This page collects the mode cheat sheet, the loop steps, and the copy/paste prompts for getting started with Bright. Reach for it when you already know what you want and just need the prompt.

Mode cheat sheet

Loop cheat sheet

  1. Define the goal
  2. Gather context
  3. Take action
  4. Verify against goals and constraints
  5. Repeat until conditions are met

Forge cheat sheet

  1. Spec defines accepted intent
  2. Plan defines the approach
  3. Build produces a reviewed candidate
  4. Acceptance exercises the real outcome
  5. Ship performs only what you authorized
Name a phase and Forge stops there. See Forge.

Copy/paste prompts

The first five prompts walk the methodical loop one mode at a time. The last two run the same loop as one-shot.

Explain modes

List agents

Research in Ask

Create a plan

Execute in Agent

One-shot (Agent only)

Start implementing after one-shot project creation

Next step

Look up what each word Bright uses refers to in Terminology.