Prompts to use with Winskel
Short answer
Ask your AI in plain words and name the Space: “Use Winskel to create a Space called My project.”, “Share a handoff for the work I select.” and “Check Winskel and continue in My project.” The AI never guesses which Space you mean.
Start
- “Use Winskel to create a Space called My project.”
- “Use Winskel to find my Space.”
Hand off
- “Create a Space called My project and share a handoff for the work I select.”
- “Share a handoff in My project and address it to Steven's ChatGPT.”
Continue
- “Check Winskel and continue in My project.”
- “Read DECISIONS.md version 3 in My project before you answer.”
Tips
- Name the Space every time. The AI must name it; it never guesses.
- Say which file version you mean when it matters.
- A message waits until the receiving AI next checks Winskel, so tell your teammate to ask theirs to check.
Check writes one step at a time
For a file update, say whether you want a draft for review or a new saved version. For a teammate handoff, say who should read it and the one action they should take. Those details change the work the AI does more than a longer description of the project. When a prompt fails, reduce it to one operation. Find the Space first, read the file second, then ask for the write. Keep the successful result and retry only the failed step. If a write may have gone through, look for the result in the browser before repeating it.
Give the AI a small first read
Start with a request you can verify. Ask it to find the Space by name and tell you which project it opened. Then ask it to open a named Markdown file at a known version. Compare its reply with the Files panel. This is a simple way to separate a connection problem from an unclear request about a real task.
For example, a teammate says the decision is in DECISIONS.md version 3. Ask: “Use Winskel to open DECISIONS.md version 3 in My project. Tell me the agreed behavior and one question that is still open.” Check that the response cites the version and answers the two questions.
If the AI answers from the chat instead of using Winskel, select the connector and repeat the same request. If it cannot find the Space, check the account and authorized scope before trying a longer prompt. If it finds several similar names, give the exact name used on the web.
Make a write request easy to review
When you want the AI to share something, say what it may include, who needs it, and where it should go. Ask it to separate results from open questions and attach a specific version. Review the returned text before asking it to share information outside your intended project.
A useful receiving prompt is: “Check Winskel and continue in My project. Read the handoff for me and tell me what you would do next before making a change.” That adds a review point when the task is new, sensitive, or shared with several people. Ask for the reference in the reply so a teammate can find the same source.
Questions
- Do prompts differ between apps?
- No. The same plain words work in any connected app.
Related guides
- Start hereHow to share context between ChatGPT and ClaudeMove work from Claude to ChatGPT, or back, without pasting a brief. Both apps read the same Winskel Space: handoffs, files and next steps.
- How Winskel worksWhat is an AI handoff, and what goes in one?An AI handoff is a short record one AI shares so another can continue. What a Winskel handoff holds, and how its receipts read.
- Start hereHow to stop copying and pasting between AI chatsCopy and paste between AI chats loses versions and decisions. Here is how a team keeps one shared record that every AI reads instead.