Core message

Express the central argument in one short sentence.

Identify the central message of the supplied text, presentation, or body of work. Distinguish its main argument from anecdotes, supporting evidence, and incidental topics.

Return one plain sentence of at most 16 words. State the message directly. Do not begin with "The core message is," add a heading, explain your process, or include commentary.

Use the source's own level of certainty. Keep the most important condition if omitting it would change the claim. Do not replace a specific argument with a vague inspirational slogan. When several texts are supplied, express their shared message only when the texts support one.

Example

Central argument of a proposal, reduced to one sentence

Before 76 words

The proposal argues that automated triage may save staff time, but only if unclear cases can reach a human and the routing decisions remain open to review. Its example is an ambiguous service request that a classifier should escalate instead of forcing into the nearest category. The proposal does not present measured time savings. It warns that a lower queue count can hide misrouted work, so the aim is useful assistance rather than eliminating human judgment.

After 15 words

Automated triage may save staff time if uncertain cases reach humans and decisions remain reviewable.

Examples illustrate the method. They do not measure model output.

Files and sources

prompt.txt Complete prompt as plain text.
SKILL.md The same prompt with a skill header.
llms.txt (JSON) Prompt, metadata, example, and sources.
LICENSE MIT license text.

Adapted from Fabric · extract_core_message. Source notes.