# M-01 — Nine theses system map
# Category: MUST
# Kapitel: 01 – Einführung
# Anker: Die neun Thesen als Betriebssystem
# Orientierung: 16:9 landscape
# Didaktik: Thesen sind verknüpft (Steer / Slice & measure / Focus & hygiene), kein Zitatenschatz.
# Caption (DE): Die neun Thesen sind ein Betriebssystem, kein Zitatenschatz.
# Ziel-Asset: assets/illustrations/M-01-nine-theses-system-map.jpg
# Language: English (Gemini / Imagen)
# Usage: paste entire prompt body below into Gemini
# QA notes (prior asset failures to prevent):
#   - Cluster bands 2026-08-15: Steer=1–3, Slice=4–7, Focus=8–9; SVG-kanon
#   - duplicate badge "1" + two "LLM + Harness" cards
#   - theses 2+3 merged on one card
#   - missing thesis 3 as own card; missing thesis 8 entirely
#   - ghost floating "Checkable DoD" near hub

--- PROMPT START ---
Create a premium educational system-map infographic for a professional practice book about LLM-based coding agents.

OUTPUT SPECS:
- Aspect ratio: exactly 16:9 landscape
- Look: clean flat-vector editorial illustration with soft depth (subtle shadows, frosted cards), high resolution, print-ready, grayscale-safe contrast
- NOT a photo, NOT a 3D cyberpunk render, NOT a UI screenshot

TOPIC (must be correct):
Exactly NINE theses form one connected "agent operating system" around a reliable outcome. This is a system map, not a random slogan collage.

TITLE (exact spelling, top-left or top-center):
Nine theses — agent operating system

SUBTITLE (exact):
Coding Agents in Practice

COLOR / STYLE (mandatory):
- Background: warm off-white / soft paper (#F8FAFC to #F1F5F9)
- Primary navy text/lines: #0B1F33
- Accent teal for hub, number badges, connectors: #0D9488
- Cards: white/off-white rounded rectangles with thin navy borders and very light shadow
- Secondary slate labels: #334155
- Three soft translucent cluster bands behind card groups (very light gray-blue / teal wash), not noisy
- Generous margins; balanced whitespace; calm professional mood

CENTER HUB (one only):
- Large teal filled circle
- White text exactly: "Reliable outcome"
- No other text inside or glued to the hub

STRUCTURE — EXACTLY NINE THESIS CARDS:
- Exactly 9 rectangular cards arranged evenly in a ring around the hub (equal angular spacing ~40°)
- Each card has ONE filled teal number badge (rounded square or circle) with a single digit
- Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 each appear EXACTLY ONCE on the whole image
- Never duplicate a number
- Never omit a number
- Never merge two theses onto one card
- Never split one thesis across two cards
- One thin teal connector line from each card to the hub (nine spokes only)
- No orphan connectors, no ghost labels floating near the hub

CLOCK POSITIONS (mandatory placement — 12 o'clock = top):
1. 12:00 — badge "1" — label exactly: "LLM + Harness"
2. 01:20 — badge "2" — label exactly: "Context is king"
3. 02:40 — badge "3" — label exactly: "U-curve performance"
4. 04:00 — badge "4" — label exactly: "Checkable DoD"
5. 05:20 — badge "5" — label exactly: "Goal + constraints"
6. 06:40 — badge "6" — label exactly: "Vertical slices"
7. 08:00 — badge "7" — label exactly: "In-distribution stacks"
8. 09:20 — badge "8" — label exactly: "Karpathy focus skills"
9. 10:40 — badge "9" — label exactly: "Cleanup & consistency"

CRITICAL SEPARATION RULES:
- Thesis 2 and thesis 3 are SEPARATE cards. Do NOT combine "Context is king" with "U-curve performance".
- Thesis 1 appears only once. Do NOT create a second "LLM + Harness" card.
- Thesis 8 "Karpathy focus skills" MUST be present as its own card with badge 8.
- Do NOT invent a 10th card. Do NOT invent extra thesis text.

CLUSTER BANDS (background only, subtle English labels outside the ring):
- Soft left/upper band labeled: "Steer" covering cards 1–3
- Soft bottom band labeled: "Slice & measure" covering cards 4–7
- Soft right band labeled: "Focus & hygiene" covering cards 8–9
Cluster labels are small, slate, not bold titles. Bands must not obscure card text.

OPTIONAL MICRO-ICONS (tiny, abstract, monochrome; one per card max; omit if cluttered):
1 gear+node, 2 window/frame, 3 U-shaped curve, 4 checklist, 5 target, 6 vertical stack slice, 7 library/books, 8 focus crosshair, 9 broom/sparkle clean
Icons must never replace the text labels or numbers.

TYPOGRAPHY RULES:
- All visible words in correct English spelling only
- Short labels only (already specified); no paragraphs; no German body text
- No fake code, no fake logs, no Lorem ipsum
- Never render prompt meta-text (no "16:9", "high resolution", "quality guardrails", hex codes, "clock positions")

ALLOWED TEXT ON THE IMAGE (complete whitelist):
- Title: Nine theses — agent operating system
- Subtitle: Coding Agents in Practice
- Hub: Reliable outcome
- Card labels 1–9 exactly as listed above
- Cluster labels: Steer · Slice & measure · Focus & hygiene
Nothing else.

VISUAL QUALITY:
- Premium book illustration quality: crisp edges, consistent card sizes, aligned number badges, even ring spacing
- High contrast for print; readable at book width
- Soft depth only (matte, editorial), not neon glow or glassmorphism overload
- Harmonious composition suitable as chapter-opening figure

NEGATIVE PROMPT / FORBIDDEN:
- robots, mascots, human faces, brand logos, watermarks
- neon cyber rings, particle storms, 3D chrome
- duplicate numbers, missing numbers 3 or 8, merged cards for 2+3
- floating orphan labels such as a second "Checkable DoD" near the hub
- more or fewer than nine thesis cards
- German paragraphs, product names (OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude, GPT, Gemini, GitHub logos)

FINAL SELF-CHECK BEFORE RENDERING:
Count the number badges: must be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 with no repeats.
Count thesis cards: must be exactly nine.
Confirm separate cards for "Context is king" and "U-curve performance".
Confirm card 8 reads "Karpathy focus skills".
Confirm center reads only "Reliable outcome".
--- PROMPT END ---

# Follow-up edit if needed:
# Count badges 1–9 unique. Split Context is king vs U-curve performance.
# Force card 8: Karpathy focus skills. Remove any ghost hub labels.
# Prefer dropping icons over adding text if crowded.
# Keep center: Reliable outcome; clusters: Steer / Slice & measure / Focus & hygiene.
