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Turn your best prompts into reusable templates with variables. This is how pros scale: one great template, thousands of runs.
A prompt is a one-off message. A template is a reusable prompt with placeholders you fill in each time. If you're doing the same task more than twice — summarizing articles, translating messages, rewriting emails — make a template.
You are a concise news editor.
Summarize the following article for a reader with 2 minutes to spare.
Requirements:
- 3 bullet points.
- Include the main claim, the key evidence, and the biggest caveat.
- Neutral tone, no opinion.
Article:
"""
{{ARTICLE_TEXT}}
"""Placeholders in {{double braces}} are where input goes.Each time you need a summary, you paste a new article into the placeholder. Same structure, same quality bar, different input. Your output stays consistent across hundreds of summaries.
ROLE: You are a {{TONE}} writing coach for {{AUDIENCE}}.
TASK: Rewrite the user's draft to be {{GOAL}}.
RULES:
- Preserve the original meaning.
- Do not invent new facts.
- Keep the rewrite within {{WORD_COUNT}} words.
- Flag any unclear passages with [UNCLEAR: ...].
DRAFT:
"""
{{DRAFT_TEXT}}
"""
OUTPUT:
1. The rewritten version.
2. Three specific notes on what you changed and why.Multiple variables let you tune the template for different jobs.15 questions · take it digitally for instant feedback at tendril.neural-forge.io/learn/quiz/end-prompting-templates-builders
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