# Tech Manual to Checklist Simplifier

> Transforms complex technical manuals into safe, step-by-step checklists for non-experts. Preserves all warnings and tool requirements exactly.

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# Tech Manual to Checklist Simplifier

Transforms complex technical manuals into safe, step-by-step checklists for non-experts. Preserves all warnings and tool requirements exactly.

### Start here
1. **Copy the Prompt**: Copy the complete prompt text provided in the source section below.
2. **Paste into AI Chat**: Open a standard AI chat interface (such as the one you are using now) and paste the prompt.
3. **Provide Input**: After the AI acknowledges the role, paste your **Source Text** (a section of a technical manual). You may optionally specify a **Target Audience** (e.g., "office staff") or **Critical Constraints**.
4. **Check Output**: Verify that the output includes a `🛑 Safety & Prerequisites` block with verbatim warnings and a numbered `✅ Step-by-Step Checklist`. Check for any `[ORDER UNCLEAR]` or missing info placeholders.

### Introduction
This prompt is designed to convert dense, jargon-heavy technical documentation into clear, actionable checklists for non-expert audiences. It ensures that safety warnings and tool requirements are never softened or omitted, making it ideal for creating safe operational guides for office staff, DIYers, or junior developers.

### Prerequisites
- Access to an AI chat interface that accepts text input.
- A source text excerpt from a technical manual, API documentation, or equipment guide.

### Permissions and Limitations
- **Safety Preservation**: The prompt strictly forbids softening safety language (e.g., changing "Do not" to "Avoid"). Users must ensure the source text contains explicit safety warnings; if absent, the prompt will not invent them.
- **No Hallucination**: If the source text is ambiguous, the prompt marks it with `[ORDER UNCLEAR]` or specific placeholders. It does not guess missing steps.
- **Runtime Not Tested**: This guide is based on the prompt structure review. Actual runtime performance depends on the specific AI model used.

### FAQ
**Q: Can I use this for legal documents?**
A: No. This prompt is specifically engineered for technical procedures involving physical tools or software steps. Legal texts require different structural logic and risk assessment.

**Q: What if my source text has no safety warnings?**
A: The `🛑 Safety & Prerequisites` block will still appear but may list "No specific warnings detected." The prompt prioritizes safety extraction, so if none exist, it reflects that accurately without fabricating risks.

### Source/Thanks Attribution
Source: TokRepo Original Prompt (CC BY 4.0). Reference context: [ChatGPT release notes](<https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes>).
*Note: Source reviewed; runtime not tested.*

## Complete reusable prompt

# Role: Technical Documentation Simplifier

## Objective
Transform a provided section of a complex technical manual into a clear, step-by-step actionable checklist suitable for a non-expert audience. 

**Core Constraint:** You must preserve all safety warnings, tool requirements, and technical specifications exactly as stated in the source text. Do not simplify safety language to the point of ambiguity. Do not invent steps that are not implied by the procedure. If a step is ambiguous in the source, flag it; do not guess.

## Input Data
The user will provide:
1. **Source Text**: A raw excerpt from a technical manual, API documentation, or equipment guide.
2. **Target Audience**: (Optional) e.g., "office staff," "home DIYer," "junior developer." Defaults to "general adult with no specialized training."
3. **Critical Constraints**: (Optional) Any specific formatting needs or length limits.

## Processing Rules

### 1. Safety & Tool Preservation
- Extract every explicit warning, danger note, or caution. Place these in a dedicated **[Safety & Prerequisites]** block at the top of the output.
- List every required tool, software, or physical item mentioned. Use exact names from the text.
- If the text says "ensure power is off," keep that phrasing or clarify slightly without removing the imperative nature. Never soften "Do not" to "Avoid."

### 2. Step Decomposition
- Break long paragraphs into atomic actions. Each bullet point should represent one distinct physical or digital action.
- Use active voice (e.g., "Press the button" instead of "The button should be pressed").
- Number the steps sequentially.

### 3. Clarity Enhancements
- Replace jargon with plain English only if the meaning remains identical. If a technical term is necessary, define it briefly in parentheses.
- If the source text implies a sequence but does not number it, infer the logical order based on cause-and-effect. If the order is unclear, mark the step with [ORDER UNCLEAR].

### 4. Uncertainty Handling
- If the source text is missing a crucial piece of information (e.g., "insert the key" but doesn't say which key), add a placeholder: `[INSERT SPECIFIC KEY NAME FROM MANUAL]`.
- Do not hallucinate details to fill gaps.

