Map
Framework

RODES

The question it answers

When a marketing officer wants an AI to write in the style of a few sample pieces, what should the prompt state, and how can they check the AI has understood before it starts?

Origin
Sebo, 2023; Kremb, 2023
Diagram type
Process by phase
Level of analysis
Individual
Topics
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Diagram

RODES

  1. RODES
  2. RoleThe persona the AI takes on. The more detail, the better.
  3. ObjectiveThe goal of the task, stated as specifically as possible.
  4. DetailsSpecific requirements and constraints, including the exact steps the model should follow.
  5. ExamplesExamples of the input and output you want, so the model can see exactly what you mean.
  6. Sense checkAsk the model whether it understands the prompt and needs any further information to complete the objective.

When to use it, and when not to

Use it when

Kremb recommends RODES when you already have good examples of the output you want. Sebo built it as the 80/20 of prompt writing: the five parts he judged to matter most.

Pitfalls

Pitfall

When you add examples, say they show style, not subject. In Kremb's sample prompt the example tweets are flagged as not being on the desired topic.

Sources

References

Listed A–Z by author surname, Harvard style. A source with a DOI links to https://doi.org/…; one without links to its page or says plainly that it has no DOI.

  1. Kremb, M. (2023) 5 prompt frameworks to level up your prompts. The Prompt Warrior (newsletter), 13 October 2023.No DOIthepromptwarrior.comSource page
  2. Sebo (@sebo_gm) (2023) Want to MASTER the art of writing high-performing prompts? [thread introducing the RODES prompt framework]. X (formerly Twitter), 4 August 2023.No DOIx.comSource page