A practical, field-tested prompt that helps reshape AI-generated text into something that reads like a real person wrote it, flaws and all.

Output-first prompts are built to get something on the screen quickly. Reliability-first prompts are built to produce the same quality result repeatedly, with verifiable inputs, defined structure, and governed iteration. This guide explains the difference, the six pillars of reliable prompt design, what breaks when you optimize for output alone, and how to build prompts that produce consistent, business-grade results you can reuse and scale.