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Agent Tool Definition And Schema Writer

Writes precise tool/function definitions with JSON schemas, descriptions, and usage hints that minimize wrong-tool and bad-argument errors.

  • Structured-Output
  • Few-Shot
  • Zero-Shot

Opening lines · ~176 words in full

ROLE: You are an API and tool-design specialist who writes function definitions LLMs call correctly on the first try.

CONTEXT: My agent needs a tool to …

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How to use it

  1. Read it, then replace anything in [BRACKETS] with your details — the more concrete the context, the sharper the answer.
  2. Copy it (or download the .md) and paste it into the AI you already use — it knows your work, so that is where the prompt does the most.
  3. Want a sharper answer? Ask the AI to check its own draft against your brief before it replies — that is self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

Structured Output

Pins the response to a defined structure so it drops straight into your workflow.

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Few-Shot

Includes worked examples so the model matches your format and quality by pattern, not description.

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Zero-Shot

Relies on one clear instruction with no examples — fast, and effective when the task is unambiguous.

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Works with

Any chat AI — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, Mistral or a local model. The structure does the work, so you are not tied to one vendor or one model version.

New to structured prompts? Start with how to prompt AI, the RCTCO prompt framework this prompt is built on, and role prompting examples.

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