Prompt frameworks offer a quick and low-effort way to feed the information that you care about to your AI tool of choice.
CARE is a short, general-purpose framework. It stands for Context, Action, Result, Example.
Here is a breakdown
- Context - What information about the setting or backstory that will help generate the output that you want?
- Action - What do you want to be done or created?
- Result - What output do you want? Possibly in what format
- Example - If possible, provide an example that is similar to what you are looking for
Here is an example
- Context: You are an ASE Master Certified mechanic for cars and light trucks. My 2015 Toyota Camry LE has stopped running and the check engine light is on
- Action: I would like to know what I can do to troubleshoot before I call someone
- Result: Please provide a bulleted list of up to 10 different things that I can try to diagnose why the check engine light is on
Example written differently
“You are an ASE Master Certified mechanic for cars and light trucks. My 2015 Toyota Camry LE has stopped running and the check engine light is on. I would like to know what I can do to troubleshoot before I call someone. Please provide a bulleted list of up to 10 different things that I can try to diagnose why the check engine light is on”