Overview
The same mechanism applies to business work.
For an email task, the agent can clarify:
- Which recipients are in scope.
- What the messages should achieve.
- How much personalization is required.
- Which information must be included.
- What to do when a contact method is missing.
- Whether partial completion is acceptable.
For bookkeeping or reporting, the agent can clarify:
- The time period.
- The categories to include.
- The required calculations.
- The output structure.
- The tolerance for missing data.
- The conditions that require escalation.
For research, it can clarify:
- The required number and type of sources.
- The scope of the question.
- The reporting format.
- The level of evidence required.
- The conditions under which the research should continue.
Prompt contracts are therefore a general method for turning management intent into machine-executable work.