The Meta-Prompting Protocol: Orchestrating LLMs via Adversarial Feedback Loops

TL;DR

This paper introduces the Meta-Prompting Protocol, a formal framework for orchestrating LLMs using adversarial feedback loops to improve reliability and determinism in critical applications.

Contribution

It presents a novel theoretical architecture with the Adversarial Trinity, formalizing LLM orchestration as a self-optimizing system using textual critiques as gradients.

Findings

Theoretical validation of the protocol using declarative programming (DSPy).

Demonstration of automatic textual differentiation (TextGrad).

Mitigation of hallucination and model collapse in LLMs.

Abstract

The transition of Large Language Models (LLMs) from stochastic chat interfaces to reliable software components necessitates a fundamental re-engineering of interaction paradigms. Current methodologies, predominantly heuristic-based "prompt engineering," fail to provide the deterministic guarantees required for mission-critical applications. We introduce the Meta-Prompting Protocol, a rigorous theoretical framework that formalizes the orchestration of LLMs as a programmable, self-optimizing system. Central to this protocol is the Adversarial Trinity, a tripartite topology comprising a Generator (P), an Auditor (A), and an Optimizer (O). By treating natural language instructions as differentiable variables within a semantic computation graph and utilizing textual critiques as gradients, this architecture mitigates hallucination and prevents model collapse. We demonstrate the theoretical viability of this approach using declarative programming paradigms (DSPy) and automatic textual differentiation (TextGrad), establishing a foundation for "Observable Software Engineering" in the era of probabilistic computing.