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Write a getting-started guide that ends in a win
New users install the thing and then don't know what to do next.
Write a getting-started guide for the tool below. Constraints: - Define the end state first: the one concrete thing the reader will have working at the end. Pick something small and genuinely useful, not "hello world". - State the starting assumptions explicitly: what is installed, what account exists, what the reader already knows. - Every step is a command or an action, followed by what the reader should see. If they will see something confusing but harmless, say so. - No step may require a decision. Choose defaults for the reader and mention alternatives afterwards. - Target fifteen minutes. If it cannot fit, cut scope rather than rushing. - End with a short "what just happened" paragraph and exactly three next steps. Add a troubleshooting note for the two steps most likely to fail. Tool: Reader's starting point:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Getting someone started. READMEs, setup guides, onboarding and glossaries for the person meeting this for the first time.
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