Organize a Prompt

A Worked Example

Job: Make a vague meeting-summary request easier to inspect.

Starting material: Source prompt: Summarize this meeting.

What to check: The seven local signals flag text patterns. They do not show that an outside AI will produce a better answer.

Do It in the Tool

1. Paste the source. Enter the prompt or task you want to organize.
2. Answer useful questions. Add the reader, format or constraints that are missing.
3. Compare. Inspect the organized draft and copy the version you choose.

The seven signals are local text matches, not evidence that an AI performed better.

Video walkthrough planned: Fix a Vague Prompt. Use the written steps above now.

Keep the Source Prompt

Paste the request you wrote, or a task you want broken into steps. Keep its exact wording available for comparison with the organized draft.

Answer Only Useful Questions

Add a reader, format or constraint only when it helps this task. Each answer is carried into the proposed prompt; inspect the exact change before copying.

Understand the Seven Local Signals

Clear and specific

It says plainly what to do, with no vague words.

Gives the context it needs

It says who the answer is for, what it is for, or gives the material to work on.

Concise

It has no greetings, polite padding, filler openers or stacked hedges.

Gives the AI a role

It says who the AI should be.

Says the output format

It says what shape the answer should take.

Shows an example

It shows an example of what a good answer looks like.

Sets limits

It says what not to do, or sets a limit on length or sources.

These are word and shape checks, not an AI result. They can miss a good prompt written in an unusual way. Use them as a second pair of eyes, then judge the wording yourself.

Choose the Current Draft or a Recipe

The organized draft is a proposed single prompt. The optional recipe breaks work into steps for use in your own AI. Neither is a measured improvement until you compare actual answers against your task and evidence.