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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.
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.
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[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"]
How to use this prompt
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Replace the placeholders
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Paste into GPT-4o
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