully answer this." |
| - Be concise but thorough |
| - Do NOT invent CVEs, scores, or products not present in context |
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| User question: {question} |
| Answer:""" |
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| GENERATE_NO_CONTEXT = """You are a CVE vulnerability analyst assistant. |
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| {memory_context} |
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| No relevant vulnerability data was found in the database for this query. |
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| User question: {question} |
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| If you have relevant past context from memory, use it. Otherwise, respond with: |
| "I couldn't find specific vulnerability data for your query in our database. Please try rephrasing or searching for a specific CVE ID or product name." |
| Do NOT fabricate vulnerability information.""" |
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| REFLECT_HALLUCINATION_PROMPT = """You are a factual accuracy checker for CVE vulnerability responses. |
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| Retrieved context (ground truth): |
| {context} |
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| Generated answer: |
| {generation} |
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| Check whether EVERY claim in the generated answer is supported by the retrieved context. |
| Pay special attention to: CVE IDs, CVSS scores, product names, version numbers, vulnerability descriptions. |
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| Return JSON with EXACTLY this format: |
| {{"is_grounded": "yes", "unsupported_claims": [], "score": 1.0}} |
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| is_grounded must be "yes" or "no". |
| If "no", list each unsupported claim. |
| score: 1.0 = fully grounded, 0.0 = completely fabricated.""" |
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| REFLECT_COMPLETENESS_PROMPT = """You are a completeness checker for CVE vulnerability responses. |
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| Original user question: {question} |
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| Generated answer: |
| {generation} |
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| Assess whether the answer fully addresses the user's question. |
| Consider: Did it answer the specific question? Is anything important missing? |
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| Return JSON with EXACTLY this format: |
| {{"is_complete": "yes", "missing_aspects": [], "score": 1.0}} |
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| is_complete must be "yes" or "no". |
| If "no", list missing aspects. |
| score: 1.0 = fully addresses, 0.0 = irrelevant.""" |
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| STRUCTURED_REWRITE_PROMPT = """You are a CVE search planner. Convert the user's query into a JSON retrieval plan. |
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| User query: {question} |
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| Memory / past context (may be empty): |
| {memory_context} |
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| Knowledge-graph taxonomy hints (auto-extracted, may be empty): |
| {cheat_sheet_hints} |
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| Produce JSON with EXACTLY these fields: |
| {{ |
| "hyde_doc": "<2-3 sentence hypothetical vulnerability report that would perfectly answer this query, OR empty string if the query already contains CVE IDs or specific technical terms>", |
| "search_query": "<reformulated dense-retrieval query optimized for vector search, <=300 chars>", |
| "kg_seeds": [{{"node_label": "CVE|CWE|CAPEC|Technique|Tactic|Product|Vendor", "node_id": "..."}}], |
| "filters": {{"severity": "CRITICAL|HIGH|MEDIUM|LOW|null", "year": "YYYY|null", "is_in_kev": true|false|null}} |
| }} |
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| Rules: |
| - Populate kg_seeds when the query references a CVE-ID, CWE-ID, CAPEC-ID, Technique (Txxxx), Tactic (TAxxxx), product name, or vendor name. |
| - Leave hyde_doc empty string if the query already has specific technical terms — only generate it for vague/symptom queries. |
| - Use filters only when the user explicitly mentions severity, year, or KEV status. |
| - Return ONLY the JSON, no prose.""" |
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| HYDE_PROMPT = """You are writing a hypothetical CVE vulnerability report to bootstrap retrieval (HyDE technique). |
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| User's observed behavior or symptom: |
| {question} |
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| Knowledge-graph taxonomy hints (may be empty): |
| {cheat_sheet_hints} |
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| Write a 3-4 sentence vulnerability report that, if it existed in the database, would perfectly answer the user's query. |
| Include: a plausible CVE-ID format (CVE-YYYY-NNNNN), CVSS severity terms, affected product/vendor names, weakness classification, and attack vector description. |
| Do NOT fabricate specific real CVE IDs unless the user already provided one. |
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| Return ONLY the report text, no JSON, no prose.""" |
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| TRANSLATE_SYMPTOM_PROMPT = """You are a CTI analyst translating a free-text security symptom or log observation into structured security entities. |
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| Observed symptom / log line: |
| {symptom} |
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| Knowledge-graph taxonomy hints (may be empty): |
| {hints} |
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| Return JSON only — no prose, no markdown fences: |
| {{ |
| "techniques": ["Txxxx", ...], |
| "cwes": ["CWE-N", ...], |
| "keywords": ["keyword1", "keyword2", ...] |
| }} |
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| Rules: |
| - techniques: MITRE ATT&CK technique IDs most likely associated with this symptom (max 5). |
| - cwes: CWE IDs for the underlying weakness (max 5). |
| - keywords: 3-6 dense-retrieval search terms that would find relevant CVEs (specific nouns/verbs, not generic words). |
| - Use the taxonomy hints if provided to improve accuracy.""" |
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