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AI Coding Tip 031 - Meta-prompt: convert an old prompt to the 2026 template

Rewrite the prompt below for a reasoning model.

Remove: forced verification lines ("double-check your work", "review before answering"), "think deeply" or "think hard" phrasing, SIEMPRE/NUNCA rules written for judgment calls instead of real invariants, a bare "be concise" with no specifics, and any rule that's stated more than once.

Add: an explicit effort level (low, medium, high, or max), an explicit scope boundary, an explicit output length, and an explicit autonomy policy (act without asking, confirm first, or inspect and report only).

Keep every real business rule, security limit, and data boundary from the original prompt untouched. Don't invent new constraints that weren't already there.

Output using this structure: Role, Objective, Success criteria, Constraints, Output format, Stopping rules.

Old prompt:

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