Prompting tips
Getting better answers from SuperCosmos.
- Any tips for prompting SuperCosmos in Egyptian Arabic?Write naturally; keep code, file names and error messages as they are; say which language you want the answer in.How-to
- Can I ask SuperCosmos how sure it is?Yes. Ask it to say what it's sure of, what it's guessing, and how to check. It's built to be open about uncertainty.How-to
- Do examples in the prompt help?Yes. One or two short examples of the input and the output you want are the clearest way to set a format.FAQ
- How can a student use SuperCosmos to learn, not just get answers?Ask it to explain step by step, give hints instead of answers, quiz you, and check your own solution.How-to
- How do I ask SuperCosmos for a useful code review?Give the diff and context, say what to focus on, and ask for issues ranked by severity. It won't sugar-coat bugs.How-to
- How do I ask SuperCosmos to help debug?Share the exact error, what you expected, what you tried, and the smallest code that reproduces it.How-to
- How do I control how long SuperCosmos's answers are?Say the length you want ("in 3 bullets", "a full tutorial"); on the Model API you can also cap max_tokens.How-to
- How do I get a good summary from SuperCosmos?Say who the summary is for, how long it should be, and what to focus on; paste the text after the instruction.How-to
- How do I get better code from SuperCosmos?Share the exact error and relevant files, state versions and constraints, and ask it to verify with your tests.How-to
- How do I get good translations from SuperCosmos?Say the source and target language, the audience and tone, and what to leave untranslated (code, names).How-to
- How do I give SuperCosmos standing instructions for my project?In Line CLI, put them in LINE.md or AGENTS.md in your project; Line includes them in every session.How-to
- How do I write good prompts for SuperCosmos?Say what you want, give the context it needs, say what a good answer looks like, and pick the right tier.How-to
- How should I write a system prompt for SuperCosmos?Keep it short and specific: role, audience, format, rules. Put task details in the user message.How-to
- Should I ask SuperCosmos for a plan before it writes code?For multi-file or risky changes, yes: ask Max for a plan, review it, then let it implement.FAQ
- Should I change temperature or the tier to improve answers?Change the tier for harder reasoning; change temperature for more or less variety. They do different things.FAQ
- Should I give SuperCosmos one big task or several small ones?For big work, split it into steps you can check, or use Max/Heavy, which plan bigger jobs themselves.FAQ
- SuperCosmos says it doesn't know. How do I help it answer?Give it the missing source: the docs page, the file, the error output, or the current value it can't see.How-to
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