alivirgo/major-ai-skills/use-good-answers-as-templates

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Use an approved response as a structural example for a new task while replacing its facts and context.

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Use Past Winning Answers as Templates (The Self-Exemplar Clone) (AI Skill)

Overview

Attempting to describe a complex formatting structure in descriptive prose ("Make it have a bold header, then a 3-column table, then two bullet points with emojis, and a code block at the bottom...") is tedious and leaves room for model hallucination.

The Self-Exemplar Clone Protocol leverages the fundamental superpower of Large Language Models: in-context pattern completion. By pasting a past response that you loved and telling the AI to "replicate this exact schema for Topic B", you achieve 100% structural fidelity on Turn 1.


Descriptive Prose vs. Self-Exemplar Cloning

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Format Consistency Mechanics │
│ │
│ Descriptive Prose Specification (High Variance): │
│ "Write a feature doc like the one you did yesterday with │
│ a title, bullet points, parameters, and a code block." │
│ ↳ Inconsistent header sizes, omitted parameter types │
│ │
│ Self-Exemplar Pattern Injection (Zero Variance): │
│ <exemplar_format> [PASTE EXACT PAST WINNING POST] </exemplar>│
│ "Generate the entry for [NEW TOPIC] following this schema."│
│ ↳ 100% Identical Visual Hierarchy, Tone, & Depth │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Master Self-Exemplar Prompt Templates

Pattern 1: The Exact Structural Clone Directive

Use when standardizing documentation, case studies, or employee reviews:

markdown
I want to write an entry for: **[NEW TOPIC / FEATURE NAME]**.
Below is a gold-standard reference example that I approved earlier.
Follow its **exact visual layout, heading hierarchy, tone, and depth**:
<exemplar_format>
[PASTE YOUR FAVORITE PAST RESPONSE HERE]
</exemplar_format>
Input Data for [NEW TOPIC]:
[PASTE RAW NOTES / DATA FOR THE NEW ITEM]
Output the new entry strictly matching the exemplar structure.

Real-World Case Study

Scenario: Writing API Documentation for 10 Microservices
The Problem

Writing prose instructions for each API doc resulted in service A having a Markdown table, service B having a bulleted list, and service C omitting error codes entirely.

The Self-Exemplar Fix

The team took the perfectly formatted doc for the UserService and used it as an exemplar template:

markdown
Generate the API documentation for `PaymentService`:
<exemplar_format>
### `POST /v1/users`
**Description**: Creates a new user profile and triggers welcome email.
#### Request Headers
| Header | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `Authorization` | Bearer Token | Yes | Scoped OAuth2 token |
#### Example Payload (JSON)

{ "email": "user@example.com", "name": "Jane" }

</exemplar_format>
Raw details for `PaymentService`: Endpoint `POST /v1/charges`, requires `Authorization` and `Idempotency-Key`, payload takes `amount` in cents and `currency`.

Outcome: AI produced a clone of the PaymentService documentation with identical tables, formatting, and JSON fences in under 5 seconds.


Summary Best Practices

  • Store winning outputs: Save 2 or 3 of your all-time favorite AI responses into an exemplars.md file for reuse.
  • Enclose in `<exemplar>` tags: Cleanly isolates the reference pattern from the new prompt data.

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