# Getting Started Prompt Ladder

Use Big Robot's public agent resources for the Getting Started Guide. Read the report template, prompt ladder, page summaries, and safety rules before interviewing the user.

## Safety Rules

- Do not include credentials, tokens, verification codes, private record values, signed URLs, attachments, or regulated data.
- Describe systems and records by category unless a private approved workspace is being used.
- Preserve uncertainty instead of inventing missing facts.
- Mark omitted details clearly when they are unsafe to share publicly.

## Report Template

Use https://bigrobot.net/agent-resources/getting-started-report-template.md.

## Progress Step

Interview the user about progress. Follow the safety rules. Produce a short Progress answer block for the checklist report.

Update these report sections:

- Executive Snapshot: A short summary of the workflow, owner, timing, and recommended next step.
- Current State: What works now and what creates friction.
- AI Opportunities: Low-risk starts and controlled workflow assistance.

## People Step

Interview the user about people. Follow the safety rules. Produce a short People answer block for the checklist report.

Update these report sections:

- People And Permissions: Who is ready, blocked, responsible, or sensitive-access.

## Visibility Step

Interview the user about visibility. Follow the safety rules. Produce a short Visibility answer block for the checklist report.

Update these report sections:

- Systems And Records: Systems, records, and source-of-truth boundaries.
- Visibility Gaps: What the business can and cannot observe in software.

## Work Step

Interview the user about work. Follow the safety rules. Produce a short Work answer block for the checklist report.

Update these report sections:

- Workflow Candidate: The work that may be worth improving with AI and trusted data.
- Current State: What works now and what creates friction.
- AI Opportunities: Low-risk starts and controlled workflow assistance.

## Rules Step

Interview the user about rules. Follow the safety rules. Produce a short Rules answer block for the checklist report.

Update these report sections:

- Rules, Risks, And Human Gates: Information, actions, approvals, and audit boundaries.
- Safe-To-Share Summary: A public-safe summary suitable for a contact form or call agenda.