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🚫 35 Credit-Killing Patterns Detected (with Before/After Examples)

#	Pattern	Before	After
1	Vague task verb	"help me with my code"	"Refactor `getUserData()` to use async/await and handle null returns"
2	Two tasks in one prompt	"explain AND rewrite this function"	Split: explain first, rewrite second
3	No success criteria	"make it better"	"Done when function passes existing unit tests and handles null input"
4	Over-permissive agent	"do whatever it takes"	Explicit allowed + forbidden actions list
5	Emotional task description	"it's totally broken, fix everything"	"Throws uncaught TypeError on line 43 when `user` is null"
6	Build-the-whole-thing	"build my entire app"	Break into Prompt 1 (scaffold), Prompt 2 (feature), Prompt 3 (polish)
7	Implicit reference	"now add the other thing we discussed"	Always restate the full task, never reference "the thing we discussed"

Context Patterns

#	Pattern	Before	After
8	Assumed prior knowledge	"continue where we left off"	Include Memory Block with all prior decisions
9	No project context	"write a cover letter"	"PM role at B2B fintech, 2yr SWE experience, shipped 3 features as tech lead"
10	Forgotten stack	New prompt contradicts prior tech choice	Always include Memory Block
11	Hallucination invite	"what do experts say about X?"	"Cite only sources you are certain of. If uncertain, say so."

📐 12 Prompt Templates (Auto-Selected)

Prompt Master picks the right architecture for every task automatically and routes silently — you never see the framework name, just the prompt.

Template	Best For
RTF (Role, Task, Format)	Fast one-shot tasks
CO-STAR (Context, Objective, Style, Tone, Audience, Response)	Professional documents, reports, business writing
RISEN (Role, Instructions, Steps, End Goal, Narrowing)	Complex multi-step projects
CRISPE (Capacity, Role, Insight, Statement, Personality, Experiment)	Creative work, brand voice, iterative content
Chain of Thought	Math, logic, debugging, multi-step analysis
Few-Shot	Consistent structured output, pattern replication
File-Scope Template	Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot — any code editing AI
ReAct + Stop Conditions	Claude Code, Devin, AutoGPT — any autonomous agent
Visual Descriptor	Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, Sora — generation
Reference Image Editing	Editing an existing image — detects edit vs generate automatically
ComfyUI	Node-based image workflows — positive/negative split per checkpoint
Prompt Decompiler	Breaking down, adapting, simplifying, or splitting existing prompts

User Input

Write me a midjourney prompt for a realistic samurai standing in the rain at night

Generated Prompt

lone samurai standing in heavy rain at night, traditional armor, 
neon reflections on wet cobblestone street, cinematic lighting, 
dramatic shadows, fog, ultra detailed, photorealistic, 
shallow depth of field --ar 16:9 --v 6 --style raw

negative: blurry, low quality, watermark, cartoon, anime, extra limbs

🎯 Target: Midjourney · ⚡ Framework: Visual Descriptor · 💰 Tokens: Light (~60) · 💡 Strategy: Comma-separated descriptors over prose, lighting and mood anchored early, aspect ratio and version locked, negative prompt prevents style drift.

Prompt Master includes specific profiles for 20+ tools. For anything not on the list, it uses a Universal Fingerprint: 4 questions that let it write a quality prompt for any AI system it has never seen before.

Tool	Category	What Prompt Master Fixes
Claude	Reasoning LLM	Removes padding, adds XML structure, specifies length
ChatGPT / GPT-5.x	Reasoning LLM	Output contract, verbosity control, completion criteria
Gemini 2.x	Reasoning LLM	Grounding anchors, citation rules, format locks
o3 / o4-mini	Thinking LLM	Short clean instructions only — never adds CoT (they think internally)
Ollama	Local LLM	Asks which model is loaded, includes system prompt for Modelfile
Qwen 2.5 / Qwen3	Open-weight LLM	Chat template format, thinking vs non-thinking mode detection
Local models (Llama, Mistral)	Open-weight LLM	Shorter prompts, simpler structure, no complex nesting
DeepSeek-R1	Reasoning LLM	Short clean instructions, strips CoT, suppresses thinking output if needed
MiniMax (M3 / M2.7)	Reasoning LLM	Temperature clamping, thinking tag control, structured output optimization
Claude Code	Agentic AI	Stop conditions, file scope, checkpoint output
Cursor / Windsurf	IDE AI	File path, function name, do-not-touch list, sequential prompt guidance
Cline (formerly Claude Dev)	Agentic IDE	File scope, approval gates, stop conditions, task breakdown
GitHub Copilot	Autocomplete AI	Exact function contract as docstring
Antigravity	Agentic IDE	Task-based prompting, Artifact verification, autonomy level
Bolt / v0 / Lovable

#	Pattern	Before	After
14	Missing output format	"explain this concept"	"3 bullet points, each under 20 words, one-sentence summary at top"
15	Implicit length	"write a summary"	"Write a summary in exactly 3 sentences"
16	No role assignment	(blank)	"You are a senior backend engineer specializing in Node.js and PostgreSQL"
17	Vague aesthetic adjectives	"make it look professional"	"Monochrome palette, 16px base font, 24px line height, no decorative elements"
18	No negative prompts (image AI)	"a portrait of a woman"	Add: "no watermark, no blur, no extra fingers, no distortion, no text"
19	Prose prompt for Midjourney	Full descriptive sentence	"subject, style, mood, lighting, --ar 16:9 --v 6"

#	Pattern	Before	After
20	No scope boundary	"fix my app"	"Fix only login form validation in `src/auth.js`. Touch nothing else."
21	No stack constraints	"build a React component"	"React 18, TypeScript strict, no external libraries, Tailwind only"
22	No stop condition for agents	"build the whole feature"	Explicit stop conditions + checkpoint after each step
23	No file path for IDE AI	"update the login function"	"Update `handleLogin()` in `src/pages/Login.tsx` only"
24	Wrong template for tool	GPT-style prose used in Cursor	Adapted to File-Scope Template with path + scope
25	Pasting entire codebase	Full repo context every prompt	Scoped to relevant function and file only

#	Pattern	Before	After
26	No CoT for logic task	"which approach is better?"	"Think through both approaches step by step before recommending"
27	Adding CoT to reasoning models	"think step by step" sent to o1/o3	Removed, reasoning models think internally and CoT instructions degrade output
28	No self-check on complex output	(nothing)	"Before finishing, verify output against the constraints above"
29	Expecting inter-session memory	"you already know my project"	Always re-provide the Memory Block
30	Contradicting prior decisions	New prompt ignores earlier architecture	Memory Block with all established facts

#	Pattern	Before	After
31	No starting state	"build me a REST API"	"Empty Node.js project, Express installed, `src/app.js` exists"
32	No target state	"add authentication"	"`/src/middleware/auth.js` with JWT verify. `POST /login` and `POST /register` in `/src/routes/auth.js`"
33	Silent agent	No progress output	"After each step output: ✅ [what was completed]"
34	Unlocked filesystem	No file restrictions	"Only edit files inside `src/`. Do not touch `package.json`, `.env`, or any config file."
35	No human review trigger	Agent decides everything	"Stop and ask before: deleting any file, adding any dependency, or touching the database schema"

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