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Talk to It Like a New Colleague

A good prompt reads like a clear task given to a smart new team member who knows nothing about your company. Say what to do, for whom, why, with what information, and what the output should look like.

Vague promptClear prompt
Write about our shoes.Write a 60-word product description for ShopEase's "Stride Pro" running shoe for Indian college students. Mention: breathable mesh, 280 g weight, ₹2,499. Friendly tone, no exaggerated claims.
Summarize this.Summarize this customer chat for a support agent in 3 bullets: problem, what was tried, what the customer wants.

A Prompt Builder

Example

Building prompts from named parts makes it hard to forget a part. Empty parts are skipped:

def build_prompt(task, audience="", context="", constraints=(), output_format=""):
    parts = [f"Task: {task}"]
    if audience:
        parts.append(f"Audience: {audience}")
    if context:
        parts.append(f"Context:\n{context}")
    if constraints:
        parts.append("Rules:\n" + "\n".join(f"- {c}" for c in constraints))
    if output_format:
        parts.append(f"Output format: {output_format}")
    return "\n\n".join(parts)

print(build_prompt(
    task="Write a product description for the Stride Pro running shoe.",
    audience="Indian college students who run 3-5 km a day",
    context="Breathable mesh upper, 280 g, cushioned sole, price Rs 2,499.",
    constraints=["Maximum 60 words", "No claims that are not in the context"],
    output_format="One paragraph, plain text",
))

Output

Task: Write a product description for the Stride Pro running shoe.

Audience: Indian college students who run 3-5 km a day

Context:
Breathable mesh upper, 280 g, cushioned sole, price Rs 2,499.

Rules:
- Maximum 60 words
- No claims that are not in the context

Output format: One paragraph, plain text

Give the Reason

Explaining why a rule exists helps the model apply it sensibly. "Keep it under 60 words because it is shown on a mobile product card" works better than "under 60 words" alone. Context about the situation is the most underused part of most prompts.