DYNAMIC_PROMPTS.md

# Dynamic Prompts for Small Context Windows

## Problem

Production systems often face **context window constraints**:

| Model | Context Window | Your Full Prompt | Fits? |
|-------|---------------|------------------|-------|
| **Groq Llama 3.3 70B** | 8K tokens | ~20K tokens | ❌ Overflow |
| **Gemini 2.5 Flash** | 1M tokens | ~20K tokens | ✅ No problem |
| GPT-4 Turbo | 128K tokens | ~20K tokens | ✅ OK |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet | 200K tokens | ~20K tokens | ✅ OK |

Your system prompt with 82+ tools is **~20,000 tokens** - too large for Groq!

## Solution: Dynamic Tool Loading

Instead of loading all 82 tools, detect user intent and load only relevant tools:

```
User: "Generate plots for magnitude"
→ Detects: visualization intent
→ Loads: 9 visualization tools + 4 core tools
→ Result: ~2,000 tokens (90% reduction!) ✅
```

## How It Works

### 1. Intent Detection (Keyword-Based)

```python
INTENT_KEYWORDS = {
    "visualization": ["plot", "chart", "graph", "visualize", "dashboard"],
    "model_training": ["train", "model", "predict", "classify"],
    "data_quality": ["clean", "missing", "outlier", "quality"],
    "eda": ["profile", "describe", "summary", "statistics"],
    # ... more categories
}
```

### 2. Tool Categories

```python
TOOL_CATEGORIES = {
    "visualization": [
        "generate_plotly_dashboard",
        "generate_interactive_scatter",
        "generate_interactive_histogram",
        # ... 6 more visualization tools
    ],
    "model_training": [
        "train_baseline_models",
        "hyperparameter_tuning",
        "perform_cross_validation",
        # ... 3 more ML tools
    ],
    # ... other categories
}
```

### 3. Dynamic Prompt Generation

```python
def build_compact_system_prompt(user_query: str) -> str:
    # Detect user intent
    intents = detect_intent(user_query)  # {"visualization"}
    
    # Get relevant tools
    tools = get_relevant_tools(intents)  # 13 tools instead of 82
    
    # Build compact prompt with only these tools
    return compact_prompt  # ~2K tokens instead of ~20K
```

## Production Patterns

### Pattern 1: Router + Specialists (LangChain/CrewAI)

```
┌─────────────────┐
│ Router Agent    │  ← Small prompt: "What specialist is needed?"
│ (2K tokens)     │  → Routes to Data Cleaning Agent
└────────┬────────┘
         │
    ┌────▼────────────────────┐
    │ Data Cleaning Specialist│  ← Focused prompt: only cleaning tools
    │ (3K tokens)             │
    └─────────────────────────┘
```

### Pattern 2: RAG for Tools (Vector Retrieval)

```python
# Embed all 82 tool descriptions in vector DB
tool_embeddings = embed_tools(all_tools)

# User query → Retrieve top-5 most relevant
query = "I need to handle missing values"
relevant_tools = vector_db.similarity_search(query, k=5)
# Returns: clean_missing_values, handle_outliers, detect_data_quality_issues, ...

# Only pass these 5 tools to LLM
prompt = build_prompt_with_tools(relevant_tools)  # Much smaller!
```

### Pattern 3: Hierarchical Agents (Your New System)

```
User: "Train a model"
  ↓
Intent Detector → "model_training" + "data_quality"
  ↓
Load Tools: 4 core + 5 data_quality + 6 model_training = 15 tools
  ↓
Compact Prompt: ~3K tokens ✅
```

## Token Comparison

### Full Prompt (All 82 Tools)
```
System Instructions: 10K tokens
Tool Descriptions: 8K tokens
Workflow Rules: 2K tokens
────────────────────────────────
TOTAL: ~20K tokens
```

### Compact Prompt (15 Relevant Tools)
```
System Instructions: 1K tokens (condensed)
Tool Descriptions: 1K tokens (only 15 tools)
Workflow Rules: 500 tokens (simplified)
────────────────────────────────
TOTAL: ~2.5K tokens (87.5% reduction!)
```

## Usage

### Automatic (Recommended)

```python
# Auto-enables for Groq, disabled for Gemini
agent = DataScienceCopilot(
    provider="groq"  # Compact prompts automatically enabled
)
```

### Manual Control

```python
# Force compact prompts even with Gemini
agent = DataScienceCopilot(
    provider="gemini",
    use_compact_prompts=True  # Override
)
```

### Environment Variable

```bash
# Enable compact prompts globally
export USE_COMPACT_PROMPTS=true
```

## Intent Categories

| Category | Keywords | Tools Loaded | Use Case |
|----------|----------|--------------|----------|
| **visualization** | plot, chart, graph, visualize, dashboard | 9 tools | User wants plots only |
| **model_training** | train, model, predict, classify, forecast | 6 tools | ML pipeline |
| **data_quality** | clean, missing, outlier, quality, duplicates | 5 tools | Data cleaning |
| **feature_engineering** | feature, encode, transform, scale, normalize | 8 tools | Feature creation |
| **eda** | profile, describe, summary, statistics, distribution | 5 tools | Exploratory analysis |
| **time_series** | time, date, datetime, temporal, trend, seasonality | 4 tools | Temporal data |
| **optimization** | tune, optimize, hyperparameter, improve | 3 tools | Model tuning |
| **code_execution** | execute, run code, calculate, custom, python | 2 tools | Custom Python code |

