The Structure of a Great Prompt

Most AI outputs sound generic because the prompt was generic. Here's the structure that actually works.

1

Context files

Upload anything that defines you or the task:

  • About you (background, voice, what you do)
  • Anti-AI writing style (rules of what NOT to do)
  • Copywriting principles (frameworks you trust)

The model can't sound like you if it doesn't know who you are.

2

The task in one clear sentence

"I want to write a LinkedIn post about AI tools I use daily." Specific topic, specific platform, specific angle. Not "write me content."

3

Order of operations

Tell the model what to do FIRST before generating anything:

  • Read all uploaded files completely
  • Don't start executing yet
  • Ask clarifying questions before writing

This single rule kills 90% of bad outputs.

4

The clarification loop

Use the AskUserQuestion approach so the model asks one question at a time. You answer, it refines, it asks the next. By the time it writes, the angle is already aligned with you.

5

Generation

Only after context, task, rules, and clarification — let it write. The first draft will be 10x closer to what you actually wanted.

Pro tip: save your context files in a Project. Every new chat in that Project automatically has them. You write the prompt once and reuse forever.