The Ramp-Up Planner

Grow an agent from 20% to 40% of a workflow without a mess.

The Prompt

My agent currently handles about [X]% of this workflow: [DESCRIBE]. Interview me about the remaining manual parts, then design the next increment — what it would take to get to [X+20]%: new instructions, new tool access, or a schedule change. Include what could go wrong at the new level and the guardrail for it. Do not propose jumping straight to 100%.

Works in Claude, ChatGPT, or Codex — paste and go. Anything in [BRACKETS] is yours to fill in.

How to use it

The don't-go-zero-to-100 rule, operationalized. Use it once your first agent has earned trust and you're ready to hand it more. It ramps in 20% steps on purpose.

More from the library

The Workflow MapperTurn a hand-drawn workflow into an automation map — start here.The 20% FinderFind your best first automation when you don't know where to start.Build My First AgentThe 60-second scheduled-task agent, with guardrails built in.

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