{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "kind": "shortening-method",
  "format": "agent-skill",
  "id": "short-titles",
  "name": "Short titles",
  "category": "Writing",
  "summary": "Generate five concise titles that preserve the topic and language.",
  "use_cases": [
    "Article headings",
    "Document titles",
    "Newsletter subjects"
  ],
  "word_count": 110,
  "url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/short-titles/",
  "instructions_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/short-titles/SKILL.md",
  "skill_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/short-titles/SKILL.md",
  "json_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/short-titles/llms.txt",
  "plain_text_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/short-titles/prompt.txt",
  "license": "CC0-1.0",
  "sources_url": "https://sho.rten.it/sources/#short-titles",
  "skill_name": "short-titles",
  "skill_description": "Generate five concise titles that preserve the topic and language. Use for Article headings, Document titles, Newsletter subjects.",
  "agents_md_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/short-titles/AGENTS.md",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "f/prompts.chat · Title Generator for written pieces",
      "url": "https://github.com/f/prompts.chat/blob/f78a1c5136fa080155d928e0d7e2b4a41ddef03e/prompts.csv",
      "repository": "https://github.com/f/prompts.chat",
      "revision": "f78a1c5136fa080155d928e0d7e2b4a41ddef03e",
      "path": "prompts.csv",
      "license": "CC0-1.0",
      "license_url": "https://github.com/f/prompts.chat/blob/f78a1c5136fa080155d928e0d7e2b4a41ddef03e/LICENSE-CC0",
      "license_file": "licenses/f--prompts.chat.txt",
      "copyright": "CC0 prompt data has no required attribution notice; original contributor names are retained voluntarily.",
      "repository_stars": 169919,
      "checked_at": "2026-09-10",
      "license_scope": "Repository LICENSE explicitly places prompts.csv, PROMPTS.md, and user-submitted prompt text under CC0 1.0. The separate MIT license applies to code, which is not reused here.",
      "adaptation": "Keeps the source's five-title output, under-20-word limit, meaning preservation, and source language. Adds factual boundaries and removes the unrelated example product.",
      "author": "rockbenben",
      "record": "Title Generator for written pieces",
      "license_scope_file": "licenses/prompts-chat-scope.txt"
    }
  ],
  "instructions": "Create five concise titles from the supplied topic, keywords, or draft. Use the same language as the source unless the user requests another language. Keep each title under 20 words.\n\nMake the options meaningfully different while preserving the subject and intended meaning. Favor concrete words and the detail that makes the piece distinctive. Use enough context for a reader to understand the topic without opening it.\n\nDo not invent benefits, results, numbers, urgency, or controversy. Avoid misleading clickbait and promises that the source cannot support. Retain names or technical terms when they identify the subject. Return only the five titles, one per line, unless the user asks for an explanation.",
  "example": {
    "before": "This article describes how the Eastbank Library tested a quiet hour for visitors who prefer lower noise and fewer interruptions. The pilot ran on Tuesday mornings for six weeks. During that hour, staff reduced public announcements and moved group activities to another room. The article explains the changes and shares staff observations, but the library did not measure attendance changes or compare visitor satisfaction with other hours. The piece is intended for library staff who are considering a similar pilot. It does not claim that quiet hours work for every library or that the pilot increased visits. The draft repeats the phrase \"a quieter library experience\" several times.",
    "after": "Eastbank Library's Six-Week Quiet Hour Pilot\nHow Eastbank Library Made Tuesday Mornings Quieter\nInside Eastbank Library's Quiet Hour Trial\nWhat Staff Observed During Eastbank Library's Quiet Hour\nTesting a Quiet Hour at Eastbank Library",
    "context": "Fictional library practice article",
    "must_preserve": [
      "Eastbank Library and its quiet-hour pilot",
      "Six-week duration and Tuesday-morning setting when used",
      "Staff observations, with no invented measured outcome or universal success claim",
      "Five distinct titles, each under 20 words"
    ],
    "omitted": [
      "Detailed room arrangements and measurement caveats that do not belong in each title; none of the titles claims measured success",
      "Repeated quieter-experience wording"
    ],
    "kind": "illustrative"
  }
}