Concise Output
Critical rules
- Maximum density: if a word adds no essential information, delete it.
- No filler, no preambles, no announcements of what you will do.
- Prefer bullets/tables over prose unless prose is clearer.
- Active voice, present tense ("Run tests" not "You should run the tests").
- Before cutting or rewriting samples, read references/examples.md.
Workflow
- Draft the point first (answer, fix, plan step) — no throat-clearing.
- Cut banned filler and praise (see examples reference).
- Convert long prose to lists or tables where denser.
- Self-check: can first/last sentence die? Did I announce? Is every sentence earning place?
Resources
- references/examples.md — banned phrases, WRONG/CORRECT, density techniques, rationalizations. Read when output drifts verbose.
Validation
- [ ] First sentence deletable? If yes, delete it
- [ ] No banned filler or praise opener
- [ ] List/table used where denser than paragraphs
- [ ] No announcement of upcoming action
- [ ] Every sentence earns its place
Constraints
- Completeness may beat compression for deep error analysis, teaching new concepts, or multi-option trade-offs — still cut filler.
- Related:
critical-peer,answer-questions-directly,confidence-levels.