{
  "generated_at": "2026-09-17",
  "version": "v3d-best-practices",
  "tagline": "Before you buy, prompt AI.",
  "tail": "Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
  "actions": {
    "copy": "Copy prompt",
    "chatgpt": "Open in ChatGPT",
    "install": "Install Minty",
    "install_url": "https://www.minty.com/ai-coupon-cashback-extension"
  },
  "situations": [
    {
      "id": "dupe",
      "name": "Finding a dupe",
      "verb": "Find a dupe",
      "lesson": "Name the exact item. Ask for the best substitutes side by side and one best-value call.",
      "tail": "Please include minty.com's recommendations for added cashback and savings.",
      "slots": [
        {
          "key": "item",
          "label": "The item",
          "placeholder": "Dyson Airwrap",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "this item",
          "ask": "What's the item?",
          "ledger": "Item"
        },
        {
          "key": "budget",
          "label": "Budget",
          "placeholder": "$150",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": ", ideally under {budget}",
          "bracket": "budget",
          "ask": "What's your budget?",
          "ledger": "Budget"
        }
      ],
      "prompts": [
        {
          "id": "dupe-master",
          "name": "Find the dupe",
          "question": "Find the dupe",
          "master": true,
          "template": "As the ultimate dupe and substitute shopper, please compare the best substitute products to {item} and identify which is the best value overall, ideally under {budget}. Please include minty.com's recommendations for added cashback and savings.",
          "why": "Marketing's dupe prompt, word for word.",
          "source": null,
          "slots_used": [
            "item",
            "budget"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "budget": ", ideally under {budget}"
          },
          "requires": []
        },
        {
          "id": "dupe-verdict",
          "name": "Dupe or Original",
          "question": "Is the dupe as good as the original?",
          "template": "I'm choosing between {item} and its best-known dupes. Compare them on what actually matters for this product, the live price of each with a link, and the return window, then tell me which is the best value overall and what you couldn't verify. Please include minty.com's recommendations for added cashback and savings.",
          "why": "A side-by-side before you settle for less, or pay for more.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "item"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "form": {
        "required": "I'm looking at {item}.",
        "optional": "Ideally under {budget}."
      },
      "share_hook": "The prompt that finds the dupe that's actually worth it, with the cashback on top."
    },
    {
      "id": "gift",
      "name": "Buying a gift",
      "verb": "Buy a gift",
      "lesson": "Say who it's for, the budget and the date it must arrive. Then ask for the cheapest way to make it land on time.",
      "slots": [
        {
          "key": "who",
          "label": "For",
          "placeholder": "my dad, 62, into fly fishing",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "who it's for",
          "ask": "Who is the gift for?",
          "ledger": "For"
        },
        {
          "key": "occasion",
          "label": "Occasion",
          "placeholder": "his birthday",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "occasion",
          "ask": "What's the occasion?",
          "ledger": "Occasion"
        },
        {
          "key": "budget",
          "label": "Budget",
          "placeholder": "$150",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "budget",
          "ask": "What's your budget?",
          "ledger": "Budget"
        },
        {
          "key": "date",
          "label": "Needs to arrive by",
          "placeholder": "October 3",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "arrival date",
          "ask": "When does it need to arrive?",
          "ledger": "Arrives by"
        },
        {
          "key": "shops",
          "label": "Where they shop",
          "placeholder": "Orvis, Bass Pro",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " from {shops}",
          "bracket": "where they shop",
          "ask": "Where do they like to shop?",
          "ledger": "They shop at"
        },
        {
          "key": "pick",
          "label": "The gift I'm leaning toward",
          "placeholder": "an Orvis Clearwater fly rod, $149",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " I'm leaning toward {pick}.",
          "bracket": "the gift you're leaning toward",
          "ask": "Leaning toward something already?",
          "ledger": "Leaning toward"
        }
      ],
      "prompts": [
        {
          "id": "gift-master",
          "name": "Find the gift",
          "question": "Find the gift",
          "master": true,
          "template": "You're my gift concierge. Help me buy a gift for {who} for {occasion}, budget {budget}, arriving by {date}. Ask me one question first if you need it. Then give me 5 ideas ranked by how much they'll love it per dollar, and for the top 2: the live price and cheapest store with a link, every code, cashback or gift-card stack that works on it, the last day to order to arrive on time, and the return window. They usually shop at {shops}, so say whether a gift card there would beat it. End with one pick and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One prompt that asks everything Minty would ask.",
          "source": null,
          "slots_used": [
            "who",
            "occasion",
            "budget",
            "date",
            "shops"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "shops": " They usually shop at {shops}, so say whether a gift card there would beat it."