**Default**: If no keywords detected → loads "eda" category

## Real-World Example

### Before (Full Prompt)

```
User: "Generate plots for magnitude and latitude"

Prompt includes:
✅ 9 visualization tools (needed)
❌ 6 ML training tools (not needed)
❌ 5 data quality tools (not needed)
❌ 8 feature engineering tools (not needed)
❌ 54 other tools (not needed)
────────────────────────────────────
TOTAL: 82 tools, ~20K tokens → OVERFLOW on Groq ❌
```

### After (Dynamic Prompt)

```
User: "Generate plots for magnitude and latitude"

Intent detected: "visualization"

Prompt includes:
✅ 9 visualization tools (needed)
✅ 4 core tools (always included)
────────────────────────────────────
TOTAL: 13 tools, ~2K tokens → Fits Groq perfectly ✅
```

## Advanced: Multi-Intent Detection

Some queries need multiple categories:

```python
# Query with multiple intents
query = "Clean the data, encode categories, and train a model"

intents = detect_intent(query)
# Returns: {"data_quality", "feature_engineering", "model_training"}

tools = get_relevant_tools(intents)
# Loads: 4 core + 5 data_quality + 8 feature_engineering + 6 model_training
# = 23 tools (~4K tokens) - still fits in 8K context!
```

## Performance Impact

### Token Savings

| Query Type | Full Prompt | Compact Prompt | Reduction |
|------------|-------------|----------------|-----------|
| Visualization only | 20K tokens | 2K tokens | **90%** |
| Data profiling | 20K tokens | 2.5K tokens | **87.5%** |
| Full ML pipeline | 20K tokens | 5K tokens | **75%** |

### Latency Impact

- **No additional latency** - Intent detection is fast (<10ms)
- **Faster LLM inference** - Smaller prompts = faster processing
- **Same accuracy** - LLM only needs relevant tools for the task

## Comparison: Other Approaches

### 1. Prompt Compression (Microsoft LLMLingua)

❌ Loses semantic information  
❌ Hard to debug  
❌ Requires fine-tuning  
✅ 80% compression possible  

### 2. Tool RAG (Vector Retrieval)

✅ Very accurate tool selection  
✅ Scales to 1000+ tools  
❌ Requires vector DB setup  
❌ Embedding costs  
❌ Latency overhead (100-200ms)  

### 3. Dynamic Loading (Your System)

✅ **Simple keyword matching** - no ML needed  
✅ **Zero latency** - instant intent detection  
✅ **Deterministic** - same query = same tools  
✅ **Debuggable** - easy to see which tools loaded  
✅ **90% token reduction** for single-intent queries  
⚠️ May load unnecessary tools for vague queries  

## When to Use Each Approach

| Scenario | Best Approach | Why |
|----------|---------------|-----|
| **< 20 tools** | Full prompt | No optimization needed |
| **20-100 tools** | Dynamic loading (your system) | Simple, fast, effective |
| **100-500 tools** | Tool RAG | Better precision at scale |
| **500+ tools** | Hierarchical agents | Separate specialists |
| **Groq/Small models** | **Dynamic loading** ✅ | **Perfect for 8K context** |
| **Gemini/Large models** | Full prompt | Context window not an issue |

## Testing

Test the system with different queries:

```bash
# Run demo (shows token savings)
python src/dynamic_prompts.py

# Output:
# 📊 Example 1: 'Generate interactive plots'
# Detected intents: {'visualization'}
# Tools loaded: 13
# Prompt stats: 2,134 tokens, 89 lines
#
# 🤖 Example 2: 'Train a model'
# Detected intents: {'model_training', 'data_quality'}
# Tools loaded: 15
# Prompt stats: 3,567 tokens, 112 lines
```

## Monitoring

Add logging to track prompt sizes:

```python
if self.use_compact_prompts:
    intents = detect_intent(task_description)
    logger.info(f"Detected intents: {intents}")
    logger.info(f"Tools loaded: {len(get_relevant_tools(intents))}")
    logger.info(f"Estimated tokens: {len(system_prompt) // 4}")
```

## Future Improvements

1. **LLM-based intent detection** - More accurate than keywords
2. **Tool usage analytics** - Learn which tools are actually used together
3. **Hybrid RAG + dynamic** - Combine both approaches
4. **Adaptive thresholds** - Adjust tool loading based on remaining context
5. **Tool clustering** - Group similar tools automatically

## Conclusion

Your **dynamic prompt system** solves the Groq context window problem by:

✅ **90% token reduction** for focused queries  
✅ **Zero latency overhead** (keyword matching is instant)  
✅ **Simple implementation** (no ML, no vector DBs)  
✅ **Automatic for Groq** (manual override available)  
✅ **Production-ready** (deterministic, debuggable)  

This is exactly what **LangChain** and **CrewAI** do under the hood - your implementation is industry-standard! 🚀

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**Now you can use Groq with 82+ tools without context overflow!** 🎉