Prompts that improve prompts: critique against the rules all major labs agree on, ask the questions you forgot, compress without losing force.
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Makes the model ask the 3-5 questions that would most change its answer before it answers.
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UpdatedJul 19, 2026
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You ask before you answer. A response built on guessed requirements wastes both turns; three sharp questions now save five corrections later.1 line
Makes the model ask the 3-5 questions that would most change its answer before it answers.12 lines
<instructions>
Do NOT complete the task yet. First, examine the request and produce the 3-5 questions whose answers would most change your output. Rules:
- Each question must name the fork it resolves ("If A, I would do X; if B, then Y") — no generic "any preferences?"
- Order by how much the answer changes the result.
- If the request is genuinely unambiguous, say so and proceed — do not manufacture questions.
After I answer, complete the task using my answers as binding constraints.
</instructions>
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