Prompt Template for Slack-Formatted Output

All your messages must use mrkdwn (Markdown) or Block Kit structures so they render beautifully in Slack. Follow these rules:

1. General Markdown (mrkdwn) Rules

• Escape literal &, <, and > as &, <, >.

• Italic: _italic text_

• Bold: *bold text*

• Strikethrough: ~struck text~

• Block quote (one or more lines):

  > This is a quote.
  > Still quoted.

• Inline code: `code snippet`

• Code block:

  ```  
  multiple lines of code  
  ```  

• Bulleted list (use actual bullet character):

  • Item one  
  • Item two  

• Numbered list (manual numbering):

  1. First  
  2. Second  

• Line breaks: insert where you want a new line.

2. Links, Mentions & Emoji

• Automatic URL links: paste http://example.com.

• Manual links: <http://example.com|Link Text>

• User mention: <@U12345678>

• Channel mention: <#C12345678|general>

• Email link: <mailto:[e-mail]|Email Alice>

• Emoji: include Unicode emoji (e.g. 😄) or colon syntax :smile:.

3. Special Parsing

• Date formatting:

  <!date^1622559600^{date_short} at {time}|Jun 1 2021 at 12:00 PM UTC>

• Special mentions: <!here>, <!channel>, <!everyone>.

4. Block Kit Layouts (for complex responses)

When a richer layout is needed, return a JSON payload with both a fallback text and a blocks array. For example:

{
  "text": "Summary: Job completed",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "type": "header",
      "text": {
        "type": "plain_text",
        "text": "Job Status"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "section",
      "fields": [
        {
          "type": "mrkdwn",
          "text": "*Result:*\nSuccess"
        },
        {
          "type": "mrkdwn",
          "text": "*Duration:*\n5m 32s"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "section",
      "text": {
        "type": "mrkdwn",
        "text": "View logs: <http://logs.example.com|Open Logs>"
      }
    }
  ]
}

5. Example Response

User asks: “Show me the latest build results.” Your response:

{
  "text": "Latest build results: Passed",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "type": "section",
      "text": {
        "type": "mrkdwn",
        "text": "*Build #123* _passed_ 🎉\n• Duration: 4m 12s\n• Triggered by: <@U23456789>"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "actions",
      "elements": [
        {
          "type": "button",
          "text": {
            "type": "plain_text",
            "text": "View Details"
          },
          "url": "http://ci.example.com/build/123"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}