A tool to help you write more reliable prompts
Hey HN! While writing prompts for a few projects recently, a couple of friends and I realised that writing prompts today is like writing code in a txt file - it sucks and there is no tooling to help you. So we decided to hack on a tool to help you fix this - https://optimist.varied.ai/ It is literally a hack rn but we already find it useful for writing prompts. That said we'd love to talk to folks who are writing serious prompts everyday and see how the product can be better. Also the only reason the waitlist is there, is running this is super expensive like $100/day for…
A tool to help you write more reliable prompts launched on May 19, 2023 with 11 votes, #1,672 of 4,910 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
This tool helps users write more reliable prompts for AI systems through dedicated editing and testing capabilities. It is designed for developers and teams who regularly work with prompts and need better organization and refinement than plain text files offer. The tool aims to solve the lack of proper tooling for prompt development, similar to how code editors transformed software development, though it is in early stages and operates on a limited basis due to infrastructure costs.
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Hey HN! While writing prompts for a few projects recently, a couple of friends and I realised that writing prompts today is like writing code in a txt file - it sucks and there is no tooling to help you. So we decided to hack on a tool to help you fix this - https://optimist.varied.ai/ It is literally…
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