Agent Prompt Pack: Starter

Copy-paste prompts that work. Fill the [brackets], then tune one line at a time. Grouped by what you're trying to do.

Email & inbox

• Triage: "Sort these emails into needs-me-today, can-wait, FYI, ignore. For needs-me-today, draft a one-line reply."
• Reply in my voice: "Reply to this message in [tone]. Be warm, concise, specific. Offer exactly one next step."
• Unsubscribe-worthy: "List senders I haven't opened in 90 days and draft nothing — just the list."

Writing

• Summarize: "Summarize this for someone with 60 seconds: the point, the 3 things that matter, what to do next."
• Rewrite: "Rewrite this to be clearer and 30% shorter without losing meaning."
• Outline: "Turn this brain-dump into a clean outline with headings and one line per point."

Research

• Brief: "Research [question]. Triangulate 3+ sources, cite inline, and flag anything unverified."
• Compare: "Compare [A] vs [B] on [criteria]. Give a table and a one-line recommendation."

Work & ops

• Status update: "From this activity, write a status: shipped, in progress, blocked, at risk. Lead with risks. Under 200 words."
• Meeting → actions: "From this transcript: 3-sentence summary, decisions, action items with owners."
• SOP: "Turn this messy process into a numbered SOP with decision points and approval gates."

Decisions

• Pros/cons: "Steelman both sides of [decision], then give your recommendation and the biggest risk."
• Pre-mortem: "Assume [plan] failed in 6 months. List the 5 most likely reasons."

*This is the starter set. Tune each to your data and voice — the bracketed parts are where your edge lives.*