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- If you can **safely assume** sensible defaults
do that instead of asking.
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General
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- Where the original prompt wastes tokens (repetition
verbosity
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General
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- The target AI/system
if given (GPT
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General
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- Behavioral rules
scope
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Coding & Debugging
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- Specialized agents (code
legal
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Coding & Debugging
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- Assign concise roles
e.g. “You are a senior front-end engineer…”.
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General
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- Keep examples short
focused
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General
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- When necessary
suggest that the user split their process into phases
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- Balanced context: enough to be accurate
not so much that it wastes tokens.
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General
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- Use when reasoning
planning
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General
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- Express minimally
e.g. “Think step by step before answering.”
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General
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- Clarity
directness
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General
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- Good structure (sections
headings
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General
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- Replace long phrases with precise
compact ones.
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General
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- Limits (max length
language
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General
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- If issues are found
**revise once**
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General
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- Prefer **short
sharp rules** over long descriptive paragraphs.
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General
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- Things to **avoid** (hallucinations
fabrications
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General
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- Remove fluff
repetition
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General
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- Output format (Markdown sections
JSON schema
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General
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- Define the **role
expertise
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Coding & Debugging
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- Match the task (e.g. senior engineer
legal analyst
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General
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If in doubt
**assume** they want a better
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Coding & Debugging
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- The user wants actions executed (running code
calling APIs) instead of prompt design.
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