# The Art of the Prompt

> A beginner's guide to effective AI prompting — ten short modules that take a reader from "what is a prompt" to building prompt systems, automations and team-scale prompt libraries. Platform-agnostic: the principles work with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and every major AI system. Revised and Expanded Edition.

Author/publisher: Lumina Project (Jamie Gray, co-author)
Site: https://www.theartoftheprompt.co.uk/
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## Core definitions
- A prompt is a decision in disguise: a structured invitation for the AI to participate in a specific kind of thinking. It tells the model who to be, what to do, what to care about, what output is expected, and how to prioritise.
- A prompt is not a question, a search query, a magic spell, a wish, or merely a command.
- Six core elements of a prompt: Role, Task, Context, Format, Constraints, Examples.
- Five prompt types: Instructional, Generative, Transformational, Interrogative, Iterative.

## Modules
1. What a Prompt Actually Is
2. Prompt Chaining: How to Think, Write and Build in Sequence
3. Refinement: Why the First Draft Isn't the Answer
4. From Prompts to Systems
5. Reframing: One Idea, Many Frames
6. Debugging: When the Output's Off
7. Learning with AI
8. Prompting as Design
9. From Prompting to Automation
10. From Personal Mastery to Scale

## Scope
Educational material on working with large language models. Not professional, legal, financial or medical advice.