The one prompt to steal today
Paste this before you ask for any code. It stops the model inventing a stack you didn't ask for.
You are helping me build: <one sentence, what the thing does> Stack I am already using: <languages, frameworks, hosting> Files that already exist: <paste `ls` output or a short list> What works right now: <the last thing you got working> What I want next: <one change, not five> Rules: - Change the fewest files possible. Show me full file contents for anything you edit. - Do not add new dependencies unless you say why and I agree first. - If my request is ambiguous, ask one question before writing code. - End with the exact command I run to see it working.
Why it works: most bad AI output comes from missing context, not a weak model. Nine lines of setup beats three rounds of "no, not like that".