AI assistant setupFree templateAdded 29 Aug 2026
Set out what an AI assistant should do, what it can use and who takes over from it.
Use it when You want an AI assistant to help with a regular task and need its job, inputs and handover agreed before you choose a tool.
It is a simple text file. Open it in any text editor, or paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and ask for help filling it in.
Fill in the blanks for your business. This is what you get when you download or copy it.
What recurring job does this agent support? Name the business outcome, not a vague capability.
Describe the exact result, format, audience, and quality standard.
Name the next owner, the decision they need to make, and the evidence they should receive.
A made-up example, so you can see what a filled-in version looks like.
This is an illustrative scenario, not a client case study or a measured result. Do not reuse its details as facts about your work.
An editorial team wants help preparing a review brief from approved draft notes.
Demonstration inputs only: approved draft notes are available; the editorial lead makes publication decisions; the publisher receives approved copy.
Prepare an editorial review brief from approved draft notes.
Only the attached draft and approved reference notes.
Return a summary, unresolved claims and questions for the editorial lead.
Do not invent evidence, choose a publication date, edit live systems or publish. If references are missing, label the gap and stop the affected claim.
[Name the editorial lead] reviews the brief. The publisher receives copy only after explicit approval.
Include one unsupported claim in a safe sample. Expected behaviour: flag the claim and request evidence. Test result: not yet recorded.
The job is specific; inputs and exclusions are explicit; the sample test includes a stop condition; the receiving owner is named.
A well-written brief does not prove runtime reliability or grant access to tools. Test it in the intended environment. Keep consequential actions with the named human owner.
A well-written brief does not prove runtime reliability or grant access to tools. Test it in the intended environment.
Version 1.1 adds setup guidance, an illustrative example and a review checklist. Provider-neutral Markdown instructions; no installation or platform compatibility is implied. Runtime behaviour has not been verified across AI providers. Reuse terms have not yet been published.