Module 2
The anatomy of a prompt: role, task, context, reasoning, conditions for closure and output
Most weak prompts fail in the same few ways: no clear task, no facts, no instruction about what to do when the answer is unknown and no idea of the form the answer should take. A simple lens helps you see those gaps. This module uses six parts as a checklist: **role**, **task**, **context**, **reasoning**, **conditions for closure** and **output**. The six parts are a way of asking yourself questions, not a formula to be filled in each time, and a short request may need only two or three of them. What matters is that you know what each part does, so that you can tell when its absence is costing you. The Prompt Builder tool lets you write the six parts and reviews them as a careful supervisor might.
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