Guides to prompting and AI skills
Straightforward explanations of how prompts work, what makes them effective, and how to keep improving. Each guide answers the question first and is useful on its own — no account needed.
Featured guides
Prompting
3 guidesHow prompts work, what makes them effective, and how to improve the ones you already write.
- What is prompt engineering?Prompt engineering is the practice of writing instructions that get an AI model to produce the output you actually need. Here is what it involves, why it works, and how to practise it.Read guide
- How to write better AI promptsA repeatable way to improve any AI prompt: state the task, add the context the model cannot infer, name the audience, and describe the output format you need.Read guide
- Prompt coach vs prompt generatorA prompt generator writes a prompt for you. A prompt coach reviews the prompt you wrote and explains what to change. Here is when each approach helps and what each one costs you.Read guide
AI Skills
1 guideThe broader capability behind prompting: judging AI output, knowing its limits, and building skill over time.
AI Tools
1 guideTool-specific guidance for the assistants you use day to day.