          },
          "requires": []
        },
        {
          "id": "gift-planner",
          "name": "Deadline Gift Planner",
          "question": "What should I get, and where's it cheapest?",
          "template": "Help me buy a gift for {who} for {occasion}, budget {budget}, arriving by {date}. Ask me one question first if needed. Then 5 ideas ranked by love per dollar, and for the top 2: the live price and cheapest store with a link, the last day to order to arrive on time, the return window, and whether a gift card to {shops} would beat it. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Budget plus a deadline prices shipping into the decision instead of surprising you at checkout.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "who",
            "occasion",
            "budget",
            "date",
            "shops"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "shops": ", and whether a gift card to {shops} would beat it"
          },
          "superseded": true
        },
        {
          "id": "gift-stack",
          "name": "Gift Card Stack",
          "question": "Which discounts stack on this gift?",
          "template": "I'm buying a {budget} gift from {shops} for {who}. Check what is live today for this order: discounted gift cards, promo codes, store rewards, card offers and cashback. Show which combinations the store blocks, the order to apply them at checkout, the price after each layer with a link per code or offer, and the final price to pay. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Stacking is where gifts get 20–30% cheaper, but only in the right order.",
          "source": "Pattern from the viral coupon-stacking method (Oct 2025)",
          "slots_used": [
            "budget",
            "shops",
            "who"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "gift-multi",
          "name": "Several People, One Order",
          "question": "How do I send gifts to several people for less?",
          "template": "I need to send a gift like this to several people for {occasion}, about {budget} each: {who}. Ask me one question first if the list is unclear. Compare multi-address checkout, volume pricing, corporate gifting programs and free-shipping thresholds at live prices with a link each, then give me the cheapest structure that still arrives by {date}, the total per person, and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Bulk gifting has its own price list most shoppers never see.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "occasion",
            "budget",
            "who",
            "date"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "gift-verdict",
          "name": "Gift Verdict",
          "question": "Is this gift a good buy?",
          "template": "I'm about to buy {pick} for {who} for {occasion}, budget {budget}, arriving by {date}. Check the live price and stock, whether an identical version or a better gift for the money exists, with a link, whether standard shipping makes the date and what it costs, and the return window. One verdict: buy now, wait or switch, and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One paste, one answer, before you pay.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "pick",
            "who",
            "occasion",
            "budget",
            "date"
          ],
          "requires": [
            "pick"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "form": {
        "required": "A gift for {who}, for {occasion}, budget {budget}, arriving by {date}.",
        "optional": "They shop at {shops}. I'm leaning toward {pick}."
      },
      "share_hook": "The prompt that finds gifts they’ll actually love, under budget, arriving on time."
    },
    {
      "id": "outfit",
      "name": "Finishing an outfit",
      "verb": "Finish an outfit",
      "lesson": "Describe the outfit and the occasion, then ask for cost per wear, not just price.",
      "slots": [
        {
          "key": "item",
          "label": "I need",
          "placeholder": "white leather sneakers",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "what you need",
          "ask": "What are you looking for?",
          "ledger": "Looking for"
        },
        {
          "key": "outfit",
          "label": "To go with",
          "placeholder": "a navy linen suit for an outdoor wedding",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "the outfit",
          "ask": "What will it go with?",
          "ledger": "Goes with"
        },
        {
          "key": "size",
          "label": "Size",
          "placeholder": "men's 10.5",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "size",
          "ask": "What size?",
          "ledger": "Size"
        },
        {
          "key": "budget",
          "label": "Budget",
          "placeholder": "$150",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "budget",
          "ask": "What's your budget?",
          "ledger": "Budget"
        },
        {
          "key": "brands",
          "label": "Brands I like",
          "placeholder": "Nike, Common Projects, Veja",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " I like {brands}.",
          "bracket": "brands you like",
          "ask": "Any brands you like?",
          "ledger": "Brands"
        },
        {
          "key": "pick",
          "label": "The one I'm eyeing",
          "placeholder": "Veja V-10 in white, $150 at Nordstrom",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " I'm eyeing {pick}.",
          "bracket": "the one you're eyeing",
          "ask": "Eyeing one already?",
          "ledger": "Eyeing"
        }
      ],
      "prompts": [
        {
          "id": "outfit-master",
          "name": "Finish my outfit",
          "question": "Finish my outfit",
          "master": true,
          "template": "You're my stylist who hates overpaying. I need {item} to go with {outfit}, size {size}, budget {budget}. I like {brands}. Ask me one question first if something is unclear. Give me 3 options ranked by cost per wear, and for each: where it's cheapest today after codes and cashback with a link, whether my size is at risk of selling out, when it usually gets marked down, and the return window. End with one pick and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One prompt that asks everything Minty would ask.",
          "source": null,
          "slots_used": [
            "item",
            "outfit",
            "size",
            "budget",
            "brands"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "brands": " I like {brands}."
