📅 2025-07-13 — Session: Debugging and Architectural Planning for PromptFlow

🕒 20:50–21:50
🏷️ Labels: Promptflow, Streamlit, Debugging, Architecture, Deployment
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to address various debugging and architectural challenges related to the integration of PromptFlow within Streamlit applications.

Key Activities

  • Debugging PromptFlow in Streamlit: Explored structured approaches to troubleshoot PromptFlow integration issues, focusing on environment configuration and debugging loops.
  • Tradeoffs of Installing promptflow-tools: Evaluated different installation strategies for promptflow-tools in Streamlit, weighing quick installation against sustainable practices.
  • Version Management: Provided recommendations for version pairing of promptflow and promptflow-tools to ensure compatibility and security.
  • Surgical Debugging: Developed a systematic plan for resolving import issues and debugging PromptFlow within Python environments.
  • Live Environment Diagnostics: Implemented diagnostics for Streamlit applications to ensure proper environment setup.
  • Architectural Recommendations: Outlined strategies for a public demo using Streamlit and PromptFlow, considering Docker-based solutions for environment reliability.
  • Standardizing App Architecture: Worked on standardizing the architecture of the jobserp_explorer app to ensure compatibility across different environments.

Achievements

  • Developed comprehensive debugging plans for PromptFlow import issues.
  • Established architectural strategies for deploying Streamlit applications with PromptFlow.
  • Identified key installation and version management practices for promptflow-tools.

Pending Tasks

  • Further exploration of environment isolation techniques for Streamlit deployments.
  • Implementation of Docker-based solutions for public demos.
  • Finalization of the jobserp_explorer app architecture for seamless deployment.