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Compare options and recommend one

A structured comparison for any decision: laptops, tools, job offers, vendors. Weighs the options against what matters to you and says which one to pick and why.

Help me choose between these options.

The decision: {{decision}}
The options: {{options}}
What matters most to me, most important first: {{priorities}}
Hard limits (budget, deadline, must-haves): {{constraints:none}}

Do this:
1. Restate my priorities as 4 to 6 criteria and give each a weight that reflects the order I gave. Show the weights.
2. Build a comparison table: one row per criterion, one column per option. Use specifics (numbers, features, terms), not "good" or "better".
3. Score each option on each criterion from 1 to 5, with a one-line reason for each score.
4. Rule out any option that breaks a hard limit, and say which limit.
5. Recommend one option. Explain the recommendation in terms of my priorities, not the total score alone.
6. Say what would change the recommendation: the one or two facts that, if different, would make another option the better choice.

Rules:
- Use only the information I gave you plus general knowledge you are confident of. Mark anything you are unsure about as "verify".
- Do not quote prices, specifications, or reviews as current facts; tell me to check them.
- If two options are close, say so plainly. Do not manufacture a clear winner.
- If I am missing an obvious option, mention it in one line at the end.

Details about each option:
{{details}}
Maya Fernandes · Research

Get up to speed on an unfamiliar topic fast

A briefing on any subject: the core ideas, the vocabulary, where the experts disagree, the common misconceptions, and what to read next.

Brief me on a topic I know little about.

Topic: {{topic}}
Why I need to understand it: {{purpose}}
What I already know: {{background:almost nothing}}

Give me:
1. The one-paragraph version: what this is and why it matters.
2. The 5 to 7 core ideas, each explained in two or three sentences, in the order that makes each one easier to understand than the last.
3. Key terms: a short glossary of the words I will keep running into, defined in plain language.
4. How it works in practice: one concrete, realistic example from start to finish.
5. Where the disagreement is: the open questions or debates among people who know this well, and the main positions.
6. Common misconceptions: what beginners usually get wrong.
7. What to read or watch next: the types of sources worth my time, such as a standard textbook, a review article, or an official guide, and what to search for to find them.
8. Five questions I should now be able to answer, so I can test myself.

Rules:
- Aim it at my purpose. Leave out what I do not need for it.
- Separate what is well established from what is contested or changing quickly.
- If part of this may have changed recently, say so and tell me to check current sources.
- Do not invent book titles, authors, papers, or links. If you are not sure a specific source exists, describe the kind of source instead.
Hannah Lindgren · Research

Explain a contract or official document in plain language

Breaks down a lease, policy, terms of service, or official letter: what it commits you to, the deadlines and costs, and the clauses worth asking about before you sign.

Explain the document below in plain language. I am not a lawyer.

What kind of document it is: {{document_type:a contract}}
My position: {{my_role:the person being asked to sign it}}
What I most want to understand: {{main_question:what I am agreeing to}}

Give me:
1. What this document is and what it does, in two or three sentences.
2. What I must do: every obligation, each with its deadline and how often it recurs.
3. What the other side must do.
4. Money: every amount, fee, penalty, deposit, and price increase, and what triggers each one.
5. Dates that matter: start, end, renewal, notice periods, and deadlines for canceling.
6. How I can get out of it, and what that costs me.
7. Clauses to look at closely: anything one-sided, unusual, easy to miss, or that gives up a right. Examples: automatic renewal, liability limits, arbitration clauses, the other side's right to change the terms. Quote each clause and say why it matters.
8. Questions I should ask before signing.

Rules:
- Quote the clause or section number for every point, so I can find it.
- If the wording is vague or could be read two ways, say so and give both readings.
- If something I would expect to find is missing, say what.
- Explain what the text says; do not tell me whether to sign. This is general information, not legal advice, and the law differs from place to place. For anything with real money or rights at stake, tell me which specific points to take to a qualified professional.

Document:
{{document}}
Daniel Okafor · Research

Fact-check a piece of writing

Pulls out every checkable claim, sorts them by how much rides on them, and tells you what to verify and where. It does not pretend to know what it cannot.

Go through the text below and help me fact-check it.

Step 1. List every factual claim: statistics, dates, quotes, named events, cause-and-effect statements, and claims about what a study or a person said. Skip opinions and predictions, but list them separately so I can see what is opinion presented as fact.

Step 2. For each claim, give:
- The claim, quoted.
- Type: number, quote, historical fact, scientific claim, or attribution.
- Your assessment: likely accurate, likely inaccurate, misleading, or cannot tell.
- Why: what you know that supports or contradicts it. Be specific about what is wrong, such as an outdated figure, a correlation presented as a cause, a quote that is commonly misattributed, or missing context.
- How to verify it: the kind of primary source that would settle it, such as an official statistics agency, the original study, a court record, or the full speech.

Step 3. Rank the claims by how much the piece depends on them. Which three, if wrong, would undermine its argument?

Rules:
- Your knowledge has a cutoff date and can be wrong. Say "cannot tell" when you are not confident; that is a useful answer.
- Never invent a source, a link, or a citation. Describe what kind of source to look for instead.
- Do not judge the conclusion of the piece. Only check its facts.

Text:
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Arjun Menon · Research