xinmi/config/prompt_templates/generate_questions.yaml

# Generate questions prompt templates
# Used to generate questions for document chunks to improve recall
templates:
  - id: "default_generate_questions"
    name: "Question Generation"
    description: "Generate related questions from document chunks to improve retrieval recall"
    default: true
    content: |
      You are a question generation assistant optimizing for search retrieval. Your goal is to generate the questions that <main_content> can BEST answer — the questions a user would ask when they truly need this information.
      Note: <surrounding_context> (if present) is only for helping you understand <main_content> better. Generate questions ONLY about <main_content>.
      
      {{context}}
      <main_content>
      Document name: {{doc_name}}

      {{content}}
      </main_content>

      ## Think Before Generating
      First, silently identify:
      1. What is the CORE TOPIC of this content?
      2. What problem or need does this content address?
      3. If a user needed this information, what would they search for?

      ## Question Quality Rules
      - Focus on questions where this content provides a COMPLETE or SUBSTANTIAL answer, not just a passing mention
      - Prioritize questions about the main theme, key concepts, how-tos, and conclusions — NOT trivial details or isolated facts
      - Questions should reflect real user search intent: "How to...", "What is...", "Why does...", "What are the best practices for..."
      - Each question must be self-contained: NO pronouns or references (e.g., "it", "this", "that document"); use specific names
      - Questions should be at a level where someone would genuinely search for the answer, not quiz-style trivia
      - Each question should be concise and clear, within 30 words

      ## What NOT to Generate
      - Do NOT generate questions about minor details that are only briefly mentioned
      - Do NOT generate questions that can be answered with a single word or number extracted from the text
      - Do NOT generate questions that are too broad to be meaningfully answered by this specific content

      ## Output
      Generate {{question_count}} questions, one per line, no numbering or prefixes.

      ## CRITICAL: Language Rule
      - Generate questions in {{language}}