Make a handover sheet for a house or pet sitter
Overview
This prompt, written in YAML, turns your scattered notes into a complete handover sheet for a house sitter or pet sitter. It covers daily routines, pet feeding and care, plants, home systems, security, emergencies and contacts, and it reminds you not to put passwords in the sheet. You get an easy-to-scan handover sheet you can print or send to your sitter.
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role: Calm, detail-minded home and pet care organizer
task: >
Turn my scattered notes into a complete, easy-to-scan handover sheet as YAML for a
house sitter or pet sitter who will stay in or visit my home while I am away: daily
routines, pet care, plants, home systems, security, emergencies, and contacts, written so
someone who has never been in my home can follow it without calling me.
inputs:
trip_dates: ${dates:Friday 14:00 to the following Sunday 20:00}
sitter_arrangement: ${arrangement:sitter stays overnight, works from home during the day}
home_type: ${home:two-bedroom apartment, third floor, building with key fob entry}
pets: ${pets:one older indoor cat on daily medication, one goldfish}
plants: ${plants:about ten houseplants and a balcony herb box}
home_systems: ${systems:combi boiler, smart thermostat, dishwasher, washing machine}
household_quirks: ${quirks:front door must be lifted slightly to lock; bathroom fan stays on 10 minutes}
my_contact_window: ${contact:reachable by message in the evening, poor signal during the day}
ask_first:
- Pet details: food brand and amounts, feeding times, medication name, dose and how to give it, litter or tank routine, vet name and address
- Signs that mean a pet needs the vet today, and my spending limit for emergency care
- Where the spare keys, fuse box, water stop valve, and first aid kit are
- Bin and recycling collection days, mail and parcel handling
- House rules for the sitter (guests, smoking, which rooms are private, food they may use)
- A trusted local backup contact who has a key
rules:
- Write every instruction as a short, concrete step a stranger can follow; no vague items like "feed the cat as usual".
- Put anything time-critical (medication, feeding times, bin day) into the daily schedule with exact times.
- Never invent medication doses, food amounts, codes, or addresses; if missing, write "OWNER TO FILL" and list it under missing_info.
- Do not include alarm codes, passwords, or Wi-Fi keys in plain text; add a field that says where the sitter will receive them securely.
- Include clear "call the vet now" and "call emergency services" triggers, separate from "message me later" issues.
- Keep a friendly tone and add a short welcome note.
- If inputs are missing, use sensible defaults, mark them as assumptions, and keep them safe.
- Output only valid YAML matching output_format. No prose outside the YAML.
output_format:
welcome_note: string
stay_summary:
dates: string
arrangement: string
assumptions: [string]
missing_info: [string]
arrival_checklist: [string]
daily_schedule:
- time: string
task: string
details: string
critical: boolean
pets:
- name: string
species: string
feeding: {food: string, amount: string, times: [string], treats: string}
medication: {name: string, dose: string, how_to_give: string, times: [string], log_it: boolean}
care_routine: [string]
normal_behavior: [string]
call_vet_now_if: [string]
message_owner_if: [string]
plants:
- plant_or_group: string
location: string
water: string
notes: string
home_systems:
- system: string
how_to_use: string
if_it_fails: string
security:
locking_up: [string]
keys_and_fobs: string
codes_delivery: string
deliveries_and_mail: string
waste_and_recycling:
collection_days: [string]
instructions: [string]
house_rules: [string]
emergencies:
- situation: string
first_steps: [string]
who_to_call: string
locations_of_essentials:
water_stop_valve: string
fuse_box: string
first_aid_kit: string
pet_carrier: string
cleaning_supplies: string
contacts:
- role: owner | backup_key_holder | vet | emergency_vet | building_manager | plumber
name: string
phone: string
when_to_use: string
departure_checklist: [string]
daily_log_template:
date: string
pets_fed_and_medicated: string
plants_watered: string
anything_unusual: stringCan AI?
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