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# Prompt Generation

> AI creates 10 realistic test queries to check your brand visibility

# Prompt Generation

GPT-5-mini generates 10 realistic queries people might ask AI about your industry.

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## How It Works

Based on your domain analysis, AI creates:

* **1 Brand prompt**: "What is \[Your Company]?"
* **1 Product prompt**: "What does \[Your Company] offer?"
* **3 Competitor prompts**: "Best \[your category]" lists
* **5 Intent prompts**: Discovery queries (MOST VALUABLE!)

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## Step-by-Step

### Step 1: Click "Generate Prompts"

In your project, click **"Generate Prompts"**

### Step 2: Choose Language

<ParamField path="language" type="select" default="en">
  **Prompt Language**
</ParamField>

**Options**: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese

<Tip>
  Generate prompts in your target market's language!
</Tip>

### Step 3: Wait for Generation

GPT-5-mini creates 10 prompts (\~10 seconds)

### Step 4: Review Prompts

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/tldr/images/generated-prompts.png" alt="Generated prompts list" />
</Frame>

Each prompt shows:

* **Text**: The query
* **Category**: Brand, Product, Competitor, Intent
* **Active**: Toggle on/off
* **Edit/Delete**: Modify or remove

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## Prompt Categories Explained

### Brand Prompts ✅

**Can mention your brand name.**

**Examples**:

* "What is Acme Inc?"
* "Tell me about Acme"
* "Who owns Acme?"

**Expected visibility**: 90-100%\
**Goal**: Verify AI has correct info

### Product Prompts ✅

**Can mention your brand name.**

**Examples**:

* "What services does Acme offer?"
* "What is Acme's main product?"

**Expected visibility**: 80-100%\
**Goal**: Ensure AI knows your offerings

### Competitor Prompts ❌

**Must NOT mention your brand name.**

**Examples**:

* "Best CRM for startups"
* "Top alternatives to Salesforce"
* "Acme vs HubSpot comparison"

**Expected visibility**: 30-60%\
**Goal**: Appear in recommendation lists

### Intent Prompts ❌ ⭐

**Must NOT mention your brand name. MOST VALUABLE!**

**Examples**:

* "What's the best tool for sales automation?"
* "I need a CRM for my startup, what do you recommend?"
* "How do I automate prospecting?"

**Expected visibility**: 10-30% (> 20% is excellent!)\
**Goal**: Get recommended organically

<Warning>
  Intent prompts test if AI recommends you when users DON'T know you exist yet. This is the highest ROI category!
</Warning>

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## Editing Prompts

### Modify Prompt Text

1. Click **"Edit"** icon
2. Change text
3. Click **"Save"**

<Tip>
  Make prompts more specific to your use case:\
  Generic: "Best CRM"\
  Better: "Best CRM for 10-person sales teams"
</Tip>

### Toggle Active/Inactive

Click toggle switch to enable/disable a prompt.

**Use cases**:

* Test subset of prompts (save credits)
* Disable low-value prompts
* Focus on intent prompts

### Add Custom Prompt

Click **"+ Add Prompt"**

1. Enter prompt text
2. Choose category
3. Click **"Save"**

**Examples**:

* Industry-specific queries
* Location-based queries
* Competitor comparisons

### Delete Prompt

Click **"Delete"** icon → Confirm

<Warning>
  Deleted prompts can't be recovered. You'll need to add manually or regenerate all.
</Warning>

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## Prompt Validation

### Automatic Validation

tldr.work checks that **Intent** and **Generic** prompts DON'T contain your brand name.

**Why?** These prompts test organic discovery. Mentioning your brand defeats the purpose.

**If validation fails**:

* Prompt is reclassified to "Brand" category
* Warning shown in UI
* Fix manually or regenerate

### Manual Check

Review each prompt:

* ✅ **Good intent prompt**: "Best CRM for startups"
* ❌ **Bad intent prompt**: "Is Acme a good CRM for startups?" (mentions brand)

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## Best Practices

### Intent Prompts Should Be Specific

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="❌ Too Vague">
    "What are trends in CRM?"

    **Problem**: Too broad, won't mention brands
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="✅ Specific">
    "What's the best CRM for a 10-person sales team?"

    **Why it works**: Actionable query, AI gives recommendations
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Include Location (If Relevant)

For local businesses:

* "Best bakery in Paris"
* "Top real estate agent in Lyon"
* "Where to buy organic food in Bordeaux"

### Test Competitor Comparisons

Add prompts like:

* "Acme vs Competitor X"
* "Why choose Acme over Competitor Y?"
* "Acme alternative"

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## Multi-Language Support

Generate prompts in target market language:

<CodeGroup>
  ```text English theme={null}
  "What's the best CRM for startups?"
  ```

  ```text French theme={null}
  "Quel est le meilleur CRM pour les startups ?"
  ```

  ```text Spanish theme={null}
  "¿Cuál es el mejor CRM para startups?"
  ```

  ```text German theme={null}
  "Was ist das beste CRM für Startups?"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Info>
  AI engines respond in the same language as the prompt!
</Info>

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## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Run Analysis" icon="play" href="/ai-search/running-analysis">
    Test prompts on 5 AI engines
  </Card>

  <Card title="Optimization Tips" icon="lightbulb" href="/ai-search/optimization-tips">
    Learn prompt engineering best practices
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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<Check>
  **Prompts ready!** Next: [Run your analysis →](/ai-search/running-analysis)
</Check>