How To Structure AI Planning Prompts

The skeleton

1. 1

   Role — who AI is acting as

2. 2

   Goal — what the plan must achieve

3. 3

   Constraints — budget, time, skills, technology

4. 4

   Inputs — relevant facts, data, history

5. 5

   Output — format, length, sections, tone

6. 6

   Quality criteria — what makes the answer good or bad

Why each part matters

Without role, you get average. Without constraints, you get fantasy. Without output shape, you get prose where you wanted a table. Without quality criteria, you cannot tell AI to try again.