Sample Prompt

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# 📋 Chapter 3: The Automation Prompt

**Copy it. Customize it. Run it.**

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## Before You Copy

This prompt is production-hardened — it has been tested in real daily runs and refined to address real failure modes (broken links, unread emails being marked read, file delivery failures, carry-forward data loss). Read [Chapter 4: Customization](./04-customization.md) to understand which sections you must edit before your first run.

> 💡 **To copy:** Click the copy icon on the top-right of the code block below, or switch to [Raw view](./03-sample-prompt.md?plain=1) and select all. Paste directly into the Claude Cowork scheduled task instructions field.

### Placeholders to Replace

Search for these strings and replace them with your actual values before saving:

| Placeholder | Replace With |
|-------------|-------------|
| `YOUR_EMAIL@company.com` | Your work email address |
| `YOUR_DATA_PATH` | Full path to your `day-at-a-glance/data` folder |
| `YOUR_ARCHIVE_PATH` | Full path to your archive/backup folder |
| `YOUR_EVP_NAME` | Your most senior VIP's full name (or remove section) |
| `YOUR_VP_NAME` | Your second VIP's full name (or remove section) |
| `YOUR_FOLDERS` | Your Outlook folder names (see Chapter 4) |

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## The Complete Prompt

when to use it

Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo CmdShiftExecute/day-at-a-glance (MIT). A "Sample Prompt" 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.