The Take-the-Wheel Audit

A monthly agent tune-up, modeled on a self-driving-car log.

The Prompt

Here are my agent's last [10] outputs and what I changed before using them: [PASTE]. Like a self-driving car log, identify every time I had to 'take the wheel': what I fixed, why the agent couldn't do it, and whether the cause is missing instructions, missing tools, or missing judgment. Recommend the ONE upgrade to its instructions that eliminates the most interventions, and rewrite that section for me.

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

How to use it

Run monthly on any agent you use. Every time you take the wheel isn't a failure — it's your map of what to build next. This prompt turns that map into the next instruction upgrade.

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This prompt is one of ten from the “What is an Agent?” session for vacation rental operators. The whole library, the lessons, and the recording are free.

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