AI prompt scratchpad

Shape your prompt before you send it.

Use ZeroNote as a private AI prompt scratchpad. Draft instructions, compare wording, keep reusable role and constraint fragments, preview Markdown, and copy the final prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other AI tool.

Draft a prompt Markdown scratchpad

A prompt template you can adapt

Task: Review the draft below for clarity.
Audience: A new user of the product.
Constraints: Keep the meaning. Flag claims that need evidence.
Output: Revised draft, followed by questions about missing facts.

Draft:
[Paste your draft here]

Replace the placeholders, revise locally, then copy the prompt into your chosen AI service. ZeroNote does not run a model, send prompts to an AI provider, or automatically improve the text. The receiving service’s data policies apply when you paste or submit it there.

Why use a prompt scratchpad?

Writing directly in a chat box can make prompts feel disposable. A scratchpad gives you room to structure the request before it becomes a conversation.

Think before chat

Keep rough prompt ideas out of the AI input box until the instruction is clear.

Keep fragments

Store reusable roles, constraints, examples, and output formats in local drafts.

Copy cleanly

Draft in plain text or Markdown, then copy the final prompt into any AI product.

Prompt drafting patterns it supports

Role + task + constraints. Draft a complete instruction with persona, goal, context, boundaries, and output format.
Reusable snippets. Keep examples, tone rules, formatting templates, and evaluation rubrics ready for future prompts.
Prompt comparisons. Write two versions side by side in one note before deciding which one to send.
Markdown-ready prompts. Use headings, bullet lists, code fences, and tables when your prompt needs structure.

Best prompt types to draft here

ChatGPT instructions

Prepare longer requests with context, constraints, examples, and a desired answer format before opening the chat.

Reusable templates

Keep prompt patterns for editing, coding, research, planning, customer support, and content workflows.

Prompt experiments

Compare short and detailed versions of the same request without filling your AI chat history with drafts.

How this page stays focused

Use this page for AI prompt drafting. It is written around prompt templates, examples, constraints, and copy-ready AI instructions.
Use Markdown Scratchpad for general Markdown notes. Prepare README sections, documentation, checklists and other formatted drafts.
A scratchpad reduces accidental sends. You can reshape the prompt until it is clear, then paste only the final version.

Privacy and local drafts

ZeroNote does not run your prompt through an AI model. It is a local-first editor. Your draft text is stored in this browser unless you copy it into another service.

FAQ

Does ZeroNote send prompts to an AI service?

No. It is just a local-first editor. Your content is not processed by an AI model inside ZeroNote.

Which AI tools does it work with?

Any tool where you can paste text, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, or your own AI app.

Can I save prompt templates?

Yes. Keep prompt templates as local drafts, then copy or download them when they become important.

Does it require an account?

No. ZeroNote is useful as a no-login prompt scratchpad that stores drafts locally in your browser.

Can I draft prompts with Markdown structure?

Yes. You can use headings, bullet lists, numbered steps, examples, and code fences to organize prompts before copying them into an AI tool.

Related ZeroNote tools

Markdown ScratchpadUse Markdown preview for prompts with headings, code, or structured examples. Plain Text ScratchpadUse a simpler writing buffer when formatting is not needed. No-login NotepadOpen a general browser notepad for quick notes beyond AI prompts. Privacy NoteUnderstand how prompt drafts stay local until you copy them elsewhere.