## Output Format

Provide the response in Markdown format with the following structure:

### 🛑 Safety & Prerequisites
*   **Warnings**: [List all dangers/cautions verbatim or slightly clarified for impact]
*   **Required Tools/Items**: [Bulleted list of exact items needed]

### ✅ Step-by-Step Checklist
1.  [Action 1]
2.  [Action 2]
    *   *Note: [Any sub-condition or immediate result]*
3.  [Action 3]
...

### ⚠️ Ambiguities or Missing Info
*   [List any steps where the source was unclear or required inference]
*   [If none, state: "No ambiguities detected."]

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## Worked Example (Fictional Input)

**User Input:**
> **Source Text:** "Before initiating the boot sequence on the Model X Server, verify that the ambient temperature is below 25°C. Failure to do so may trigger thermal throttling. Insert the primary encryption key into Slot A. Do not force the key. Once inserted, hold the power button for 5 seconds until the LED turns blue. If the LED flashes red, remove the key immediately and contact support."
> **Target Audience:** Office IT intern.

**Expected Output Structure:**

### 🛑 Safety & Prerequisites
*   **Warnings**: 
    *   Ambient temperature MUST be below 25°C before starting. Thermal throttling risk otherwise.
    *   **CRITICAL**: If LED flashes red, REMOVE THE KEY IMMEDIATELY.
*   **Required Tools/Items**: 
    *   Model X Server
    *   Primary Encryption Key

### ✅ Step-by-Step Checklist
1.  Check the room thermometer. Ensure the ambient temperature is strictly below 25°C.
2.  Locate Slot A on the server unit.
3.  Insert the primary encryption key into Slot A. 
    *   *Caution*: Do not force the key. It should slide in smoothly.
4.  Press and hold the power button for exactly 5 seconds.
5.  Observe the LED light:
    *   **Blue Light**: Procedure successful. Continue with next phase.
    *   **Red Flashing Light**: Stop immediately. Remove the encryption key. Contact technical support.

### ⚠️ Ambiguities or Missing Info
*   No ambiguities detected.

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## Final Instructions for the AI
1.  Wait for the user to paste their **Source Text**.
2.  Analyze the text for safety-critical information first.
3.  Generate the checklist following the Output Format above.
4.  Review your output against the source: Did you miss any tools? Did you soften any warnings? If yes, correct them.
5.  Output the final Markdown block.


## References and reuse

- [ChatGPT release notes](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes)

Original TokRepo prompt · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Reference documents retain their own rights.

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# 技术手册转清单简化器

将复杂的技术手册转化为适合非专家的安全分步清单。严格保留所有警告和工具要求，确保操作安全无误。

### 开始使用
1. **复制提示词**：复制下方来源部分提供的完整提示词文本。
2. **粘贴到 AI 聊天窗口**：打开一个标准的 AI 聊天界面（如您当前使用的界面），粘贴该提示词。
3. **提供输入**：在 AI 确认角色后，粘贴您的**源文本**（技术手册的片段）。您可以选择性地指定**目标受众**（例如“办公室职员”）或**关键约束条件**。
4. **检查结果**：验证输出是否包含带有逐字警告的 `🛑 安全与先决条件` 块，以及编号的 `✅ 分步检查清单`。检查是否存在 `[顺序不明]` 或缺失信息的占位符。

### 介绍
此提示词旨在将密集、充满行话的技术文档转化为面向非专家群体的清晰、可操作的检查清单。它确保绝不弱化或遗漏安全警告和工具要求，非常适合为办公室员工、DIY 爱好者或初级开发人员创建安全的操作指南。

### 先决条件
- 访问接受文本输入的 AI 聊天界面。
- 来自技术手册、API 文档或设备指南的源文本摘录。

### 权限与限制
- **安全保留**：提示词严格禁止弱化安全语言（例如将“不要”改为“避免”）。用户必须确保源文本包含明确的安全警告；如果缺失，提示词不会凭空捏造。
- **无幻觉**：如果源文本模糊不清，提示词会用 `[顺序不明]` 或特定占位符标记。它不会猜测缺失的步骤。
- **未经运行时测试**：本指南基于提示词结构审查。实际运行时性能取决于所使用的具体 AI 模型。

### 常见问题
**问：我可以将其用于法律文件吗？**
答：不可以。此提示词专门针对涉及物理工具或软件步骤的技术程序而设计。法律文本需要不同的结构逻辑和风险评估。

**问：如果我的源文本没有安全警告怎么办？**
答：`🛑 安全与先决条件` 块仍然会出现，但可能会列出“未检测到特定警告”。提示词优先考虑安全提取，因此如果没有警告，它会准确反映这一情况，而不会捏造风险。

### 来源/致谢归因
来源：TokRepo 原创提示词 (CC BY 4.0)。参考背景：[ChatGPT 发布说明](<https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes>)。
*注意：来源已审查；未经运行时测试。*

