The six-part prompt skeleton

Rung 1 of 10 · RTO — Role · Task · Output

The move · RTO — Role · Task · Output

The one structure under every great prompt: Role → Context → Task → Constraints → Output → Examples. Six brackets to fill. Everything else in Flint is this skeleton, practiced.

ROLE: You are a [specific expert].
CONTEXT: [What's going on, who it's for.]
TASK: [The one concrete thing to do.]
CONSTRAINTS: [Length, tone, what to avoid.]
OUTPUT: [Bullets / table / email / etc.]
EXAMPLES: [One sample of 'good,' if you have one.]

Your turn

Take a task you asked AI to do this week — badly. Rewrite the request using all six parts of the skeleton.

Remember: the AI sees only your prompt — not this page. If the situation isn't in your prompt, it doesn't exist.