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Generate AI-ready prompts for document creation, even on the free tier.

Bootspring generates AI-ready prompts that you can use with any AI assistant. This feature is especially valuable for free tier users who can leverage external AI services for document generation.

How It Works#

When you use Bootspring's preseed features, prompts are generated that can be:

  1. Used directly by Bootspring's AI (Pro tier)
  2. Copied and pasted into external AI services (Free tier)

This means everyone can benefit from Bootspring's structured approach to document generation.

Generating Prompts#

From Drop Zone#

bootspring preseed start # Select: "Analyze your drop zone files"

This generates a comprehensive prompt that:

  • Lists all your files
  • Includes text content where available
  • Asks AI to extract relevant information
  • Structures output for each document type

From Wizard#

bootspring preseed init # Follow the wizard, then...

After completing the wizard, prompts are generated for enhancing each document.

Location#

Generated prompts are saved to:

.bootspring/preseed/prompts/ ├── analyze-drop-zone.md ├── enhance-vision.md ├── enhance-prd.md ├── enhance-business-model.md └── ...

Using Prompts with External AI#

Step 1: Generate the Prompt#

bootspring preseed start # Select your option

Step 2: Copy the Prompt#

# View and copy cat .bootspring/preseed/prompts/analyze-drop-zone.md | pbcopy # Or open in your editor code .bootspring/preseed/prompts/analyze-drop-zone.md

Step 3: Paste into AI Service#

Use with:

  • ChatGPT (chat.openai.com)
  • Claude (claude.ai)
  • Gemini (gemini.google.com)
  • Perplexity (perplexity.ai)
  • Any other AI chat service

Step 4: Use the Response#

Copy the AI's response back into Bootspring:

1# Either paste when prompted in the wizard 2bootspring preseed init 3 4# Or save directly to files 5# and run sync 6bootspring preseed sync

Prompt Types#

Drop Zone Analysis Prompt#

Purpose: Analyze all files in your drop zone and categorize information.

Structure:

1# Analyze My Project Files 2 3I'm planning a new project. Analyze these files and extract: 4 51. Vision - Problem being solved 62. Audience - Target users 73. Market - Size and trends 84. Competitors - Key players 95. Business - Revenue model 106. Product - Features and MVP 11 12## Files 13 14### [filename] (size) 15[content or description]

Document Enhancement Prompts#

Purpose: Improve a specific generated document.

Example (Vision):

1# Enhance Vision Document 2 3Current document: 4--- 5[VISION.md content] 6--- 7 8Please improve this document by: 91. Strengthening the problem statement 102. Clarifying the unique value proposition 113. Adding supporting data points 124. Improving the narrative flow 13 14Return the complete enhanced document.

Synthesis Prompt (for seed)#

Purpose: Create SEED.md from preseed documents.

1# Synthesize Project Specification 2 3Based on these preseed documents, create a unified SEED.md: 4 5## Input Documents 6 7### VISION.md 8[content] 9 10### AUDIENCE.md 11[content] 12 13### PRD.md 14[content] 15 16## Output Format 17 18Create a SEED.md with: 19- Project overview 20- Tech stack recommendations (YAML) 21- MVP features 22- Development priorities

Free Tier Workflow#

Here's the complete workflow for free tier users:

1. Setup#

bootspring preseed setup

2. Add Your Files#

# Drop files in the drop zone cp ~/your-files/* .bootspring/preseed/context/drop/

3. Generate Prompts#

bootspring preseed start # Select: "Analyze your drop zone files"

4. Use External AI#

  1. Open .bootspring/preseed/prompts/analyze-drop-zone.md
  2. Copy the content
  3. Paste into ChatGPT/Claude
  4. Get structured analysis

5. Run Wizard with AI Output#

bootspring preseed init

Use the AI's analysis to answer wizard questions accurately.

6. Enhance Documents#

For each generated document:

  1. View the enhancement prompt:
    cat .bootspring/preseed/prompts/enhance-vision.md
  2. Copy to external AI
  3. Get enhanced version
  4. Save to document:
    # Edit directly code .bootspring/preseed/VISION.md

7. Move to Seed#

# Generate seed synthesis prompt bootspring seed synthesize --prompt-only # Use prompt with external AI # Save result as SEED.md

Tips for Better Results#

Provide Context#

When using external AI, add context about your situation:

1[Your generated prompt] 2 3Additional context: 4- This is a B2B SaaS product 5- Target market is enterprise 6- We're a team of 2 developers 7- Budget is limited

Iterate#

Don't accept the first response. Ask follow-up questions:

  • "Can you expand on the competitive differentiation?"
  • "Make the problem statement more specific"
  • "Add more technical details to the architecture"

Combine Responses#

Use multiple AI services and combine the best parts of each response.

Upgrading to Pro#

With Pro tier, prompts are executed automatically:

1# Free tier 2bootspring preseed init 3# Generates prompts you copy manually 4 5# Pro tier 6bootspring preseed init 7# AI generates documents directly

Same quality, less manual work.

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