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Graceful Degradation Prompt

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Graceful Degradation Prompt

Determine graceful degradation for this scenario:

FULL FUNCTIONALITY:
[What the ideal output looks like]

DEGRADED SCENARIO:
[What's not working]

GENERATE DEGRADED OUTPUT:

If [component] is unavailable:
- What can still be provided
- What must be omitted
- How to indicate degradation

OUTPUT:
{
  "degraded": true,
  "available_data": { ... },
  "unavailable": ["list of missing elements"],
  "quality_score": 0.0-1.0,
  "user_message": "Explanation of limitation",
  "retry_recommended": true | false,
  "expected_resolution": "timeframe if known"
}

MINIMUM VIABLE OUTPUT:
- What's the least we can return that's still useful?
- When should we return nothing vs. partial?

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