> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.youniverse.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Prompting

> Give Aura clear direction and refine the result.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://cdn.youniverse.ai/blog-hero/docs/prompting.jpg" alt="Glass pencil drawing a line that becomes building blocks" />
</Frame>

Great answers start with clear asks. You don't need special wording — just the right ingredients.

## The four ingredients

<Steps>
  <Step title="Goal">What you want: *"a one-page plan"*, *"a reply to this email"*.</Step>
  <Step title="Context">Who it's for and what matters. Attach files instead of pasting.</Step>
  <Step title="Format">A table, bullet list, short paragraph, Google Doc.</Step>
  <Step title="Limits">Length, tone, budget, deadline.</Step>
</Steps>

<Frame>
  <img src="https://cdn.youniverse.ai/blog-hero/docs/prompting-target.jpg" alt="Glass dartboard with a dart in the bullseye" />
</Frame>

## Before and after

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Vague">Write something about our bakery.</Tab>
  <Tab title="Clear">Write a 120-word Instagram caption announcing Maple & Rye's opening on May 3. Warm, playful tone. Mention free coffee for the first 50 customers.</Tab>
</Tabs>

## Refine, don't restart

Follow up in the same chat: *"shorter"*, *"more formal"*, *"turn it into a table"*. Aura keeps the context.

## Common questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Do I need special wording?">
    No. Include a goal, context, format and limits.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Should I start over if the answer is off?">
    No. Ask for changes in the same chat.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


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