How to prompt ChatGPT for RFC-style technical specs
Senior engineer wants a prompting template and iterative review loop to produce RFC-style docs with clear requirements and sections that survive peer review.
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Use this template and 3-step review loop:
Prompt template — Title; Scope; Stakeholders; Failure modes; Functional & non‑functional requirements with acceptance criteria; Metrics; Section list: Abstract, Background, Proposal, Alternatives, Migration, Security, Tests, Open questions.
Iterative loop — 1) Draft: ask model to generate RFC with TODOs/assumptions. 2) Peer review: inline comments → convert unresolved items to tasks. 3) Finalize: verify testability, metrics, and clarity.
Try Claude for long-context drafts and rigorous critique.
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