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Mar 10 β€’ 22 tweets β€’ 3 min read
I collected every NotebookLM prompt that went viral on Reddit, X, and founder communities.

Most people are using it like a glorified PDF reader.

These 20 prompts turn it into a research weapon.

(founders are hiding these) πŸ‘‡ Image 1. The Exam Predictor

"Based on this material, what are the 5 most likely questions a skeptical expert would ask to poke holes in this?"

Turns passive reading into active stress-testing.

Works on research papers, pitch decks, and strategy docs.
Mar 8 β€’ 9 tweets β€’ 2 min read
🚨 BREAKING: Claude can now write essays like a university professor for free.

Here are 7 prompts to research, structure, and write better essays faster: Image 1/ Generate a Complete Essay

"Act as a university professor. Write a well-structured essay on [topic]. Include a clear introduction, strong thesis statement, supporting arguments with evidence, counterarguments, and a compelling conclusion."
Feb 22 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 1 min read
🚨BREAKING: Someone leaked the system prompts of every major AI coding assistant.

You can see exactly how they work:

- Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, Devin, Replit, v0
- 30,000+ lines of internal instructions & prompts
- Agent architectures, tool configurations, workflows
- Lovable, Perplexity, NotionAI implementations
- 30+ AI tools completely reverse-engineered

116k stars. 100% Opensource.Image Repo: github.com/x1xhlol/system…
Feb 19 β€’ 12 tweets β€’ 5 min read
If you're serious about AI, learn these 10 concepts ASAP:

β†’ Context windows
β†’ Agent memory
β†’ Tool use
β†’ RLHF
β†’ Distillation
β†’ Evaluation
β†’ Prompt chaining
β†’ Self-critique
β†’ Retrieval
β†’ Multi-agent systems

Most people ignore them. Here's why each one matters πŸ‘‡ 1. Context windows

This is how much text a model can "see" at once.

GPT-4o: 128K tokens
Gemini 2.5 Pro: 1M tokens
Claude: 200K tokens

Bigger isn't always better what you PUT in the window matters more than the size.

Most people fill it with garbage and wonder why outputs suck.Image
Feb 9 β€’ 15 tweets β€’ 3 min read
I spent 3 weeks analyzing the most powerful ChatGPT research prompts that actual academics are hiding.

The difference between spending 6 hours on literature review vs 8 minutes.

12 prompts I use daily for my PhD work.

Steal them πŸ‘‡ Image 1. THE LITERATURE SYNTHESIZER

"I'm researching [topic]. Synthesize the key arguments from these 5 papers: [paste abstracts]. Identify theoretical frameworks, methodology gaps, and conflicting findings. Create a comparison table."

Turns 3 hours of note-taking into 4 minutes.
Feb 6 β€’ 12 tweets β€’ 4 min read
10 powerful claude opus 4.6 prompts that feel illegal to know πŸ‘‡ Image 1. Code Architect

Stop getting garbage code. This prompt makes Claude write production-ready functions.

Mega prompt:

You are a senior software architect. Write [FUNCTIONALITY] with these requirements:

Technical specs:
- Language: [LANGUAGE/FRAMEWORK]
- Performance: [REQUIREMENTS]
- Error handling: [SPECIFICATIONS]
- Testing: Include unit tests

Standards:
- Follow [STYLE GUIDE]
- Document all functions
- Optimize for [METRIC]
- Handle edge cases: [LIST]

Provide:
1. Complete implementation
2. Usage examples
3. Performance considerations
4. Potential issues and solutions

Context: [YOUR CODEBASE DETAILS]
Feb 5 β€’ 11 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Founders and AI prompt engineers leaked these advanced LLM workflows that separate novices from experts.

I've been applying insider insights from top AI builders for 8 months. The impact is unreal.

Here are 8 prompt engineering patterns they don't want you to know (but I'm sharing anyway):Image 1. Chain-of-Verification (CoVe)

Most people ask once and accept the answer.

Experts force the model to verify its own output.

Prompt structure:

- Generate initial response
- "Now list assumptions you made"
- "Verify each assumption"
- "Revise based on verification"

Reduces hallucinations by 40%.
Feb 4 β€’ 14 tweets β€’ 3 min read
I scraped every single NotebookLM prompt that blew up on X, Reddit, and academic corners of the internet.

Turns out most people are using NotebookLM like a fancy note-taker.

That's insane.

It's a full-blown research assistant that can compress 10 hours of analysis into 20 seconds if you feed it the right instructions.

Here's what actually works:Image Prompt 1: The Expert Synthesizer

"You are a [field] expert with 15 years of experience. Analyze these sources and identify the 3 core insights that practitioners in this field would immediately recognize as groundbreaking. For each insight, explain why it matters and what conventional wisdom it challenges."

This forces depth over breadth. The output is immediately usable.