Prompts for Development & IT 10 Prompts

• Narrow down an error step by step

  Prompt for systematic debugging: hypotheses and checks first, then a minimal change.

  Tests & bugs · Advanced

• Draft project rules for a coding agent

  Prompt for a short rules file such as AGENTS.md that records your project's commands, limits and conventions.

  Prototypes & setup · Pro

• Explain a stack trace

  Prompt for an explanation of a long error message: what happened, where in your code and what to check first.

  Tests & bugs · Beginner

• Write a precise task for a coding agent

  Prompt for a clear brief to a coding agent with goal, limits and acceptance criteria.

  Prototypes & setup · Advanced

• Explain unfamiliar code

  Prompt for a step-by-step explanation of unfamiliar code, at your level and with the pitfalls pointed out.

  Code & review · Beginner

• Unit tests for a function

  Prompt for useful tests of a function: normal cases, edge cases and error cases in your project's style.

  Tests & bugs · Advanced

• Code review with priorities

  Prompt for a code review that puts the important things first: bugs, security, readability, split into must and could.

  Code & review · Advanced

• Landing page with HTML and CSS

  Prompt for a simple, fast landing page in one file, mobile first, accessible and without heavy frameworks.

  Prototypes & setup · Beginner

• Design a data model

  Prompt for a first data model for your app: tables, fields, relations and open questions.

  Prototypes & setup · Advanced

• SQL query from a question

  Prompt for an SQL query from a plain-language question, with an explanation of what the query does.

  Code & review · Beginner