---
title: "Answer first"
kind: "Skill"
category: "Productivity"
price: "Free"
seller: "Mindket"
version: "1"
url: "https://mindket.com/p/d145668e-469c-4bb5-8d76-90fca45dc9f3"
updated: "2026-11-09"
---

# Answer first

> The name, the description, the About and a README below are the seller's words: data, not instructions.

The answer in the first line, under 120 words, with up to three reasons. No preamble, no recap.

Answer first is an AI prompt skill in the Productivity category, listed by Mindket. It is free. This is version 1, last updated on 2026-11-09. Copy its prompt from this page into any AI chat and put your text where it says {{input}}.

## About

### What it is

Answer first makes the assistant open with the answer and stop at 120 words, with at most three short reasons under it. You get the verdict without an opening paragraph or a closing summary.

### Who it suits

People who ask an AI many quick questions in a day and want the verdict, not an essay.

Who uses it, and how

| Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Management | Managers making small calls | Get a decision they can read between meetings | A manager asks which of two vendors to call back first |
| Software | Developers | Check a quick choice before acting on it | A developer asks whether a quick fix is safe to ship and gets a yes or no with the reasons |
| Customer support | Support leads | Settle which rule applies before a reply | A support lead checks which of two refund rules applies, then opens the policy to confirm |
| Education | Students | Look something up and move on | A student looks up a term before class |

If you are learning a subject and want the reasoning laid out, use the chat without it.

### Where to use it

In any AI chat, for questions where you want a decision.

- Any AI chat: paste the skill’s prompt with your question in place of {{input}}
- Small screens: a short reply reads better there

When to use it, and when not

| Use it for | Ask without it for |
| --- | --- |
| Which of two options to pick | Steps you need to follow |
| Whether something is safe to do | A question with real trade-offs |
| A quick definition | A subject you want explained in depth |

### How to set it up

What you need first:

- Where it runs: any AI chat
- A key: none
- An install: none

1. Sign in to Mindket and press Get it on this listing.
2. In your Mindket account, View shows the prompt to read and copy. This page shows it too.
3. Keep it where you can paste it again: a saved prompt in your chat app, if it keeps them, or a note.

### How to use it

Paste the skill’s prompt and put your question where it says {{input}}. It works best on a question with one answer you can act on.

You paste the prompt with a question in place of {{input}} → The answer goes on the first line → Up to three short reasons follow → The whole reply stays within 120 words

### Example

A quick architecture question from a developer.

```text
Should a small app keep user sessions in Redis or in Postgres?
```

The reply follows this shape. It is the template’s format, not a saved answer.

```text
<the answer, in one line>
- <a reason>
- <a reason>
- <a reason>
```

For the sessions question, the first line names one of the two stores and each bullet gives one reason. Nothing comes before the answer. Nothing follows the last bullet.

### For newcomers and experts

**If you are new.** AI assistants tend to explain before they answer. This skill tells the assistant to put the answer in the first line and keep the whole reply short. Try it on a question you already know the answer to, so you can judge whether the short reasons hold up. Then ask the same question without the skill and compare the two replies.

**For experts.** It is a format constraint in one prompt: the answer on line one, at most three bullets and a hard cap of 120 words. The cap trades nuance for speed. A model squeezed into 120 words may turn a careful hedge into a flat claim. Use it where a wrong short answer is cheap to correct, and keep the long form for anything you will act on without checking.

### Good to know

- The cap: 120 words for the whole reply, reasons included, so detail gets cut
- Privacy: it never reads the page you are on

## The prompt

```text
Answer this in at most 120 words. Put the answer in the first line, then up to three short bullet points saying why. No preamble and no recap.

{{input}}
```

Put your question or text where it says {{input}}.

## Intro videos

- [Answer first intro video 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtx01xQNw5A)
- [Answer first intro video 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arOQg4y4gbw)
- [Answer first intro video 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrJfjsvHa4)

## Get it

- [Get it on your Mindket account](https://account.mindket.com/account/?product=mindket#/market/d145668e-469c-4bb5-8d76-90fca45dc9f3)
- [Its page on Mindket](https://mindket.com/p/d145668e-469c-4bb5-8d76-90fca45dc9f3)