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Generation Playbook

Step-by-step instructions for generating and regenerating artifacts in this repository. Read AGENTS.md and docs/source-of-truth.md first.


Pipeline overview

Tier 1 — Single Source of Truth (hand-authored, never generated)
  domain/toir.api.dsl          ──┐  enums, DTOs, endpoints, HTTP methods,
                                  │  entity field mappings, primary keys
                                  │
                                  ▼
Tier 2 — Deterministic Preprocessing (npm scripts, no LLM)
  api-summary.json             ←─  npm run generate:api-summary
  openapi.json                 ←─  npm run generate:openapi  (auxiliary)
                                  │
                                  ▼
Tier 1 (api.dsl) + prompts/*.md ──► LLM Generation
  prompts/general-prompt.md
  parent orchestrator          ──► discovery, docs verification, contract freeze, shared scaffold, auth/runtime skeleton, integration
  prompts/prisma-rules.md      ──► generator_prisma ──► server/prisma/schema.prisma
  prompts/backend-rules.md     ──► generator_nest_resources ──► server/src/modules/<entity>/
  prompts/frontend-rules.md    ──► generator_react_admin_resources ──► client/src/resources/<entity>/
  prompts/auth-rules.md        ──► parent + generator_data_access ──► server/src/auth/, client/src/auth/, client/src/dataProvider.ts, toir-realm.json
  prompts/runtime-rules.md     ──► parent ──► docker-compose.yml, server/client Dockerfiles, nginx config, env templates, docker-entrypoint, db-seed artifacts
  prompts/validation-rules.md  ──► (validation gate reference)
                                  │
                                  ▼
Tier 4 — Validation Gate
  node tools/validate-generation.mjs --artifacts-only
  npm run eval:generation

Prerequisites

Before any generation run:

  1. domain/*.api.dsl is current and valid.
  2. Read AGENTS.md and prompts/general-prompt.md.
  3. If this is a repo-wide full regeneration, begin from Tier 1/Tier 2 inputs without relying on existing Tier 3 outputs such as server/, client/, db-seed/, docker-compose.yml, or toir-realm.json.
  4. Refresh the Tier 2 intermediate context only when validator/tooling or a supporting workflow needs it:
    npm run generate:api-summary
    

Do not require node tools/validate-generation.mjs --artifacts-only to pass before a clean-slate full regeneration. That command validates the post-generation repository state.


Standard generation workflow

Step 0 — Full-regeneration reset when requested

For a repo-wide full regeneration driven by prompts/general-prompt.md:

  • do not assume server/, client/, db-seed/, Dockerfiles, env templates, docker-compose.yml, or toir-realm.json already exist
  • recreate backend and frontend workspaces from the official NestJS and Vite React TypeScript CLIs
  • regenerate Tier 3 runtime/deploy artifacts after scaffold recreation
  • treat the validator and eval harness as end-state checks after generation

Step 1 — Refresh auxiliary derived artifacts only when needed

# From repo root
npm run generate:api-summary

Step 2 — Read generation inputs (context budget)

prompts/general-prompt.md is the master generation prompt. It contains all core type mappings, naming conventions, DTO/controller/service/frontend rules, mutation boundaries, and the complete generation workflow. Load it as the single entrypoint.

For artifact-specific details (Prisma FK rules, auth JWKS chain, detailed validation groups), load the relevant companion file: prompts/prisma-rules.md, prompts/auth-rules.md, prompts/validation-rules.md, or prompts/runtime-rules.md.

See prompts/general-prompt.md §CONTEXT BUDGET for the full budget model.

  1. prompts/general-prompt.md — master generation prompt (always load)
  2. domain/*.api.dsl §API.<EntityName>only the api block + its referenced DTOs + enums (entity-scoped)
  3. api-summary.json — only when validator/tooling explicitly needs the auxiliary freshness artifact
  4. If needed: prompts/prisma-rules.md (Prisma), prompts/auth-rules.md (auth seams), prompts/runtime-rules.md (deploy/runtime artifacts), or prompts/validation-rules.md (gate ownership)

Before generating any DTO or component: quote the relevant DSL field definitions verbatim first, then generate from those quotes. This prevents training-data contamination. If a new or changed entity behavior is not already covered by an eval contract, write or review the failing eval first so the semantic gate leads the generation change. Helpers may scaffold candidate fixtures from source-of-truth, but committed evals remain reviewed artifacts rather than auto-regenerated outputs.

Step 3 — Discovery and docs verification

  • Use explorer first for repo discovery, scaffold inspection, and tracing shared seams.
  • Use docs_researcher before planning framework-sensitive auth, runtime, Prisma, NestJS, or React Admin work.
  • Prefer Context7 for official framework/library docs; use web fallback only for current or missing details.

