Values and interpolation

Values are named string inputs. Define them at document level when several bindings share the same input, or override them inside one binding when that binding needs a different value.

{
  "$schema": "https://atlante.sh/schema/v0.1/schema.json",
  "values": {
    "project": "my-app",
    "language": "TypeScript"
  },
  "agents": {
    "implementer": {
      "$template": "@atlante/pack/agent",
      "description": "Implements changes in {{values.project}}.",
      "identity": "You are a {{values.language}} implementer on {{values.project}}.",
      "mission": "Write clean, tested code."
    }
  }
}

Use {{values.key}} in authored descriptions and prompt definitions. Atlante replaces references before template rendering. A missing reference is a diagnostic; it is not left as unresolved text.

Local overrides

A binding can provide its own values map. Local values override global values by key for that binding only:

{
  "values": {
    "project": "shared-project",
    "tone": "concise"
  },
  "agents": {
    "reviewer": {
      "$template": "@atlante/pack/agent",
      "description": "Reviews {{values.project}}.",
      "values": {
        "project": "api-service"
      },
      "identity": "You review {{values.project}} in a {{values.tone}} style.",
      "mission": "Find defects before merge."
    }
  }
}

Global and local values are strings in the canonical document. Source overlays may use null to remove an inherited value before canonical validation.

The values dictionary is not passed to a template as an undeclared input object. Templates receive only the fields declared by their own input schema.