ChatbotsClarifying strategy

Smart clarifying question strategy

Use to teach a bot to ask the fewest, smartest questions before answering a vague request.

The prompt
prompt.txt
Write a clarifying-question strategy section for an assistant.

Domain: {{domain}}
Typical vague requests: {{vague_requests}}

Define rules so the assistant:
- Asks a clarifying question only when an answer would meaningfully change.
- Asks at most {{max_questions}} questions, the most decision-relevant first, one at a time.
- Offers sensible default assumptions instead of asking when the impact is low, and states the assumption.
- Never interrogates the user with a long form.
- Proceeds to a best-effort answer once it has enough to be useful.

Include 2 worked examples turning a vague request into one good clarifying question. Output the strategy section.

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Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{domain}}
  • {{vague_requests}}
  • {{max_questions}}
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Claude Opus 4.8GPT-5Gemini 2.5 Pro
Tags
#conversation#system-prompt#ux#clarity

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