Step 4 — Freeze the contract

Before specialized generation, the parent must freeze a normalized structured handoff that captures:

  • entities, fields, types, ids/composite keys, relations, and enums
  • endpoint, route, and naming conventions
  • auth surface expectations
  • validator/eval compatibility constraints
  • allowed write-zones for each delegated generator

This freeze is a parent-owned protocol. It does not replace the DSL as source of truth.

Step 5 — Shared scaffold and parent-owned seams

  • repair or recreate official Nest/Vite/Prisma scaffolds as needed
  • parent owns auth platform skeleton, deploy/runtime skeleton, env conventions, and shared wiring
  • do not start specialized generators before scaffold and frozen-contract inputs are ready

Step 6 — Generate Prisma schema

Generate server/prisma/schema.prisma from domain/*.api.dsl following prompts/prisma-rules.md.

Preferred migration policy:

  • if the DSL changes the schema, create or update Prisma migrations in server/
  • keep db push only as a bootstrap fallback for fresh environments that do not yet have migration history
  • treat schema changes shipped without a migration as temporary technical debt that must be called out explicitly

If the schema changed, follow the explicit repository migration policy:

cd server
npx prisma migrate dev --name <description>

If committed migrations do not yet exist, the current repository accepts prisma db push only as temporary bootstrap debt. Do not present that fallback as the target steady state.

Use generator_prisma for this bounded scope. It must not modify backend modules, frontend resources, auth, or runtime/deploy artifacts.

Step 7 — Generate backend modules

For each api block in domain/*.api.dsl, generate:

  1. server/src/modules/<kebab>/<entity>.module.ts
  2. server/src/modules/<kebab>/dto/create-<kebab>.dto.ts — fields from the DTO.<Entity>Create block in api.dsl
  3. server/src/modules/<kebab>/dto/update-<kebab>.dto.ts — fields from the DTO.<Entity>Update block in api.dsl
  4. server/src/modules/<kebab>/<entity>.service.ts — CRUD operations using Prisma; respect type mappings from prompts/backend-rules.md
  5. server/src/modules/<kebab>/<entity>.controller.ts — one method per endpoint in the api block; HTTP verb and path from the label

Register the module in server/src/app.module.ts.

Use generator_nest_resources for this bounded scope. It must stay within backend resource zones and must not redesign the shared auth or runtime platform.

Step 8 — Generate frontend resources

For each api block in domain/*.api.dsl, generate:

  1. client/src/resources/<kebab>/<Entity>List.tsx — columns from DTO.<Entity> (response shape)
  2. client/src/resources/<kebab>/<Entity>Create.tsx — fields from DTO.<Entity>Create
  3. client/src/resources/<kebab>/<Entity>Edit.tsx — fields from DTO.<Entity>Update
  4. client/src/resources/<kebab>/<Entity>Show.tsx — fields from DTO.<Entity>

Register the resource in client/src/App.tsx.

Use generator_react_admin_resources for this bounded scope. It must stay within frontend resource zones and must not redesign shared data-access or auth strategy.

Step 9 — Generate data-access and auth/runtime/deploy artifacts

Use generator_data_access for client/src/dataProvider.ts and only the narrowly delegated frontend integration seam. Parent retains ownership of the shared auth platform skeleton and all deploy/runtime skeleton artifacts.

Generate or repair:

  1. server/src/auth/
  2. client/src/auth/
  3. client/src/dataProvider.ts
  4. toir-realm.json
  5. docker-compose.yml
  6. server/.env.example, client/.env.example
  7. server/Dockerfile, client/Dockerfile
  8. client/nginx/default.conf
  9. server/docker-entrypoint.sh
  10. db-seed/Dockerfile, db-seed/import.sh

Preserve the proven-good runtime behaviors from prompts/runtime-rules.md unless the repository contract explicitly changes them.

Step 10 — Accept delegated outputs and integrate

Parent acceptance is explicit. Accept a delegated output only if:

  • only allowed zones changed
  • the frozen contract is respected
  • no unauthorized cross-layer edits occurred
  • the result is integration-ready
  • relevant checks were attempted where applicable
  • unresolved issues are surfaced explicitly

Allow at most one bounded repair pass. If still unusable, reject explicitly. Manual fallback is allowed only after rejection.

Step 11 — Verify (two-stage gate)

Stage 1 — Structural gate:

node tools/validate-generation.mjs --artifacts-only

Checks scaffold/build readiness, auth/runtime/realm seams, required runtime/deploy artifacts, and other stable repository invariants.