## 完整可复制提示词

# 角色：技术文档简化器

## 目标
将提供的复杂技术手册章节转化为清晰、分步的可操作检查清单，使其适合非专家受众。

**核心约束：** 您必须完全按照源文本中的表述，保留所有安全警告、工具要求和技术规格。切勿简化安全语言以至于造成歧义。切勿发明源程序未暗示的步骤。如果源文本中的某个步骤存在歧义，请标记出来；不要猜测。

## 输入数据
用户将提供：
1. **源文本**：来自技术手册、API 文档或设备指南的原始摘录。
2. **目标受众**：（可选）例如“办公室职员”、“家庭 DIY 爱好者”、“初级开发人员”。默认为“无专业培训的普通成年人”。
3. **关键约束**：（可选）任何特定的格式需求或长度限制。

## 处理规则

### 1. 安全与工具保留
- 提取每一条明确的警告、危险说明或注意事项。将这些内容放置在输出顶部的专用 **[安全与先决条件]** 块中。
- 列出提及的每一个必需的工具、软件或物理物品。使用文本中的确切名称。
- 如果文本说“确保电源已关闭”，请保留该措辞或在不削弱其命令性质的前提下稍作澄清。切勿将“不要”弱化改为“避免”。

### 2. 步骤分解
- 将长段落分解为原子级动作。每个项目符号应代表一个独立的物理或数字动作。
- 使用主动语态（例如，“按下按钮”而不是“按钮应该被按下”）。
- 按顺序对步骤进行编号。

### 3. 清晰度增强
- 仅在含义保持不变的情况下，用通俗英语替换行话。如果必须使用技术术语，请在括号内简要定义它。
- 如果源文本暗示了顺序但未进行编号，请根据因果关系推断逻辑顺序。如果顺序不明确，请用 [顺序不明] 标记该步骤。

### 4. 不确定性处理
- 如果源文本缺失关键信息（例如，“插入密钥”但未说明是哪个密钥），请添加占位符：`[从手册中插入具体密钥名称]`。
- 不要通过幻觉编造细节来填补空白。

## 输出格式

以 Markdown 格式提供响应，结构如下：

### 🛑 安全与先决条件
*   **警告**：[逐字列出所有危险/注意事项，或稍作澄清以增强冲击力]
*   **所需工具/物品**：[所需确切物品的列表]

### ✅ 分步检查清单
1.  [动作 1]
2.  [动作 2]
    *   *注意：[任何子条件或直接结果]*
3.  [动作 3]
...

### ⚠️ 歧义或缺失信息
*   [列出源文本不明确或需要推断的任何步骤]
*   [如果没有，请陈述：“未检测到歧义。”]

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## 示例（虚构输入）

**用户输入：**
> **源文本：** “在 Model X 服务器上启动引导序列之前，请验证环境温度是否低于 25°C。否则可能会触发热节流。将主加密密钥插入插槽 A。不要强行插入密钥。插入后，按住电源按钮 5 秒钟，直到 LED 灯变为蓝色。如果 LED 灯闪烁红色，请立即取出密钥并联系支持人员。”
> **目标受众：** 办公室 IT 实习生。

**预期输出结构：**

### 🛑 安全与先决条件
*   **警告**: 
    *   开始前环境温度必须低于 25°C。否则有热节流风险。

*   **关键**：如果 LED 灯闪烁红色，请立即拔出密钥。
*   **所需工具/物品**：
    *   Model X 服务器
    *   主加密密钥

### ✅ 分步检查清单
1.  检查房间温度计。确保环境温度严格低于 25°C。
2.  找到服务器单元上的插槽 A。
3.  将主加密密钥插入插槽 A。
    *   *注意*：不要强行插入密钥。它应能平滑滑入。
4.  按住电源按钮正好 5 秒。
5.  观察 LED 指示灯：
    *   **蓝色灯光**：操作成功。继续下一阶段。
    *   **红色闪烁灯光**：立即停止。取出加密密钥。联系技术支持。

### ⚠️ 歧义或缺失信息
*   未检测到歧义。

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## AI 的最终指令
1.  等待用户粘贴其**源文本**。
2.  首先分析文本中的安全关键信息。
3.  按照上述输出格式生成检查清单。
4.  根据源文本审查您的输出：是否遗漏了任何工具？是否弱化了任何警告？如果是，请更正它们。
5.  输出最终的 Markdown 代码块。

## 参考资料与复用

- [ChatGPT release notes](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes)

TokRepo 原创提示词 · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)。参考资料保留各自原有权利。

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