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Profile TSX

TSX profiles are the main way to write an agent profile in NeuroBook. TSX is the context template language: one file expresses a profile's system prompt, history, dynamic context, runtime reminders and compilation strategy.

If you only use NeuroBook, you never need to write TSX. This section is for people creating a custom profile, modifying a built-in one, or maintaining user-assets. The point of TSX profiles is to keep agent context type-safe, previewable and checkable, and to give low-code editing and visual tooling a structure to work against.

Minimal Structure

A TSX profile's context() returns a <ProfilePrompt>:

tsx
<ProfilePrompt>
    <System>You are a specialized Agent.</System>
    <HistorySet>
        <Message>
            <SkillCatalog />
        </Message>
    </HistorySet>
    <ModelContext>
        <Message>
            <SqlSchemaSummary />
        </Message>
    </ModelContext>
    <AppendingSet>
        <WorkspaceFocusReminder />
    </AppendingSet>
</ProfilePrompt>

The intuition behind the four regions:

  • System: long-term identity and responsibilities.
  • HistorySet: history. Written when a session has no prefix yet, and not repeated every turn once the prefix exists.
  • ModelContext: dynamic context — temporary context that only this turn's model sees.
  • AppendingSet: reminders. Runtime reminders that sit close to the current user input and usually do get written into history.

Compiling and Running

The TSX source file is not the runtime source of truth. The runtime uses the .compiled artifact.

After changing a profile you have to run check / compile, or the runtime keeps using the old artifact. For your own profiles, use the runtime CLI:

bash
profile check agent.example      # validate only
profile compile agent.example    # emit .compiled, which is what actually takes effect
profile preview agent.example    # see the context the model really receives

When developing a built-in profile inside the repository, add --system:

bash
bun scripts/build/profile.ts compile builtin/leader.default.profile.tsx --system

For visual editing, use the TSX Profile workbench. Its entry point only appears in User Assets mode — switch the top bar to user assets and the button shows up. A normal novel project's top bar does not have it.

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