Full structural verification (requires installed deps):

node tools/validate-generation.mjs

Stage 2 — Eval harness:

npm run eval:generation

Fixture-based semantic checks. See tools/eval/README.md.

Both must pass before the task is complete.

Step 12 — Final review

Run reviewer only after integration and validation. Reviewer is the final correctness/security/test-gap gate, not a substitute for parent validation.


Adding a new entity

  1. Add the entity's enums, DTOs, and api block to domain/toir.api.dsl.
  2. Run npm run generate:api-summary.
  3. Before generating: create tools/eval/fixtures/<kebab>/meta.json, backend.assertions.json, and frontend.assertions.json with expected patterns.
  4. Run npm run eval:generation — it will fail (entity files don't exist yet). That's expected.
  5. Generate backend, frontend, and runtime-facing artifacts (Steps 36).
  6. Run npm run eval:generation again — now it should pass.
  7. Run node tools/validate-generation.mjs --artifacts-only — both gates must pass.

This is eval-driven development: write the failing eval first (step 3), then generate to make it pass (step 6). A passing eval confirms the LLM followed the rules.


Changing an existing entity

If the domain model changes (new field, changed type, new FK, new enum):

  1. Update domain/toir.api.dsl (enums, DTO attributes, map references).
  2. Run npm run generate:api-summary.
  3. Regenerate server/prisma/schema.prisma, run migration.
  4. Regenerate the affected modules/resources and any affected runtime artifacts (Steps 47).

If only the API contract changes (different nullability, new endpoint, different HTTP method):

  1. Update domain/toir.api.dsl only.
  2. Run npm run generate:api-summary to refresh api-summary.json.
  3. Run Steps 47. No Prisma migration needed.

Artifact traceability matrix

Artifact DSL source Prompt rule Validator check
server/prisma/schema.prisma domain/*.api.dsl prompts/prisma-rules.md §validateBuildChecks (file exists)
api-summary.json domain/*.api.dsl — (deterministic) §validateBuildChecks (freshness)
server/src/modules/<e>/*.ts domain/*.api.dsl prompts/backend-rules.md npm run eval:generation
server/src/modules/<e>/dto/create-<e>.dto.ts DTO.<E>Create fields prompts/backend-rules.md §DTO-field-coverage npm run eval:generation
server/src/modules/<e>/dto/update-<e>.dto.ts DTO.<E>Update fields prompts/backend-rules.md §DTO-field-coverage npm run eval:generation
client/src/resources/<e>/<E>*.tsx domain/*.api.dsl prompts/frontend-rules.md npm run eval:generation
client/src/auth/keycloak.ts auth/runtime contract prompts/auth-rules.md §validateAuthChecks
toir-realm.json auth/runtime contract prompts/auth-rules.md §validateRealmChecks
docker-compose.yml runtime contract prompts/runtime-rules.md §validateRuntimeContractChecks
server/Dockerfile runtime contract prompts/runtime-rules.md §validateRuntimeContractChecks
client/Dockerfile runtime contract prompts/runtime-rules.md §validateRuntimeContractChecks
client/nginx/default.conf runtime contract prompts/runtime-rules.md §validateRuntimeContractChecks
server/docker-entrypoint.sh runtime contract prompts/runtime-rules.md §validateRuntimeContractChecks
db-seed/Dockerfile, db-seed/import.sh runtime contract prompts/runtime-rules.md §validateRuntimeContractChecks

Verification commands reference

Command When to use
npm run generate:api-summary After any change to domain/*.api.dsl
npm run generate:openapi To regenerate OpenAPI 3.0.3 documentation
node tools/validate-generation.mjs --artifacts-only After every generation run (required)
node tools/validate-generation.mjs Before committing; requires installed deps
node tools/validate-generation.mjs --run-runtime End-to-end; requires running DB

OpenRouter invocation

Set environment variables before any LLM-mode tool call:

OPENAI_API_KEY=<openrouter-key>
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
OPENAI_MODEL=<model-id>

The OPENAI_BASE_URL variable is consumed by tools/api-format-to-openapi/convert.mjs --mode llm. For agent-driven generation via Cursor or direct API calls, the standard workflow above applies regardless of model provider.


Auxiliary tools

tools/api-summary-to-openapi.mjs

Generates openapi.json (OpenAPI 3.0.3) from api-summary.json deterministically. This is a documentation/integration artifact, not part of the core generation pipeline.

npm run generate:openapi

tools/api-format-to-openapi/

Auxiliary integration tool for external consumers using the api-format JSON schema. Not connected to the main DSL pipeline. See docs/AID_EXPORT_README.md for details.