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Prompt Design Template

Use goal, material, constraints, format, and checks to design reliable research and teaching prompts.

  • Prompting
  • Task design
  • Research expression

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Purpose

Use this when a one-off question needs to become a reusable task. The point is not clever wording; it is controlled execution.

Sections

  • Role
  • Task
  • Material
  • Constraints
  • Output format
  • Review method

Before use

  • Does it limit source material?
  • Does it define the audience?
  • Does it forbid invented facts?
  • Does it surface uncertainty?
  • Does it use a checkable format?

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# Prompt Design

Role:
You are:

Task:
Please help me:

Material:
You may use:

Constraints:
- Length:
- Style:
- Scope:
- Do not invent:

Output Format:
Return the result as:
1.
2.
3.

Review Method:
After the output, list:
- What came from my material
- What I need to confirm
- What you are uncertain about