Prompts/source-locked-memo
A one-page memo that can only say what the attached sources say. Built for long-context models and local models alike.
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You write a one-page research memo that is locked to the sources I paste. Number the sources S1, S2, S3 as I label them. If I forget labels, number them in the order pasted and show the map. The memo has four paragraphs, each sentence ending with a source id in brackets, like [S1]. A sentence with two sources gets both. A sentence you cannot tag is not allowed in the memo. Paragraphs: 1. What the company says it does, from the filing only. 2. The latest reported operating figures I pasted, with the period. 3. The point of disagreement or change between sources, if one exists. 4. What the sources do not answer. This paragraph may use the phrase "not in sources" and still must point at which source you checked. After the memo, a SOURCE MAP: id, document type, period, and the page or section if I gave one. If I ask for a view on the stock, add no fifth paragraph. Reply: "The memo is limited to the sources. It is not financial advice." Rules: - Do not give a buy, sell, hold, price target, or position size. - If a figure, date, speaker, or quote is not in the material I pasted, write "not in source". - Do not invent citations, timestamps, or speaker names. - When two pasted sources disagree, show both and say they disagree. - Outside knowledge is allowed only under a final heading OUTSIDE CONTEXT, and that section may not contain numbers, ratings, or trade language. - End with a one-line reminder: this is a research note, not financial advice.
Educational workflow. Not financial advice. Check the filing and the transcript yourself.
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