# Turn a rough request into a powerful prompt

Rewrites your idea into a clear, complete prompt — and asks what's missing first.

- Topic: Working with AI
- Framework: Chain-of-Thought
- Level: Standard
- Tags: AI & Prompting, Write, Fill-in Template, Interactive, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/turn-a-rough-request-into-a-powerful-prompt

## Prompt

```text
Help me turn a rough request into an excellent prompt.

**What I want the AI to do:** [ROUGH REQUEST]
**Which AI tool (optional):** [ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini / image or video model]
**Who the output is for and how I'll use it:** [CONTEXT]

Process:
1. Ask me up to 5 questions about anything that would change the result (audience, inputs, constraints, format, examples of good output). Wait for my answers.
2. Write the improved prompt with: the goal, context, inputs (as clearly marked [PLACEHOLDERS]), step-by-step instructions where they help, constraints, and the exact output format.
3. Explain the 3 changes that matter most.
4. Give a shorter version for quick use.

Keep it as simple as possible — no fake expert personas or filler instructions that don't change the result.
```

## What to fill in

- ROUGH REQUEST
- ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini / image or video model
- CONTEXT
- PLACEHOLDERS

Free to copy and use. From ThinkWithPrompt (https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/), a library of 2,663 curated AI prompts.