Stage 2: Precision and Guardrails
Add role, limits, and examples so prompts stop drifting.
Stage focus
Use controlled instructions to keep answers useful, scoped, and consistent across retries.
Terms in this stage
Role
Role Role is one of the simplest ways to make a prompt better, fast. It tells ChatGPT who it should be, or...
Open termLimits
Limits Limits are the guardrails of a prompt. They tell ChatGPT where the edges are, what it should avoid,...
Open termGuardrails
Guardrails Guardrails are the part of a prompt that tells ChatGPT what to avoid, what to be careful about,...
Open termExamples
Examples Examples are one of the fastest ways to make a prompt better. Instead of hoping the AI reads your...
Open termDetail
Detail Detail is what turns a vague prompt into something the AI can actually work with. It means adding d...
Open termHook
Hook A hook is the part of a prompt that gets attention fast. It is the opening line that makes the AI imm...
Open termPrompt Templates in this stage
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 template