# The Interview-Then-Spar Prompting Pattern

Category: Context & Config
Stack: Socratic Prompting, Adversarial Evaluation

## Overview
A two-phase technique where the model first interviews the engineer to uncover hidden requirements, then aggressively pressure-tests the proposal.

## The Problem
Standard LLM prompting produces sycophantic praise for flawed system designs instead of exposing architectural edge cases.

## Production Rule
Instruct the model to act as a skeptic. Command it to interview you on trade-offs first, then challenge every assumption before approving the architecture.

## Code / Specification
File: `spar_prompt.md`

```prompt technique
Do not answer immediately. 
Ask me 3 penetrating questions about concurrency limits, failure recovery, and data isolation in this design. 
Once I answer, point out the weakest assumption in my architecture.
```