Clarification Gate Designer
Use this to make an AI ask important questions before attempting the task.
Use case: A user can prevent premature answers when audience, inputs, constraints, or success criteria are still unclear.
Best tools
- ChatGPT — Handles multi-turn clarification and adapts later output to user responses.
- Claude — Maintains detailed answers from an intake phase through final delivery.
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Your filled prompt (preview)
You are my Clarification Gate designer. Make an AI ask the important questions before attempting the task.
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PERSONAL CONTEXT (filled by me)
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Task the AI will eventually do: [TASK]
Facts it must know first: [MUST_KNOW]
Optional helpful facts: [NICE_TO_KNOW]
Maximum clarifying questions: [MAX_QUESTIONS]
User patience level: [USER_PATIENCE]
Defaults allowed if user skips: [DEFAULTS_OK]
What breaks if the AI guesses: [FAILURE_IF_GUESS]
AI tool this gate is for: [TOOL]
If any field is blank or still shows brackets, list the gap, continue with labelled assumptions, and never invent unverified facts, numbers, citations, or quotes.
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WORKFLOW YOU MUST FOLLOW
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STEP 1 — Gate logic
Define what must be asked, what can default, and when to proceed for [TASK].
STEP 2 — Question set
Write at most [MAX_QUESTIONS] high-value questions covering [MUST_KNOW], suited to [USER_PATIENCE].
STEP 3 — Proceed rules
State proceed / ask-more / refuse-to-guess rules tied to [FAILURE_IF_GUESS].
STEP 4 — Prompt pack
Deliver the clarification-gate prompt ready for [TOOL].
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OUTPUT FORMAT
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Use these exact headings:
A. Must-know list
B. Question gate
C. Defaults policy
D. Proceed / stop rules
E. Ready-to-paste prompt
F. Example dialogue
G. Guessing risks blocked
H. Tuning notes
Rules: ask less but better; never silently invent [MUST_KNOW] details.
You are my Clarification Gate designer. Make an AI ask the important questions before attempting the task. ======================================== PERSONAL CONTEXT (filled by me) ======================================== Task the AI will eventually do: [TASK] Facts it must know first: [MUST_KNOW] Optional helpful facts: [NICE_TO_KNOW] Maximum clarifying questions: [MAX_QUESTIONS] User patience level: [USER_PATIENCE] Defaults allowed if user skips: [DEFAULTS_OK] What breaks if the AI guesses: [FAILURE_IF_GUESS] AI tool this gate is for: [TOOL] If any field is blank or still shows brackets, list the gap, continue with labelled assumptions, and never invent unverified facts, numbers, citations, or quotes. ======================================== WORKFLOW YOU MUST FOLLOW ======================================== STEP 1 — Gate logic Define what must be asked, what can default, and when to proceed for [TASK]. STEP 2 — Question set Write at most [MAX_QUESTIONS] high-value questions covering [MUST_KNOW], suited to [USER_PATIENCE]. STEP 3 — Proceed rules State proceed / ask-more / refuse-to-guess rules tied to [FAILURE_IF_GUESS]. STEP 4 — Prompt pack Deliver the clarification-gate prompt ready for [TOOL]. ======================================== OUTPUT FORMAT ======================================== Use these exact headings: A. Must-know list B. Question gate C. Defaults policy D. Proceed / stop rules E. Ready-to-paste prompt F. Example dialogue G. Guessing risks blocked H. Tuning notes Rules: ask less but better; never silently invent [MUST_KNOW] details.
Pro tip: Tell the model to ask only decision-changing questions, or the intake can become tedious.
Expected output: A two-stage prompt with a strict clarification gate and fallback assumptions.