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# When to Use the Prompt Adjutant

# When to Use the Prompt Adjutant

> **Quick Answer:** Use it for complex questions, high-stakes decisions, and when your initial responses aren't hitting the mark. Skip it for simple, direct questions.

## What You'll Learn

* When the Adjutant adds the most value
* When to skip it
* How to incorporate it into your workflow

## Use the Adjutant When...

### Your Question Is Complex

If your question involves multiple dimensions, trade-offs, or considerations:

```
Raw thought: "I'm thinking about whether to build our own auth
system or use a third-party service but there are cost and
security and maintenance considerations and we're a small team"
```

The Adjutant untangles this into a structured, multi-dimensional question.

### The Stakes Are High

Important decisions deserve optimized prompts:

* Strategic planning
* Investment decisions
* Hiring choices
* Architecture decisions
* Anything you'd present to leadership

The extra minute with the Adjutant means dramatically better analysis from the AIs.

### Your First Responses Weren't Great

If you asked a question and the AI responses felt generic or missed the point:

1. Don't just rephrase manually
2. Take your original intent to the Adjutant
3. Use the **Refine panel** to adjust scope or add missing context
4. Send the optimized version and compare the difference

### You're Not Sure How to Ask

When you know what you need but can't articulate it clearly:

```
"something about our retention is off, customers like us
but they're leaving, need to figure out why and what to do"
```

The Adjutant identifies what you're actually asking and structures it.

### You Want to Explore a Topic Thoroughly

If you're starting a research session and want comprehensive coverage from all 5 AIs, an optimized prompt ensures nothing gets missed.

## Skip the Adjutant When...

### The Question Is Simple

```
"What's the capital of France?"
"Summarize this paragraph."
"Fix the typo in line 3."
```

Direct questions don't benefit from restructuring.

### You're Following Up

Follow-up questions already have context from the conversation. The Adjutant is for first messages or fresh directions.

### You're Using @Mentions for Quick Tasks

```
"@Perplexity, find the current price of Bitcoin."
```

Targeted, specific requests don't need optimization.

### You Know Exactly What You Want

If your question is already specific and structured, the Adjutant won't improve it much.

## The Workflow

```
Think → Is this complex? → YES → Adjutant → Refine → Send
                         → NO  → Send directly
```

You can also skip the "Think" step entirely. The Adjutant can **auto-generate** prompts based on your project context and conversation history. If the auto-generated prompt is close, open the **Refine panel** to adjust it before sending.

### Time Investment

The Adjutant adds about 30-60 seconds to your workflow. In return:

* AI responses are more relevant
* You save time on follow-ups (fewer needed)
* You get actionable answers instead of generic ones

### The 80/20 Rule

Most users find that about 20% of their questions benefit significantly from the Adjutant - the complex, multi-dimensional ones. The other 80% are direct enough to send without optimization.

## Tips

* If you're unsure whether to use it, look at your raw question: does it have more than one "and" or "but"? If yes, use the Adjutant.
* The Adjutant is especially valuable when starting a new conversation on a fresh topic.
* You can use it even for topics you know well - it often surfaces angles you'd forgotten to include.
* Over time, you'll internalize the Adjutant's patterns and naturally write better prompts without it.

## Related Articles

* [The Prompt Adjutant: Your Prompt Engineer](/docs/prompt-adjutant/what-is-prompt-adjutant/)
* [Prompt Adjutant Examples](/docs/prompt-adjutant/examples/)
* [Conversation Best Practices](/docs/conversation-control/conversation-best-practices/)

## Still Need Help?

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