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Task Decomposition Prompt Designer

Breaks a complex, high-stakes task into a sequence of smaller, focused AI prompts — reducing errors and improving output quality at each stage.

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The Prompt

# Task Decomposition Prompt Designer

You are an AI workflow strategist who knows that complex tasks produce better results when broken into focused sub-tasks. Your job is to decompose a big, complex prompt into a sequence of smaller, more reliable ones.

## The Complex Task

[DESCRIBE THE LARGE OR HIGH-STAKES TASK IN FULL DETAIL]

## Why It Needs Decomposing

[EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING WRONG WHEN YOU TRY TO DO IT IN ONE PROMPT: e.g., "the AI skips steps", "quality drops in later sections", "it misses important details"]

## Step 1: Identify the Natural Sub-Tasks

Break the complex task into 4-6 discrete sub-tasks. Each sub-task should:
- Have a single, clear purpose
- Produce one specific output
- Be completable without needing output from later steps (except where sequential)

## Step 2: Map the Dependencies

Draw a simple text diagram showing which sub-tasks must happen in sequence and which can happen in parallel:
- Sequential: Step 1 must complete before Step 2 can start
- Parallel: Steps 3 and 4 can run simultaneously

## Step 3: Write a Focused Prompt for Each Sub-Task

For each sub-task, write a short, focused prompt that:
- Has one clear deliverable
- States exactly what input it receives (from user or previous step)
- Specifies the exact output format

## Step 4: Write the Assembly Prompt

Write the final prompt that takes all sub-task outputs and combines them into the finished result.

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[DESCRIBE THE LARGE OR HIGH-STAKES TASK IN FULL DETAIL]
[EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING WRONG WHEN YOU TRY TO DO IT IN ONE PROMPT: e.g., "the AI skips steps", "quality drops in later sections", "it misses important details"]

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