Operational Excellence

Prompt Cheat Best Practices

These principles were distilled from the Prompt Cheat extension so you can deliver consistent, high-quality prompts across every AI platform.

Prompt Design

Author with reuse in mind

Prompt Cheat thrives on reusable templates—craft them so anyone on your team can drop them into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini without editing.

  • Use action-based titles (Audit Marketing Email) to speed up search.
  • Embed variables ($SELECTION, $AUDIENCE) to avoid rewriting inputs.
  • Add context sections (Goal → Inputs → Output) for clarity.
  • Create localized variants instead of stuffing multiple languages into one template.

Template Checklist

  • Title explains the outcome.
  • Category ties to workflow (Writing, Engineering, Ops…).
  • Tags highlight tone or audience.
  • Variables cover any dynamic inputs.
  • Example output included when relevant.

Structure

Keep the library predictable

Categories

Map categories to deliverables or functions (Product, Support, Growth). Audit them monthly so new prompts never land in “Other”.

Tags

Use 2–4 tags max (tone, audience, stage) so filters stay meaningful: e.g., Concise, Executive, Bugfix.

Usage Counts

Review high-usage prompts in the floating panel weekly. Promote them to the cloud sync list so they follow you to every laptop.

Flow State

Work inside supported AI tabs

  • Pin the Prompt Cheat panel with Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P before long sessions.
  • Search by keywords, then narrow using category dropdown + tag chips.
  • Use the copy icon to send prompts into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini without touching the clipboard.
  • Duplicate prompts for experiments instead of rewriting the “winning” version.

Popup Discipline

Maintain quality in the popup

  • Log context, inputs, and example outputs while the task is fresh.
  • Toggle ☁️ only on prompts that drive outcomes; leave experiments local.
  • Document significant edits in the prompt notes field so teammates understand intent.
  • Run npm run format before pushing popup or panel copy updates to keep strings linted.

Protection

Safeguard your prompt IP

Backups

  • Export JSON weekly and store it in your team’s shared drive.
  • Before major refactors, export and commit the JSON snapshot for traceability.
  • Remember: Chrome sync mirrors key prompts but keeps a 100KB cap; backups are the full truth.

Privacy

  • Prompt Cheat never transmits data to external servers—everything is in local or Chrome sync storage.
  • Use Chrome profiles to separate client libraries.
  • Do not store secrets; reference them indirectly (e.g., “see secure note”).

Ship prompts that scale with your team.

Pair this playbook with the Prompt Cheat User Guide and FAQ to onboard every operator in under 10 minutes.

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