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Have AI interview you about a routine task and write it up as an SOP file

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Paste one prompt, answer its questions one at a time, review the SOP file, then point the AI at it to run the task

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  1. Paste this prompt: 'I want to create an SOP file for a task I do regularly and want you to handle for me going forward. Start by asking me which task we're working on. Then ask me questions about how I normally complete it, one at a time, until you understand every step well enough that another person could do the task without asking me anything. Keep asking until I tell you we're done. Then write the SOP using this template: ## Input (You are my [task] consultant. Before starting, ask me the questions you need answered, one at a time, including session-specific details such as client, product, deadline, goal. Only start once you have everything.) ## Steps (numbered, 2-3 sentences each) ## Output (what the finished result looks like). Show me the file and wait for my confirmation before saving it.'
  2. Name the task.
  3. Answer the questions one at a time.
  4. Tell the AI when you are done.
  5. Review the file before you approve saving it.
  6. To run the task later, point the AI at the file and tell it to do what is inside.
  7. Use it for a task you repeat often and want an assistant to handle the same way each time. Review the file before saving, since it becomes the instructions the AI follows.
  8. Note: Steps from OpenTacit's technique page, credited to Omer Feinholtz (CC BY 4.0).
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# Paste one prompt, answer its questions one at a time, review the SOP file, then point the AI at it to run the task

Job: [Have AI interview you about a routine task and write it up as an SOP file](https://aiagents.org/canai/interview-yourself-into-an-sop-file)

## Need

- AI agent

## Steps

1. Paste this prompt: 'I want to create an SOP file for a task I do regularly and want you to handle for me going forward. Start by asking me which task we're working on. Then ask me questions about how I normally complete it, one at a time, until you understand every step well enough that another person could do the task without asking me anything. Keep asking until I tell you we're done. Then write the SOP using this template: ## Input (You are my [task] consultant. Before starting, ask me the questions you need answered, one at a time, including session-specific details such as client, product, deadline, goal. Only start once you have everything.) ## Steps (numbered, 2-3 sentences each) ## Output (what the finished result looks like). Show me the file and wait for my confirmation before saving it.'
2. Name the task.
3. Answer the questions one at a time.
4. Tell the AI when you are done.
5. Review the file before you approve saving it.
6. To run the task later, point the AI at the file and tell it to do what is inside.
7. Use it for a task you repeat often and want an assistant to handle the same way each time. Review the file before saving, since it becomes the instructions the AI follows.
8. Note: Steps from OpenTacit's technique page, credited to Omer Feinholtz (CC BY 4.0).

## Credit

Method author OpenTacit (Omer Feinholtz; CC BY 4.0)
Source: https://opentacit.com/t/have-the-ai-interview-you-into-an-sop-file/

Method author OpenTacit (Omer Feinholtz; CC BY 4.0)Source

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