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AI Assistant Prompt Guide

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Written by Michael Simmons
Updated over a month ago

The LaunchNotes AI Assistant boosts productivity and speeds up time-to-publish on Announcements and Roadmap items. This guide covers how to best use the AI Assistant, including where to access it, how prompts work, and what types of content it supports.

Where to Access the AI Assistant

There are two ways to access the AI Assistant, depending on your workflow:

  • Generate an Announcement from Content

    Found under the “New draft” menu, this option is ideal for kick-starting a new announcement using internal documentation, call transcripts, or Jira/Linear tickets.

  • AI Assistant (Editor Toolbar)

    Located directly in the rich text editor, this version is perfect for refining, rewriting, or expanding content in an existing draft.

How Prompts Work

Prompts guide the AI Assistant in generating high-quality content from your source material.

  • If no prompt is provided, the AI Assistant will use a default prompt that transforms the content into a clear, marketing-grade product announcement.

  • If you provide a prompt, it will override the default, and the Assistant will follow your custom instructions instead.

Input Limits

The AI Assistant now accepts up to 300,000 characters of input — giving you ample room to paste in detailed documentation, transcripts, or technical specs.

Recommended Workflows

The AI Assistant is most helpful when:

  • Creating a new Announcement from internal documentation or technical notes

  • Writing a Roadmap item using product briefs or research

  • Refining content, such as improving clarity, grammar, or tone

  • Rewriting technical language for broader audiences

Example workflows:

  • Paste in a feature brief or PRD with a prompt like: “Write a changelog-style summary that highlights user impact”

  • Select content already in your draft and prompt the Assistant to “Improve tone for external enterprise users”

Example Prompts (Optional)

While a default prompt is provided for convenience, you can override it with your own. Below are some optional example prompts to guide your custom instructions:

  • Summarize these product changes and highlight the core user benefits in a post: (paste list of changes here)

  • Summarize this product brief by writing an announcement that highlights the changes introduced through the features, the benefits to users, and where to find the feature: (paste product brief here)

  • Change this technical writing into a descriptive summary at an eighth-grade reading level: (paste technical writing here)

    (Great for Jira/Linear tickets or Git descriptions)

Defining subject matter, tone, audience, and output format will help produce better results.

Supported Content Sources

You can use nearly any form of text input with the Assistant. Some common and effective examples include:

  • Product demo transcripts

  • Git commit messages

  • Jira/Linear tickets

  • Product Requirements Documents (PRDs)

  • Internal wiki content

  • OKRs and roadmaps

  • Raw code or SQL queries

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