Prompt Writing Guide
# Prompt Writing Guide
## Core Rules
- Be specific about the task
- Give the model enough context
- State the target audience
- Define the output format
- Include constraints when needed
- Ask for practical output, not vague fluff
## Strong Prompt Ingredients
- role
- goal
- context
- inputs
- constraints
- output format
## Common Mistakes
- being too vague
- skipping audience details
- asking for too much at once
- failing to define the output structure
- using weak or incomplete inputswhen to use it
Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo jharter-stack/prompt-templates (no explicit license). A "Prompt Writing Guide" style prompt — adapt the placeholders and specifics to your task. Imported as-is and not independently retested here, so check the output before relying on it.
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