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Steps two and six of the manual say load a real brief and run a fixed adversary against every output. This is the actual set of briefs Stan loads, written out, versioned, and packaged so you stop re-explaining yourself to the model every morning. Strategy memo, board pre-read, term-sheet stress-test, hire-letter draft, exit conversation prep.
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What it is
The Prompt System is a small set of named brief blocks, each one loaded as the first message in the chat where you do that kind of work. A brief carries the role, the audience, the format, what good looks like, and the lines the model must refuse to cross. Write it once, reuse it forever.
Paired with each brief is the adversary prompt that stress-tests its output, and the verdict pattern that tells you whether the result is safe to act on. Brief, example, verdict. Three parts per block.
Most operators retype the same context every time they open a chat: who they are, who the output is for, what tone to hit, what to leave out. That tax runs about an hour a week and produces slightly different results each time because the framing drifts. A named brief removes the tax and holds the framing steady.
This is not a pack of clever one-liners. It is the set of working briefs behind real operator output, with the adversary and the verdict that keep each one honest.
What is inside
01 · Strategy memo
Frames the situation, the options, and the recommendation in a shape a busy reader can act on. Ships with the adversary that asks which option the memo is quietly avoiding, and the verdict line that says whether it survived.
02 · Board pre-read
Built for a reader who has eight minutes and a strong opinion. The adversary checks for the number with no source and the claim that will not survive a director's question.
03 · Term-sheet stress-test
Pulls control, economics, and exit mechanics into plain language. The adversary names the term the draft treats as standard when it is not. Pairs with a human read before you sign anything.
04 · Hire-letter draft
Drafts the letter and the framing of expectations. The adversary checks whether the role is described as it actually is, or as the org wishes it were.
05 · Exit conversation prep
Prepares the structure, the lines, and the responses to the three reactions you can predict. The adversary asks what you are hoping the other person will not say.
Who it is for
If your week contains memos, board reads, deal terms, hiring, and the occasional hard conversation, these are the briefs that turn AI from a blank box into a junior who already knows the format. It assumes you have read the manual and understand why the adversary and the verdict matter as much as the brief.
It is not for someone who wants a prompt for everything. Five briefs that you actually load beat five hundred you scroll past. The system is deliberately small.
Use it now
Use this page to understand the shape, the trigger, and the owner-side decision before you bring the problem into advisory.
The five briefs are in daily use. What is still settling is the example output and verdict pattern attached to each one, written so a reader who has never sat in the engagement can still tell a good result from a fluent wrong one.
If you want the working set now, the route is to apply. Advisory clients run the live briefs inside the engagement, and the standalone library goes to that list first.
What this is not
A strong brief gets you a faster, cleaner draft and a stress-test that catches the obvious failures. It does not tell you whether the memo is answering the right question, or whether the term you accepted is the one that costs you the company in three years. That read belongs to a person in the situation. The manual names the line; the advisory is where it gets crossed.
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Application-gated. Personal reply within 48 hours. Advisory clients use the working briefs inside the engagement before the standalone set ships.
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