Field guidePrompt craft
Field guides.
Plain-English answers to the questions people actually ask about writing better prompts. No frameworks to memorize — just the moves that change the output.
Start hereDo roles improve AI prompts?
When “act as an expert” sharpens the answer, when it drags it toward generic, and what to write instead.
Read →The eight dimensions
- Know your audienceName who it's for, and every other choice gets easier.Read →
- Define what good looks likeSay the outcome you want before the task, so you can tell a hit from a miss.Read →
- Give the contextHand over the situation and the source material — the model can't infer what you didn't say.Read →
- Shape the outputSay the length, structure, and medium up front instead of leaving it to chance.Read →
- Pin the voice"Professional" is not a tone. Name the feeling you actually want.Read →
- Set the constraints up frontName the limits and the don'ts before the work, not as cleanup after.Read →
- Be specificReplace vague verbs like "improve" with the exact change you want.Read →
- Show an exampleOne example of the result you want beats a paragraph describing it.Read →
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