Prompt Engineering Templates
Browse all prompt templates and learn when to use each one.
Prompt Templates are your fast-start toolkit
Use prompt templates when you want a reliable structure without starting from a blank page.
Stage 1: Prompt Foundations
Cats
CATS CATS is a simple prompt recipe for getting clearer answers without writing a novel first. It stands f...
Open templateCrap
CRAP CRAP is a wonderfully unfortunate template for a very useful prompt template. It helps you remember f...
Open templateFast
FAST FAST is a beginner-friendly prompt shortcut for getting better answers without writing a novel. It st...
Open templateStage 2: Precision and Guardrails
Meow
MEOW MEOW is a prompt-writing shortcut for getting better answers without turning your prompt into a legal...
Open templatePaws
PAWS PAWS is a simple way to make your prompts behave. Instead of tossing a vague request at ChatGPT and h...
Open templateTreat
TREAT TREAT is a simple way to make your prompts less vague and much more useful. Instead of tossing a req...
Open templatePower
POWER If your prompts feel a little too “good luck, machine, figure it out,” use POWER. POWER is a simple...
Open templateStage 3: Working with Input Material
Snap
SNAP SNAP is a simple way to work with real material instead of tossing vague requests at ChatGPT and hopi...
Open templateSort
SORT SORT is what you use when your material is a mess and you want ChatGPT to stop guessing and start han...
Open templateChunk
CHUNK CHUNK is the prompt trick you use when your source material is a mess, a monster, or both. Instead o...
Open templateClaw
CLAW CLAW is a simple way to make AI behave less like an eager intern with no instructions and more like a...
Open templateStage 4: Teaching and Practice Loops
Tutor
TUTOR TUTOR is a prompt pattern for turning AI into a decent coach instead of a weirdly confident encyclop...
Open templateQuiz
QUIZ QUIZ is a simple prompt pattern for turning AI into a practice partner, not just a talking encycloped...
Open templateSim
SIM SIM is a simple prompt recipe for interactive AI: set the Scenario, assign an Identity, and give a cle...
Open templateAct
ACT ACT is a simple prompt pattern for turning ChatGPT from a text generator into a coach, trainer, or pra...
Open templateStage 5: Evaluation and Refinement
Drift
DRIFT DRIFT is a simple way to remember that your first prompt is usually not your final prompt. You defin...
Open templateLoop
LOOP LOOP is the prompt engineering reminder that your first AI answer is a draft, not a sacred artifact c...
Open templateRoast
ROAST ROAST is the prompt engineering reminder that your first draft is not sacred. It is just the opening...
Open templateRefine
REFINE REFINE is what you use when the first AI answer is… fine. Not great, not terrible, just sitting the...
Open templateStage 6: Comparison and Decision Prompts
Rank
RANK RANK is what you use when you do not just want ideas, you want a smart short list and a recommendatio...
Open templatePick
PICK PICK is for those moments when you do not just want ideas, you want a decision. It gives ChatGPT a jo...
Open templateTilt
TILT TILT is for the moment when you do not want ChatGPT to just give you an answer, you want it to think ...
Open templateLens
LENS LENS is a simple way to make ChatGPT stop acting like a confident intern with one opinion and start a...
Open templateStage 7: Verification and Critical Thinking
Check
CHECK CHECK is the prompt template for when you want the AI to stop sounding slick and start being useful....
Open templateVerify
VERIFY If a prompt asks the AI to sound smart, it usually will. If a prompt asks the AI to prove it, slow ...
Open templateFlip
FLIP FLIP is what you use when a prompt feels a little too agreeable. It helps you challenge an idea inst...
Open templateDebate
DEBATE If your prompt just asks, “What’s the best option?”, AI will often give you a neat, confident answe...
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