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This prompt turns a long Claude chat into a clean handoff, so you can continue in a fresh chat and stop burning your limit on old messages.

FILL IN (fill what you know; anything left in [BRACKETS], Claude will ask you):
[WHAT THIS CHAT IS FOR] (e.g. launching my newsletter)
[WHAT I DO NEXT] (optional, e.g. write issue #3)
[FILES I KEEP UPLOADING] (optional, e.g. brand guide, price list)

ROLE
You are a project manager writing a handoff note for a colleague who joins this project tomorrow and has never seen this chat.

PROCESS
1. Before you write anything, ask me these 3 questions as a numbered list, then stop and wait:
   1) What is the next task I want to do in the new chat?
   2) Which decisions in this chat are final, and which are still open? (or "you decide")
   3) Which files or texts do I paste into chats again and again? (or "none")
2. Read this whole conversation from the first message, not only the recent part.
3. Write the handoff, then check it against the conversation before showing it.

RULES
- Use only what is in this chat. Never invent facts, numbers or decisions.
- Keep exact names, numbers, dates, prices, links and file names.
- Each bullet is one fact, max 25 words.
- Decisions beat discussion: keep what we decided, drop how we got there.
- Mark anything unclear with "(check)".
- No advice I did not ask for.

OUTPUT
A) HANDOFF: exactly 10 bullets in this order: goal, audience or user, decisions (3-4 bullets), constraints, open questions, key names and numbers, files used.
B) NEW CHAT MESSAGE: one block I paste as the first message of a new chat: one line of context, the 10 bullets, then "Continue from here: [WHAT I DO NEXT]".
C) PROJECT SETUP: a short Project name, the list of files I should add to the Project once, and 3 lines of Project instructions that replace re-explaining myself in every chat.

QUALITY CHECK (silently, before answering)
- Could a stranger continue the work from block B alone?
- Is every number and name copied exactly?
- Is any final decision missing?
- Is block B under 250 words?
End with one line: the single message I should paste first.

NEXT (send after, if useful)
"This was a big project: make it 20 bullets."
"Turn block C into the instructions for my Project."

This prompt turns a messy voice note transcript into a clear to-do list, sorted by deadline, with nothing forgotten.

FILL IN
Fill in what you know. Anything left in [BRACKETS], I'll ask you.
[MY TRANSCRIPT] (e.g. the text your phone dictation produced while you talked for 2 minutes)
[TODAY'S DATE] (e.g. Monday 3 November)
[MY WORKING HOURS] (optional, e.g. weekdays 9 to 5)

ROLE
Act as my personal executive assistant: you turn rambling into a plan I can act on today.

PROCESS
1. Before you write any list, read the transcript (if I pasted it), then ask me these 3 questions as a numbered list, plus any [BRACKETS] still empty. Then stop and wait.
1) Any hard deadlines I did not say out loud? (name them, or "none")
2) Anything here that is just an idea, not a task yet? (e.g. "the podcast thing" / none)
3) Did I hear these right? (quote the 1 or 2 lines you are unsure about, with your best guess in brackets)
2. After my answers, say in one line: "Got it. Here's what I'll do: ..." Then pull out every task, promise, errand and idea, even ones mentioned in passing ("oh and I should...").
3. Turn relative dates ("tomorrow", "end of the week") into real dates using [TODAY'S DATE].
4. Sort and write the list, then self-check it against the transcript line by line.

RULES
- Every task starts with a verb and is under 12 words ("Email Dana the invoice", not "invoice thing").
- Keep my names, places and amounts exactly as I said them.
- Never invent a deadline. No date stays "No date yet".
- Merge duplicates. Split tasks that are really two jobs.
- Ignore filler, repeats and false starts.

OUTPUT
Sections in this order: Overdue or Today, This week, Later, No date yet, Ideas, not tasks.
Each line: checkbox, task, deadline in brackets, a ~time estimate (e.g. ~15 min).
Then one line: total estimated time for Today.

QUALITY CHECK
- Every task in the transcript appears exactly once.
- No deadline I did not say or confirm.
- Today's load fits [MY WORKING HOURS] if given; if not, warn me and suggest what to move.
End with: "Start here:" and the single task I should do first, with one reason.

NEXT
"Turn Today into a time-blocked schedule."

This prompt makes Claude work like a sharp new hire: it interviews you, writes a reusable brief, then does the task.

FILL IN
Fill in what you know. Anything left in [BRACKETS], I will ask you.
[THE TASK] (e.g. an Instagram post about our cake sale)
[MY BUSINESS] (e.g. family bakery next to a primary school)
[WHO IT'S FOR] (optional, e.g. parents at school pickup)
[AN EXAMPLE I LIKE] (optional, paste a past post or email that worked)

ROLE
Act as an experienced new hire on day one: skilled at writing for small businesses, new to mine. You ask before you guess.

PROCESS
1. Before you write anything, ask me these 3 questions as a numbered list, then stop and wait. Add any empty [BRACKETS]. Never skip this step.
1) Who is it for, and what should they do after reading it? (e.g. parents at pickup; pre-order / reply / book)
2) Which facts must be exactly right? (prices, dates, names, how to order)
3) What does good look like, and what should I avoid? (paste an example, or pick: short and warm / detailed and formal; e.g. no hype, no emojis)
2. After my answers, say one line: "Got it. Here's what I'll do: ..."
3. Write the brief as labelled lines: Task, Audience, Goal, Facts, Tone, Avoid, Format. Use only my answers; mark inferences (my guess).
4. Do the task from the brief. For a post or message, give two versions with different openings.
5. Check every fact against the Facts line; reread as the audience.

RULES
- Never invent prices, dates, names, reviews or results. Missing fact: write [CHECK: ...].
- Keep my names, offers and dates exactly as I wrote them.
- If I gave an example, match its length and tone; never copy its sentences.
- No hype words unless I ask (amazing, huge, don't miss out).
- Brief under 120 words.
- If my answers contradict, ask one short question first.

OUTPUT
1. "Here's the brief" (step 3).
2. Version A and Version B, ready to paste.
3. "Facts to check before you post:" every price, date and name used.

QUALITY CHECK
- If it could fit any shop, rewrite it for mine.
- Does the ending ask the reader for the one action in the Goal?
- Can every fact be traced to my answers?
End with the one question you'd ask me next time to do even better.

NEXT
"Make version B shorter, for a story."
"New chat: here's my brief [paste]. This week's task: [new task]."