TOPIC 03 OF 08

Context

Provide what changes the answer

PLAIN-LANGUAGE IDEA

Context is the background the system needs for this specific task: purpose, prior decisions, definitions, location, time period, source material, or organizational rules. Include only information that materially changes the result.

SEE IT IN A SITUATION

We are a five-person Dutch nonprofit. The policy is for volunteers, not employees. Use the attached approved policy as the primary source and flag anything it does not answer.

DO NOT MISS THIS

More context is not automatically better. Irrelevant text can distract the model, and private or confidential details may create unnecessary exposure.

TRY THIS NOW

Add the minimum relevant background, then remove names, identifiers, secrets, and unrelated history.

CONNECTED LANDMARKS

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TAKEAWAY TOOL

The Request Brief

Use this when a task deserves more than a quick question. Leave a field empty when it does not help; never add sensitive information merely to complete the template.

01Goal
What should the work help you create or decide?
02Audience & perspective
Who is it for, and which viewpoint reveals useful criteria?
03Context
What minimum background and sources change the answer?
04Boundaries
What must it use, avoid, protect, or leave to a person?
05Output
Which structure makes the result easy to inspect?
06Example & tone
What does good look and sound like?
07Evidence
How should uncertainty, sources, and missing facts appear?
08Human checkpoint
Who verifies, edits, approves, or acts?

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Important topics change.

Environmental impact, copyright, privacy, security, and EU obligations require dated sources and context. The Atlas teaches durable decision habits and clearly separates them from legal or professional advice.