Prompt library
Use these templates as starting points. Replace bracketed text, remove fields that do not matter, and add approval boundaries for consequential actions.
Research brief
Research [question] for [audience]. Use [preferred sources], current through [date]. Give me an answer up front, supporting evidence, disagreements, uncertainties, and links. Separate facts from interpretation and identify anything you could not verify.
Decision memo
Compare [options] against [criteria] under [constraints]. Recommend one, explain tradeoffs, state assumptions, and provide the strongest argument against your recommendation. Format the result as [format] for [audience].
Document draft
Draft [document] for [audience] using [inputs] as the source of truth. The reader should [understand or do]. Use [tone], keep it to [length], include [sections], and flag missing facts instead of inventing them.
Editing pass
Edit this document for [clarity, brevity, structure, or tone]. Preserve [requirements, terminology, facts, quotations, and formatting]. First identify substantive issues, then provide the revision and summarize material changes.
Meeting synthesis
Turn these notes into a meeting record with decisions, rationale, action items, owners, dates, risks, and unresolved questions. Do not infer owners or deadlines that are not stated. Cite the relevant note section for disputed points.
File transformation
Inspect [files]. Extract [fields or content], preserve [requirements], and create [output format]. Treat [file] as authoritative. Validate completeness with [row count, schema, sample, or reconciliation] and list anything ambiguous.
Data analysis
Analyze [dataset] for [question]. First report its structure, units, missing values, and likely quality issues. Then perform [analysis], show formulas and exclusions, create [output], and finish with limitations and validation checks.
Image brief
Create a [aspect ratio and use] image of [subject]. Composition: [framing and negative space]. Style: [visual direction]. Palette and lighting: [details]. Include [required elements]; avoid [exclusions]. Do not include text or logos.
Technical investigation
Reproduce or trace [problem] in [scope]. Inspect first and report observed facts with file references. Distinguish evidence from hypotheses. Do not edit until the cause is validated. Then propose the smallest fix and the tests that should prove it.
Long-running project
Achieve [outcome] using [authoritative inputs]. Work in milestones, inspect the current state first, and do not [prohibited actions]. Report blockers with the decision needed. Finish with deliverables, changed files, validation results, assumptions, and open questions.
Learning coach
Teach me [topic] from [current level] for [goal]. Build from first principles, use a worked example, identify common misconceptions, then quiz me without revealing answers until I respond.
Communication review
Review this message for [audience and relationship]. Check clarity, tone, unsupported claims, sensitive details, implied commitments, and whether the requested action is obvious. Draft a revised version under [length]. Do not send.
Final verification
Check the result against the original request and acceptance criteria. Separate completed work, unverified claims, assumptions, blockers, and remaining actions. Run [checks] and do not describe the work as complete if any required check fails.