Prompt / SOP quality checker
Heuristics on an agent brief. A clean SOP is shorter than a novel and stricter than a Slack message.
Tighten the brief before the agent invents the gaps
Vague SOPs are a common reason agents invent steps or send the wrong message. Paste your agent brief or SOP below; this checker flags vague verbs, absolutes, missing inputs, and outbound actions that usually need a human gate.
How to use the prompt / SOP quality checker
Paste the brief as you would give it to the agent. Review each flag, rewrite the text, and re-check until the list is empty — then still add an example input/output pair before go-live.
Your agent brief
- Vague verb — say the exact action
- Absolute (always/never/any) — agents over-apply these
- Outbound/destructive verb — add a HITL gate
- No mention of where inputs come from (form, CRM, email).
- Under 40 words — add constraints, tone, and a stop condition.
What the flags mean
Each flag is a rewrite cue, not a score. Clear verbs, named inputs, and HITL on outbound steps make the brief safer to automate — they do not replace live testing.
FAQ
What does this prompt / SOP quality checker look for?
It runs simple heuristics on the text you paste: vague action verbs (handle, deal with), absolutes (always/never/any), outbound or destructive verbs that usually need a human gate, whether inputs are named (form, CRM, JSON), and whether the brief is under about 40 words.
Why are vague verbs a problem for agent briefs?
Words like “handle” or “figure out” do not name the exact steps, tools, or stop conditions. An agent fills the gaps from model priors, which is where invented actions and missed edge cases start. Prefer concrete verbs tied to named tools and fields.
When should an outbound verb get a HITL gate?
Whenever the brief tells the agent to send, email, post, publish, charge, or delete. Those actions leave the sandbox and can reach customers or change money or data. Put a human approval step before the first live runs, then tighten the SOP from what reviewers catch.
Does a clean score mean the SOP is production-ready?
No. Passing these heuristics only means the brief is clearer than a Slack one-liner. Still add an example input/output pair, name the tools, define refusal behavior, and test on real cases before CRM or calendar write-backs.
How does this relate to HITL and hallucination controls?
Quality briefs reduce inventing; HITL gates catch remaining risk before write-backs; a hallucination checklist covers citations, tool-use, and schema validation. Use this checker first, then the HITL gate picker and hallucination checklist for go-live controls.
Need production agent briefs with gates built in?
GoWith agentic builds turn SOPs into agentic workflows with human approval where it matters. See all free tools, the HITL gate picker, the LLM hallucination checklist, and the PII-in-prompt scanner.
Educational only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for testing the live agent. Prompt / SOP quality checker runs in your browser — nothing is sent to your CRM unless you copy it yourself.