# Brief Prompt

> Distill unstructured thoughts (brain dump, args, or file) into a prompt for a frontier model.

- Skill: `xo1otl/brief-prompt` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add xo1otl/brief-prompt`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/xo1otl/brief-prompt/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: Xo1otl (https://skillmd.com/u/xo1otl)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/xo1otl/brief-prompt

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# Prompt Generation

Input: unstructured thoughts.
Audience: frontier model. Encyclopedic — supply only what it cannot know or infer; keywords suffice.

## Template

```markdown
# Objective
Pure goal, one line. The end state — no how, no why.

# Context
<!-- NOTE: Preserve the user's uncertainty; DO NOT conflate facts and opinions/hypotheses. -->
Intent/rationale/meta context behind the request, non-binding concerns/opinions, facts the model cannot know, domain heuristics, soft priorities.

# Constraints (Optional: only when warranted)
Binding invariants: output path/format/limits, reference files, imperatives, hard priorities.

# Examples (Optional: only when warranted)
Use inline `e.g.` inside sections for atoms; use this section for multi-line.
```

## Classification

Ordered test per extracted fact — make sections mutually exclusive:

1. The end state → Objective.
2. Intent, why it matters, or behavior-shaping non-binding info → Context.
3. Violation = failure → Constraints.

## Distillation

* Derivable from code/web/general knowledge → delete.
* Keyword over explanation: name concepts (e.g. `AdS/CFT`, `QPE`), never explain them.
* De-proceduralize: steps → goal + invariants. Keep ordering only when order itself is the invariant.
* Adjectives, intensifiers, politeness, filler → delete.
* Be extremely concise and sacrifice grammar for the sake of concision.

## Output

One fenced markdown block, ready to paste. English regardless of input language.