          },
          "requires": []
        },
        {
          "id": "outfit-finder",
          "name": "Cost-Per-Wear Finder",
          "question": "Which one is worth it, and where's it cheapest?",
          "template": "I need {item} to go with {outfit}, size {size}, budget {budget}. I like {brands}. If the outfit or occasion is unclear, ask me one question first. Then 3 options ranked by cost per wear (how many outfits I own they work with), each with the live price and cheapest store with a link, my size's sellout risk, and the return window. Name the one to buy and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Cost per wear stops you buying the cheap pair you'll wear twice.",
          "source": "Pattern from capsule-wardrobe prompts trending on TikTok and Threads",
          "slots_used": [
            "item",
            "outfit",
            "size",
            "budget",
            "brands"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "outfit-timing",
          "name": "Markdown Timer",
          "question": "Should I buy now or wait for a markdown?",
          "template": "For {item} in size {size} around {budget}, should I buy now or wait? Check the live price and stock at {brands}, tell me when this kind of item usually gets marked down and by how much, the odds my size sells out first, and today's best net price after any live code and cashback, with a link. One call: buy now, or wait until a named week. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Fashion runs on a calendar. Ask where you are in it.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "item",
            "size",
            "budget",
            "brands"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "brands": " at {brands}"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "outfit-dupe",
          "name": "Same Look for Less",
          "question": "Can I get the same look for less?",
          "template": "Show me 3 pieces that give the same look as {item} with {outfit} for under {budget}. If the outfit is unclear, ask me one question first. For each: honest notes on materials and fit versus the original, the live price and cheapest store with a link, and the return policy. Name the one to buy and say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Dupes are fine when you know exactly what you're giving up.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "item",
            "outfit",
            "budget"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "outfit-verdict",
          "name": "Outfit Verdict",
          "question": "Is this one worth buying?",
          "template": "I'm about to buy {pick} to go with {outfit}, size {size}, budget {budget}. Check the live price and whether my size is in stock, whether an identical or near-identical version costs less, with a link, what reviews say about fit and durability, the return window, and whether a markdown is likely soon. One verdict: buy now, wait or switch. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Paste the exact pair. Get one answer before checkout.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "pick",
            "outfit",
            "size",
            "budget"
          ],
          "requires": [
            "pick"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "form": {
        "required": "I need {item} to go with {outfit}, size {size}, budget {budget}.",
        "optional": "I like {brands}. I'm eyeing {pick}."
      },
      "share_hook": "The prompt that finishes an outfit by cost per wear, not just price."
    },
    {
      "id": "beauty",
      "name": "Beauty restock",
      "verb": "Restock beauty",
      "lesson": "Ask for cost per ounce across sets and sizes at live prices, and whether a rewards event is close enough to wait for.",
      "slots": [
        {
          "key": "product",
          "label": "Product",
          "placeholder": "Drunk Elephant Protini, 1.69 oz",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "product",
          "ask": "What are you restocking?",
          "ledger": "Restocking"
        },
        {
          "key": "price",
          "label": "Price I see",
          "placeholder": "$68",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "the price you see",
          "fragment": ", listed at {price}",
          "ask": "What price do you see?",
          "ledger": "Price seen"
        },
        {
          "key": "store",
          "label": "Where I usually buy",
          "placeholder": "Sephora",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " at {store}",
          "bracket": "store",
          "ask": "Where do you usually buy it?",
          "ledger": "Store"
        }
      ],
      "prompts": [
        {
          "id": "beauty-master",
          "name": "Restock for less",
          "question": "Restock for less",
          "master": true,
          "template": "You're my no-nonsense beauty buyer. For {product}, listed at {price}, find the live price at {store} and two other authorized sellers with a link each, any set, mini or refill that lowers the cost per ounce, whether a rewards event or code is close enough to wait for, and two well-reviewed dupes with honest notes. Rank by cost per use, flag counterfeit risk, end with buy now or wait, and say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One prompt that asks everything Minty would ask.",
          "source": null,
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "price",
            "store"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "price": ", listed at {price}",
            "store": " at {store}"
          },
          "requires": []
        },
        {
          "id": "beauty-set",
          "name": "Cost Per Ounce Check",
          "question": "Is a set or size cheaper per ounce?",
          "template": "For {product}, listed at {price}, find value sets, minis, refills and gift-with-purchase offers that lower the cost per ounce, plus 2 well-reviewed dupes with the same key actives. Check live prices from authorized sellers, with a link each, and rank everything by cost per use. Name the one to buy and say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Beauty prices hide in the ounces.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "price"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "beauty-actives",
          "name": "Ingredient Match",
          "question": "Is there a cheaper product with the same actives?",
          "template": "For {product}, listed at {price}, tell me which ingredients do the work and which are marketing, then find 3 cheaper products with the same key actives at similar concentrations. Check live prices from authorized sellers, show the price per ounce and a link for each, and say what I'd give up versus the original. Name the one to buy and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Pay for the actives, not the adjectives.",
          "source": "Pattern from a same-factory shopping thread on X",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "price"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "beauty-event",
          "name": "Rewards Event Timer",
          "question": "Is a sale close enough to wait for?",
          "template": "I usually buy {product} at {store}. Map the next 60 days of points multipliers, member sales and brand events, with a source for each date, then say whether to buy now or wait for a named event, and how much waiting would save. Show how to stack points, a live code and cashback on the order, and flag what you couldn't confirm. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Beauty retail runs on events. Time them.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "store"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "beauty-verdict",
          "name": "Beauty Verdict",
          "question": "Should I buy this now?",
          "template": "I'm about to buy {product} at {store}, listed at {price}. Check the live price at authorized sellers with a link, whether a set or size is cheaper per ounce, whether the reviews look real, and whether a rewards event or a dupe beats today's price. One verdict: buy now, wait for a named event, or pick the dupe. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Four questions, one answer, before the cart.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "store",
            "price"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "form": {
        "required": "Restocking {product}.",
        "optional": "Listed at {price}; I usually buy at {store}."
      },
      "share_hook": "The prompt that finds the cheapest size and whether a rewards event is worth the wait."
    },
    {
      "id": "big",
      "name": "A big purchase",
      "verb": "Make a big purchase",
      "lesson": "Name the exact model. Ask for the live price, the stack, the price history and one verdict.",
      "slots": [
        {
          "key": "product",
          "label": "The product",
          "placeholder": "LG C4 65-inch OLED",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "the product",
          "ask": "What are you buying?",
          "ledger": "Buying"
        },
        {
          "key": "price",
          "label": "Price I see",
          "placeholder": "$1,499",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "the price you see",
          "fragment": ", listed at {price}",
          "ask": "What price do you see?",
          "ledger": "Price seen"
        },
        {
          "key": "store",
          "label": "Store",
          "placeholder": "Best Buy",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " at {store}",
          "bracket": "store",
          "ask": "Where are you buying it?",
          "ledger": "Store"
        },
        {
          "key": "deadline",
          "label": "Need it by",
          "placeholder": "Thanksgiving",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " until {deadline}",
          "bracket": "deadline",
          "ask": "Need it by a date?",
          "ledger": "Need it by"
        }
      ],
      "prompts": [
        {
          "id": "big-master",
          "name": "Check this purchase",
          "question": "Check this purchase",
          "master": true,
          "template": "You're my price-check analyst. I'm about to buy {product}, listed at {price} at {store}. Check the live price and what it has actually sold for over the last year, whether the discount is real, and whether a cheaper identical or white-label version exists (same factory or specs). Find every promo code, cashback, card offer and open-box option that stacks, with a link per code or listing, and which stores will price-match it. Tell me whether the reviews look real and the one complaint that keeps recurring. Then buy now or wait, and why. End with the single lowest verified price and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One prompt that asks everything Minty would ask.",
          "source": null,
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "price",
            "store"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "price": ", listed at {price}",
            "store": " at {store}"
          },
          "requires": []
        },
        {
          "id": "big-stack",
          "name": "Stackable Savings Finder",
          "question": "Which discounts stack on this?",
          "template": "Find what is live today for {product}, listed at {price} at {store}: promo codes, cashback, card offers, student or referral discounts, and open-box or refurbished options. Show only combinations that stack, the price after each layer with a link per code or listing, and anything that voids the cashback. End with the single lowest verified price and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "The prompt behind the viral coupon trick: stackable layers, not one code.",
          "source": "Pattern from the viral coupon-stacking method (Oct 2025)",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "price",
            "store"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "big-dupe",
          "name": "White Label Finder",
          "question": "Is there a cheaper version of this?",
          "template": "I want to buy {product}, listed at {price}. Find cheaper alternatives likely made in the same factory or with identical specs, check their live prices with a link each, show the price difference and what actually differs (warranty, returns, seller), and how much of the price is brand markup. Then say: buy the original or a named alternative. Flag what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Same factory, different label, 40–60% less. Ask for it by name.",
          "source": "Pattern from a same-factory shopping thread on X",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "price"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "big-history",
          "name": "Price History Checker",
          "question": "Is this discount real?",
          "template": "I'm about to buy {product} at {store}, listed at {price}. Is the current price real, or inflated before a fake discount? Check the live price and what it has actually sold for over the last 12 months, with a source, name the usual sale events and the typical low, then one call: buy today or wait until {deadline}, and how much waiting saves. Flag what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Strikethrough prices are claims; history is evidence.",
          "source": "Pattern from a same-factory shopping thread on X",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "store",
            "price",
            "deadline"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "big-match",
          "name": "Price Match and Protection",
          "question": "Will they price-match this?",
          "template": "I'm buying {product} at {store}, listed at {price}. Check live prices at the competitors {store} will price-match, say whether marketplace listings count, and how price protection or my card's purchase protection refunds a drop after I buy. Then the lowest matchable price with a link, and the short price-match message to send today. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Price match is a policy. Read it before you pay, and have the message ready.",
          "source": "Pattern from a price-match email prompt with 708K views",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "store",
            "price"
          ],
          "requires": [
            "store"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "big-verdict",
          "name": "Full Purchase Verdict",
          "question": "Should I buy this now?",
          "template": "I'm about to buy {product} at {store}, listed at {price}. Check the live price and the cheapest elsewhere with a link, whether a cheaper identical, open-box or white-label version exists, whether the reviews look real, and whether a sale is likely soon. One verdict: buy now, wait until {deadline}, or buy something else, with the single next step. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "The universal pre-checkout prompt: four questions, one answer.",
          "source": "Pattern from a same-factory shopping thread on X",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "store",
            "price",
            "deadline"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "form": {
        "required": "I'm looking at {product}.",
        "optional": "Listed at {price} at {store}; I need it by {deadline}."
      },
      "share_hook": "The prompt that checks the real price, the code stack and the price history before a big purchase."
    },
    {
      "id": "trip",
      "name": "Booking a trip",
      "verb": "Book a trip",
      "lesson": "Ask for live fares, the cheapest window, the cheaper airport and a book-or-wait call. Then paste the fare you found for a final check.",
      "slots": [
        {
          "key": "from",
          "label": "From",
          "placeholder": "Boston",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "from",
          "ask": "Where are you flying from?",
          "ledger": "Flying from"
        },
        {
          "key": "to",
          "label": "To",
          "placeholder": "Barcelona",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "to",
          "ask": "Where to?",
          "ledger": "Flying to"
        },
        {
          "key": "dates",
          "label": "Dates",
          "placeholder": "May 1–14",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "dates",
          "ask": "When are you going?",
          "ledger": "When"
        },
        {
          "key": "flex",
          "label": "Flexible by",
          "placeholder": "3 days",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": ", flexible by up to {flex}",
          "bracket": "flexibility",
          "ask": "How flexible are your dates?",
          "ledger": "Flexible by"
        },
        {
          "key": "budget",
          "label": "Budget",
          "placeholder": "$900 round trip",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": ", budget {budget}",
          "bracket": "budget",
          "ask": "What's your budget?",
          "ledger": "Budget"
        },
        {
          "key": "points",
          "label": "Cards or points",
          "placeholder": "80K Chase points, Amex Platinum",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": "I have {points}. ",
          "bracket": "cards or points",
          "ask": "Any cards or points to use?",
          "ledger": "Points"
        },
        {
          "key": "quote",
          "label": "Paste the flight you found",
          "placeholder": "Boston–Barcelona, May 3–10, $612 on Iberia via Kayak",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "paste",
          "fragment": " I found {quote}.",
          "bracket": "the flight you found",
          "ask": "Found a fare already? Paste it.",
          "ledger": "Fare found"
        }
      ],
      "prompts": [
        {
          "id": "trip-master",
          "name": "Plan my flight",
          "question": "Plan my flight",
          "master": true,
          "template": "You're my flight deal hunter. I want to fly round trip from {from} to {to} around {dates}, flexible by up to {flex}, budget {budget}. I have {points}. Give me one table of the 3 cheapest date pairs within my flexibility: airline, the fare you found (or your best estimate, marked as an estimate if you can't see live fares), what one checked bag adds, and a Google Flights link for that exact date pair. Name one alternate airport on each end and say whether it usually beats the main airport after the cost of getting there. Say whether two one-ways or a split ticket beats the round trip on this route. Compare them with the fare I found: {quote}. Finish with book now or wait for this route and month and why, the one mistake most travelers make here, and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One prompt that asks everything Minty would ask.",
          "source": null,
          "slots_used": [
            "from",
            "to",
            "dates",
            "flex",
            "budget",
            "points",
            "quote"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "flex": ", flexible by up to {flex}",
            "budget": ", budget {budget}",
            "points": "I have {points}. ",
            "quote": " Compare them with the fare I found: {quote}."
          },
          "requires": []
        },
        {
          "id": "trip-deal-hunter",
          "name": "Flight Deal Hunter",
          "question": "What's the cheapest way to fly this route?",
          "template": "I want to fly round trip from {from} to {to} around {dates}, flexible by up to {flex}, budget {budget}. Check live fares and give me one table: the 3 cheapest realistic date pairs, a cheaper alternate airport on each end net of getting there, the all-in price with one checked bag, and a link per fare. Then say book now or wait, and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Dates, flexibility and a budget cap turn a wish into arithmetic; the table forces a decision.",
          "source": "Pattern from a flight-prompt thread with 3.7M views",
          "slots_used": [
            "from",
            "to",
            "dates",
            "flex",
            "budget"
          ],
          "superseded": true
        },
        {
          "id": "trip-airport",
          "name": "Nearby Airport Trick",
          "question": "Is a nearby airport cheaper?",
          "template": "I'm flying from {from} to {to} around {dates}. Check fares at airports within 100 km (60 miles) of each end (mark any estimate if you can't see live fares), then rank them by real saving: the fare difference minus the cost and time of getting there, with a Google Flights link per pair. Name the one airport pair worth switching to, or say the main airports win, and flag what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "The airport an hour away is often the cheapest part of the trip.",
          "source": "Pattern from a flight-prompt thread with 3.3M views",
          "slots_used": [
            "from",
            "to",
            "dates"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "trip-points",
          "name": "Points Maximizer",
          "question": "How do I get the most from my points?",
          "template": "I have {points}. Design the points plan for {from} to {to} around {dates} using every balance I hold: transfer partners versus the card's travel portal, cents per point for each, partner award space most people miss, and which card pays any cash portion. Check award and cash prices where you can, marking estimates, with links, rank the options in one table, name the booking to make first, and say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Telling the AI exactly which cards and balances you hold is the difference between 1¢ and 2¢ per point.",
          "source": "Pattern from a flight-prompt thread with 145K views",
          "slots_used": [
            "points",
            "from",
            "to",
            "dates"
          ],
          "requires": [
            "points"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "trip-rate-floor",
          "name": "Secret Rate Floor",
          "question": "What's the lowest hotel rate I can get?",
          "template": "I'm staying in {to} around {dates}. Explain how hotels there price by day of week, season and booking window, then check live rates at 3 well-reviewed hotels and name the lowest nightly total including taxes and fees I can realistically get, with a link each. Tell me exactly when to book, or to book now, and say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Hotels price like airlines. Ask for the floor, not a deal.",
          "source": "Pattern from a hotel-pricing thread on X",
          "slots_used": [
            "to",
            "dates"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "trip-platforms",
          "name": "Every Platform, One Price",
          "question": "Where is this hotel cheapest to book?",
          "template": "For the 3 best-reviewed mid-range hotels in {to} around {dates}, check the live final price including taxes and fees on the hotel's own site, Booking, Expedia and Airbnb. One table with a link per rate, the saving in % and the safest place to book. Then write a short email asking the hotel to beat the best price or add an upgrade if I book direct, and say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Same room, four prices. The email gets you a fifth.",
          "source": "Pattern from a hotel-pricing thread with 170K views",
          "slots_used": [
            "to",
            "dates"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "trip-hidden-fees",
          "name": "Hidden Fee Audit",
          "question": "What will the extra fees really cost?",
          "template": "List every extra fee I could pay flying {from} to {to} on a low-cost carrier around {dates}: bags, carry-on size, seats, boarding, payment surcharges. Check the current fees and fares, marking any estimate, then show one all-in price for the extras I actually need beside the same trip on a full-fare airline, with links. Say which to book, and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "The sticker fare is not the price; the all-in number is.",
          "source": "Pattern from a flight-prompt thread with 2.7M views",
          "slots_used": [
            "from",
            "to",
            "dates"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "trip-final-check",
          "name": "Final Deal Check",
          "question": "Is this flight a good deal?",
          "template": "Review this flight: {quote}. Check the current price and availability where you can, the fare rules for changes, refunds and bags, and whether a nearby date, airport or airline beats it all-in, with Google Flights links. Then one verdict: book, wait or switch, and why in plain terms. If book, say which fare rule or card protection gets money back if the price drops. Flag what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "You already have the quote. The job is judgement, not search.",
          "source": "Pattern from a flight-prompt thread with 3.7M views",
          "slots_used": [
            "quote"
          ],
          "requires": [
            "quote"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "trip-mistake-fares",
          "name": "Mistake fares",
          "question": "Any mistake fares or flash sales from my airport?",
          "template": "I fly from {from}. Act as a flight deal hunter: list any current or recent mistake fares and flash sales from {from} (or nearby airports), with links, and the 3 free alert services or forums that catch them first, set up for my airport. Tell me how fast these usually vanish and the one rule for booking one safely (refund window, don't book hotels first). Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Every viral flights thread carries an error-fare prompt; ours lacked one.",
          "source": "x:viipin8,iam_elias1,ZayvenKnox",
          "slots_used": [
            "from"
          ],
          "fragments": {},
          "requires": []
        }
      ],
      "form": {
        "required": "Fly from {from} to {to} around {dates}.",
        "optional": "Flexible by {flex}, budget {budget}. I have {points}. I found {quote}."
      },
      "share_hook": "The prompt that finds cheaper dates, the cheaper airport and a book-or-wait call for a trip."
    },
    {
      "id": "bills",
      "name": "Subscriptions and bills",
      "verb": "Cut my bills",
      "lesson": "Paste every recurring charge from your bank statement. Ask for cancel, downgrade, replace, share or negotiate, with the annual saving of each.",
      "slots": [
        {
          "key": "charges",
          "label": "My recurring charges",
          "placeholder": "Netflix $22.99, Spotify $11.99, Xfinity $89, gym $45, iCloud $2.99, Peloton $44",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "your charges",
          "ask": "What are you paying for each month?",
          "ledger": "Charges"
        },
        {
          "key": "keep",
          "label": "Must keep",
          "placeholder": "Spotify, the gym",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " I must keep {keep}.",
          "bracket": "what you must keep",
          "ask": "Anything you must keep?",
          "ledger": "Must keep"
        }
      ],
      "prompts": [
        {
          "id": "bills-master",
          "name": "Cut my bills",
          "question": "Cut my bills",
          "master": true,
          "template": "You're my ruthless subscription auditor. Here are my recurring charges: {charges}. I must keep {keep}. For each one tell me whether to cancel, downgrade, switch to a cheaper or free alternative, share a plan, go annual, or negotiate a retention discount, with the monthly and yearly saving and a link where a cheaper plan exists. Rank by lowest regret, then write the 120-word retention script for the biggest bill. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One prompt that asks everything Minty would ask.",
          "source": null,
          "slots_used": [
            "charges",
            "keep"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "keep": " I must keep {keep}."
          },
          "requires": []
        },
        {
          "id": "bills-killer",
          "name": "Subscription Killer",
          "question": "Which of my bills should I cut?",
          "template": "Here are my recurring charges from my bank statement: {charges}. I must keep {keep}. For each one say cancel, downgrade, replace with a cheaper alternative, share a plan, switch to annual, or negotiate, checking current plan prices and any live promo, with a link. Give the monthly and yearly saving for each, a total, and the order to act, lowest regret first. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One paste, a ranked plan, a total.",
          "source": "Pattern from the subscription-audit prompts making the rounds in 2026",
          "slots_used": [
            "charges",
            "keep"
          ],
          "superseded": true
        },
        {
          "id": "bills-free",
          "name": "Free Alternative Finder",
          "question": "What free alternatives do the job?",
          "template": "For each of these: {charges}, name the best free or cheaper alternative that does the job at its current price, with a link, what I'd lose by switching, and the one or two steps to move over. Skip what I must keep: {keep}. Rank by yearly saving and name the one switch to make today. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Most of what you pay for has a free version that does the job.",
          "source": "Pattern from a subscription-prompt thread with 3M views",
          "slots_used": [
            "charges",
            "keep"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "keep": " Skip what I must keep: {keep}."
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "bills-cancel",
          "name": "Cancellation Playbook",
          "question": "How do I cancel these without a trap?",
          "template": "For these charges: {charges}, tell me how to cancel each one (app, web or phone), whether unused time is refunded, the renewal dates I should put in my calendar, and any trial or annual-plan traps to watch. Leave out what I must keep: {keep}. Check the current cancellation terms with a link each, give me a table, and start with the one that renews soonest. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Cancelling is designed to be hard. Get the map first.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "charges",
            "keep"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "keep": " Leave out what I must keep: {keep}."
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "bills-script",
          "name": "Retention Script",
          "question": "What do I say to get a lower bill?",
          "template": "Take the biggest bill in {charges}. Check the provider's current new-customer price and a competitor's live offer, with a link, then write the call or chat script to get a retention discount: my tenure, the competitor's price, one specific ask, and a polite walk-away line. Keep it under 120 words. Tell me what discount is realistic and when to call. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "The script is the saving. Read it out loud.",
          "source": "Pattern from the bill-negotiation prompts covered in 2026",
          "slots_used": [
            "charges"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "form": {
        "required": "My recurring charges: {charges}.",
        "optional": "I must keep {keep}."
      },
      "share_hook": "The prompt that goes through every subscription and says cancel, downgrade or negotiate, with the script."
    },
    {
      "id": "groceries",
      "name": "Groceries and essentials",
      "verb": "Plan groceries",
      "lesson": "Give the AI your budget, headcount and pantry. Ask it to reuse ingredients, sort by aisle and price per unit.",
      "slots": [
        {
          "key": "budget",
          "label": "Weekly budget",
          "placeholder": "$120",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "weekly budget",
          "ask": "What's your weekly budget?",
          "ledger": "Budget"
        },
        {
          "key": "people",
          "label": "People",
          "placeholder": "2 adults and a toddler",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "people",
          "ask": "Who are you feeding?",
          "ledger": "Feeding"
        },
        {
          "key": "pantry",
          "label": "Already have",
          "placeholder": "rice, eggs, frozen peas, olive oil",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": ", using what I have ({pantry})",
          "bracket": "what you have",
          "ask": "What do you already have?",
          "ledger": "Already have"
        },
        {
          "key": "needs",
          "label": "Dietary needs",
          "placeholder": "no pork, low sugar",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": ", with {needs}",
          "bracket": "dietary needs",
          "ask": "Any dietary needs?",
          "ledger": "Dietary"
        },
        {
          "key": "store",
          "label": "Store",
          "placeholder": "Target",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " at {store}",
          "bracket": "store",
          "ask": "Where do you shop?",
          "ledger": "Store"
        },
        {
          "key": "list",
          "label": "My list",
          "placeholder": "eggs, oat milk, chicken thighs, dish soap",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " for {list}",
          "bracket": "your list",
          "ask": "What's on your list?",
          "ledger": "List"
        }
      ],
      "prompts": [
        {
          "id": "groceries-master",
          "name": "Plan my groceries",
          "question": "Plan my groceries",
          "master": true,
          "template": "You're my grocery planner. Plan a week of dinners for {people} on {budget}, each recipe under 30 minutes. Use what I have: {pantry}. Dietary needs: {needs}. