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Optimize YAML templates for Hyper-Extract. Use when: "optimize template", "fix YAML issues", "improve quality", "lint template" Trigger: After creating templates or during review Skip: Creating new templates (use brainstorm + designer instead)

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Template Optimizer

Automatically analyze and optimize YAML templates by applying best practices and fixing common issues.

Workflow

1. Parse YAML → 2. Analyze Issues → 3. Apply Fixes → 4. Generate Report

Step 1: Parse YAML

Load the YAML template and validate basic structure.

Step 2: Analyze Issues

Check against these rules:

RuleWhat to Check
rules-naming.mdField naming standardization
rules-multilingual.mdLanguage consistency
rules-field-count.mdInformation density
rules-consistency.mdSchema vs Guideline separation
rules-hypergraph-grouping.mdHypergraph grouping strategy

Step 3: Apply Fixes

Apply fixes based on optimization level:

LevelDescriptionExample
Auto-fixSafe changes that always improverelation_type → type
SuggestChanges that may need reviewField count > 5
ReviewDesign decisionsRelation type openness

Step 4: Generate Report

Output changes with explanations for learning.


Detection Rules

Rule 1: Multi-language Consistency

❌ Pattern: [a-zA-Z]+\([^)]+\) in zh fields
❌ Pattern: Chinese chars in en fields

Fix: Separate language content, use pure Chinese in zh, pure English in en.

Rule 2: Field Naming

❌ relation_type → type
❌ event_date → time
❌ entity_type → type

Fix: Standardize to concise names.

Rule 3: Field Count

⚠️ entities.fields > 5 → Flag for review
⚠️ relations.fields > 5 → Flag for review

Fix: Simplify to essential fields, use priority: Essential → Important → Optional.

Rule 4: Schema-Guideline Separation

❌ Repetition of field definitions in guideline
❌ Schema descriptions in rules

Fix: Schema defines WHAT, Guideline defines HOW TO DO WELL.

Rule 5: Hypergraph Grouping

❌ relation_members: participants (string) + role field exists
❌ relation_id contains participant field

Fix: Use nested grouping relation_members: [group_a, group_b] when entities partition by roles.


Design Principles

Schema vs Guideline

Schema DefinesGuideline Defines
Field namesExtraction strategy
Field typesQuality requirements
Field descriptionsCreation conditions
Required/optionalCommon mistakes

❌ Wrong: Guideline repeats schema definitions ✅ Correct: Guideline explains how to extract well

Information Density

For entities and relations:

Field PriorityExamples
Essentialsource, target, participants
Importanttype, time, location
Optionaldescription, metadata

Max: 5 fields per component

Naming Conventions

ForUseExample
Template nameCamelCaseEarningsSummary
Field namessnake_casecompany_name
Tagslowercasefinance, investor

Reference Files

TopicWhen to Check
rules-naming.mdField naming issues
rules-multilingual.mdLanguage consistency
rules-field-count.mdToo many fields
rules-consistency.mdSchema-guideline overlap
rules-hypergraph-grouping.mdRole field vs nested grouping

Output Format

# Optimization Report

## Changes Made

| File | Issue | Fix | Level |
|------|-------|-----|-------|
| template.yaml | `relation_type` | renamed to `type` | Auto-fix |
| template.yaml | Mixed language | Fixed zh/en separation | Auto-fix |
| template.yaml | 7 relation fields | Suggested simplification | Suggest |

## Summary

- Auto-fix: 2
- Suggestions: 1
- Manual review: 0

Integration

Full workflow: brainstorm → designer → optimizer → validator
                           ↓
                    Apply best practices
                    Auto-fix common issues

When to use:

  • After creating new templates
  • Before validator
  • During template review
  • Batch optimization of existing templates