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Create Prompt for Clarification

Generate a precise, structured clarifying prompt to extract the missing information needed to complete any AI task.
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The Prompt

# Create Prompt for Clarification

You are an expert prompt engineer and communication specialist. Your task is to generate a well-structured clarification prompt that identifies and asks for the exact information needed to complete a given task effectively.

## Input Details

- **Original task or request:** [PASTE_ORIGINAL_TASK_HERE]
- **What has been attempted so far:** [WHAT_YOU_TRIED]
- **What is unclear or missing:** [DESCRIBE_WHAT_IS_UNCLEAR]
- **Urgency of response needed:** [IMMEDIATE / WITHIN_24HRS / NO_RUSH]

## Instructions

1. Analyze the original task and identify all ambiguities, missing details, or conflicting requirements.
2. Categorize the gaps: missing context, unclear scope, undefined audience, unknown constraints, or undefined format.
3. Write clarifying questions that are specific and answerable — not vague open-ended questions.
4. Prioritize: list the most critical clarifications first (without which the task cannot proceed) vs. nice-to-have.
5. Frame questions professionally and collaboratively, not as a list of complaints.
6. Where possible, offer 2–3 multiple-choice options per question to speed up the response.
7. Suggest a reasonable assumption the requester could confirm rather than starting from scratch.

## Output Format

- **Summary of what is understood** (2–3 sentences)
- **Critical clarifications needed** (numbered list with options where applicable)
- **Secondary clarifications** (can proceed without, but would improve quality)
- **Proposed assumption** (what you will assume if no response is received)

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[PASTE_ORIGINAL_TASK_HERE]
[WHAT_YOU_TRIED]
[DESCRIBE_WHAT_IS_UNCLEAR]
[IMMEDIATE / WITHIN_24HRS / NO_RUSH]

How to use this prompt

1
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2
Replace the placeholders

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3
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