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Outcome
Brief analysis checkpoint
Requires a short pre-answer analysis pass before the final response.
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Component type
Prompt component
A reusable instruction block that adds one execution behavior, not a standalone workflow.
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Best for
Review and synthesis tasks
Use for non-trivial reviews, comparisons, decision support, source-based answers, and tasks where constraints or conflicts may change the answer.
Scope and best-fit use
Use this component when the assistant should pause before answering and check the main evidence, constraints, conflicts, and uncertainties. It does not define artifact-reading coverage, source policy, citation rules, or output format.
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Use when
The task is non-trivial
Use it when the answer depends on weighing evidence, constraints, tradeoffs, contradictions, or uncertainty before responding.
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Do not use when
The task is simple or already has a heavier analysis gate
Do not add this component for trivial tasks, latency-sensitive tasks, or workflows that already include a structured verification or compliance pass.
Copy-ready prompt
Copy this component into the instruction layer or at the top of a workflow prompt when the model should analyze the task briefly before producing the final answer.
ANALYZE BEFORE ANSWERING
Rules:
- Do not answer immediately after the first pass.
- First identify the main evidence, constraints, conflicts, and uncertainties in the provided material or active task context.
- Keep this as a short analysis checkpoint, not a separate report.
- Do not define a new evidence policy, reading-coverage policy, citation policy, or output format here.
- Do not invent missing facts, missing context, missing evidence, or missing conclusions during the analysis pass.
- Then produce the final answer under the active workflow, evidence policy, and output format.