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This is real work, not a feature someone invented — it comes from real job ads and real questions people asked. Below are four ready AI prompts: get it done, make it easy for the next person to say yes to, work out the right move when you are stuck, and stop it coming back.

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The same task, four prompts

today's deadline · the next reviewer · the stuck moment · the pattern
AExecute — do the immediate taskInsert the attached JSON document into the 'user_profiles' index. Ensure the document ID is…+
Insert the attached JSON document into the 'user_profiles' index. Ensure the document ID is 'user_12345' and confirm successful indexing.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
BImprove — make it easier to acceptBefore I insert this new user profile, check if an existing document with 'user_12345' already…+
Before I insert this new user profile, check if an existing document with 'user_12345' already exists in the 'user_profiles' index. If it does, tell me the differences between the attached document and the existing one, so I can decide if it's an update or a new entry.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
CDecide — diagnose the stuck momentI'm trying to insert a new document into the 'product_catalog' index, but I'm consistently…+
I'm trying to insert a new document, but I'm getting a mapping error that doesn't make sense.
I'm trying to insert a new document into the 'product_catalog' index, but I'm consistently getting a mapping error for a field called 'product_tags'. The error says it expects a keyword, but the data is clearly an array of strings, which should be fine. I'm afraid of corrupting the index or creating inconsistent data if I force it. What's the likely issue with the mapping or my data, and what's the best next step to get this data in correctly?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
DBecome — change the patternI keep running into unexpected mapping conflicts or type mismatches when trying to insert new…+
I frequently face issues inserting data due to unexpected mapping conflicts or type mismatches.
I keep running into unexpected mapping conflicts or type mismatches when trying to insert new data, especially with evolving schemas. It feels like I'm always debugging why a new field won't go in. What habit should I change to proactively manage schema evolution and data insertion, ensuring new data integrates smoothly without constant mapping headaches?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?

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Every task here was seen in the real world. Someone doing the job named it, a real job ad asked for it, or a lot of people asked about it online.

If nothing real showed a task, it is not on the page. That is the whole rule.

They are the same job approached four ways, because what you need depends on where you are.

Get it done today. Make it easy for the next person to say yes to. Work out the right move when you are stuck. Learn the pattern so the job stops coming back.

For most of these jobs it can carry the heavy thinking - draft it, sort it, check it, rehearse it with you.

It cannot sit in your chair, take the blame when a number is wrong, or notice what nobody wrote down. Let it do the first 80%. Keep the last 20% that is truly yours.

No. Copy any prompt and paste it into the AI you already use. No account, no score, no wall in the way.

Any of them. The prompts describe the work rather than naming a product, so they are not tied to one assistant.

That is also why they keep working when you switch.

Change it freely. Every prompt is a starting line, not a rule.

Put in your real numbers, your real names and your real deadline. The more you make it yours, the better the answer comes back.

The tasks come from real job ads, published job data and the questions people ask in public forums.

The steps come from Elasticsearch's own documentation, with practitioner sources for the traps the manual does not mention.

Push once. Ask it to sharpen the weakest part and to say what it assumed.

Most wrong answers come from a missing detail rather than a bad prompt - tell it the thing it could not know.