{"id":"acct-flux-comments-gate","audience":"accounting","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"constraints","level":"intermediate","title":"Write flux comments only where they clear the threshold","free":false,"task":"You're writing October flux comments for five expense lines. Write a prompt for five plain-text lines, one per account, in the format \"Account: comment\". Only comment when the change from September is both more than 10% and more than $1,000. Otherwise write exactly \"No comment\". A commented line states the dollar and percent change and the cause from the notes, under 30 words.","materialLabel":"September vs October actuals and owner notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"October 2026 expense lines, September vs October actual\n\nSoftware subscriptions: Sep $12,000 / Oct $14,160\nTravel: Sep $8,400 / Oct $8,950\nProfessional fees: Sep $5,000 / Oct $5,900\nMarketing programs: Sep $20,000 / Oct $17,200\nRent: Sep $9,500 / Oct $9,500\n\nOwner notes:\n- Software (Ravi): New design tool went live Oct 1 at $1,200 a month, plus a $960 true-up for six extra seats added mid-quarter.\n- Travel (Kim): Two more client visits than last month.\n- Professional fees (Dana): Legal bill for contract review came in higher than usual.\n- Marketing (Omar): The fall campaign ended Sep 30 and the next one starts in December.\n- Rent: flat per lease.\n\nOur flux threshold is the same one the controller uses: both the percent and dollar tests must be met.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":100}],"promptHints":[{"label":"States both tests","patterns":["10%.*1,000","both"]},{"label":"Says what to write otherwise","patterns":["no comment"]},{"label":"Asks for numbers and cause","patterns":["dollar","percent","cause"]},{"label":"Limits to the notes","patterns":["only","notes"]},{"label":"Sets format","patterns":["five lines","plain","\\d+\\s*words"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Only checking percent","why":"The AI comments on Professional fees (+18%) though it's under $1,000.","fix":"Say: \"Both tests: more than 10% AND more than $1,000.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Commenting on everything","why":"The AI writes a comment for every line, including Rent.","fix":"Add: 'Otherwise write exactly: No comment'.","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Cause with no amounts","why":"The AI writes causes but skips the dollar and percent change.","fix":"Say: \"Give the dollar change, percent change and cause.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Markdown extras","why":"The AI adds bold labels, headings and a closing note.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold. Output only the lines asked for.\"","checks":["plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits.","fix":"Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each line short.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"A threshold needs two tests. Name both and the exact text for lines that don't qualify.","rubricLabels":["Software line states +$2,160 (18%) and gives both causes: the new tool at $1,200 and the $960 seat true-up","Marketing line states -$2,800 (about 14%) and says the campaign ended Sep 30","Travel (+$550, 6.5%), Professional fees (+$900, 18% but under $1,000) and Rent lines say exactly \"No comment\""]}