Prototype adding TODOs to the init prompt

[samedson]

This still needs some work, but it improves the model's ability to work through many steps.

• Have the model list down the names of resources directly, instead of the tasks, so it knows to read them instead of "summarize" them

https://screencast.googleplex.com/cast/NTIwNDM2NzU4OTI0NDkyOHw3NGM1YmI2MS1mZA

[gemini-code-assist]

Summary of Changes

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This pull request introduces a new mechanism to enhance the model's ability to manage multi-step initialization processes within Firebase projects. By instructing the model to maintain a FIREBASE_INIT_TODO.md file or utilize a TODO tool, the changes aim to provide a clearer, more structured workflow for completing complex setup tasks, ensuring all necessary steps are systematically tracked and completed.

Highlights

• Enhanced Task Management for init Prompt: The core init prompt now explicitly instructs the model to create and manage a FIREBASE_INIT_TODO.md file or use a TODO tool to track and check off initialization steps.
• Integration of TODO Tracking in Guides: Various Firebase initialization guides (init_auth.ts, init_backend.ts, init_firestore.ts, init_firestore_rules.ts, init_hosting.ts) have been updated to include a "Next Step" directing users to refer back to the FIREBASE_INIT_TODO.md or TODO tool for subsequent actions.
• Improved Multi-Step Workflow: This change is a prototype aimed at improving the model's ability to work through many steps by providing a structured mechanism for task tracking.

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Code Review

This pull request introduces a prototyping change to have the language model maintain a TODO list to better track its progress through multi-step tasks. The changes are consistently applied across the init prompt and several resource guides. My feedback focuses on refining one of the prompt instructions to be more explicit, aligning with the goal you've outlined in the pull request description to have the model work with resource URIs directly.

[gemini-code-assist]

As you noted in the PR description, it's important for the model to list resource names/URIs directly. The current instruction 'add each guide as a step' is a bit ambiguous and might lead the model to create a summarized task instead of one to read the resource.

Making this more explicit will improve the model's ability to follow the steps correctly.

Suggested change

	The user will likely need to setup Firestore, Authentication, and Hosting. Read the following guides in order and add each guide as a step to the FIREBASE_INIT_TODO.md file or using the TODO tool:
	The user will likely need to setup Firestore, Authentication, and Hosting. Read the following guides in order and add each guide's resource URI as a step to the FIREBASE_INIT_TODO.md file or using the TODO tool: