Prompt Cleanup Examples (Before & After)
A set of before-and-after examples showing exactly what prompt cleanup removes — and what it deliberately leaves alone.
Overview
The fastest way to understand prompt cleanup is to see it. This resource collects clear before-and-after examples: a repetitive marketing prompt, a contradictory support prompt, and a noisy templated prompt. Each shows what gets removed (duplicates, restated rules, empty sections) and what stays (every distinct instruction). Load the sample below into the Prompt Cleaner to see the same transformation on a prompt you can edit.
Workflow
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Load the example
Open this sample in the Prompt Cleaner — it contains duplicates, restated rules, filler, and one contradiction.
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Compare the three modes
Run Safe, then Balanced, then Aggressive, watching the output and report change. Each mode removes progressively more.
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Spot the contradiction
Open the report to see 'keep replies short' flagged against 'provide a detailed explanation' — the cleaner shows both and leaves the choice to you.
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Try your own prompt
Replace the example with one of your real prompts and run the same comparison.
Why This Works
- Examples make the removal vs rewriting distinction concrete — every output line came from the input
- Running all three modes on one prompt shows exactly how Safe, Balanced, and Aggressive differ
- Seeing a contradiction flagged rather than resolved builds the right expectation: the tool informs, you decide
Best for
- Anyone new to prompt cleanup who wants to see it work first
- Comparing the three cleanup modes on the same example
- Understanding the line between removal (cleanup) and rewriting (a different tool)
Not for
- A reference spec — this is a hands-on example, not documentation
- Generating new prompts — these examples are for cleaning existing ones
Use cases
- Learning what prompt cleanup removes before running it on your own prompts
- Showing a teammate the difference between cleaning and rewriting a prompt
- Seeing how a contradiction (short vs detailed) is surfaced rather than silently resolved