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The Direction Brief

Direct, don't do. A one-page brief for putting a machine on real work.

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What it is

Most bad AI output is a briefing problem, not a model problem. A machine cannot read your intent, so the Direction Brief makes you write it down — in five fields — before you prompt.

Fill it once and the work comes back closer to right the first time. The last field, the verdict, stays human: it is the test the output has to pass before you put your name on it.

What’s inside

  • 01IntentWhat the work is for, and who it is for.
  • 02InputsThe data, context, and examples it needs.
  • 03ConstraintsWhat good looks like, and what it must avoid.
  • 04ProcessHow it should work the problem, and where to check in.
  • 05The verdictHow you will judge it — and own it.

How to use it

  1. Keep it beside you and fill it before any non-trivial AI task.
  2. Pairs with The P/HX Audit: brief the work you decided to delegate.

Free at the door.

Tools are the first layer of the Codex. The programmes are where you put them to work, on your own role and your own company.