Loop/Prompt Library / Research & writing
🔁 Research into a finished document
Researches a question and keeps filling the biggest gaps until a memo or brief is ready to act on.
Use it when: Research should end in a decision-ready document, not a pile of notes.
🛑 Stops when: The document meets its checklist, key claims are sourced, and doubts are stated openly. Or the budget runs out.
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Research [question] and produce a [memo, brief, or page] for [audience or decision]. First write down the decision it supports, what 'good' looks like, allowed sources, and a budget of [10 sources or 90 minutes]. Prefer current primary sources. After each pass, update the document and name the biggest remaining gap. Continue only if closing it could change the decision. Never make up evidence. Stop when the checklist is met or the budget runs out. Include sources, confidence, and open questions.
Review every change the agent makes before you keep it. Set a budget or round limit — the prompt includes one.
Idea from Forward Future's Loop Library · by Hiten Shah (@hnshah). Prompt rewritten in plain English by FixKit AI.
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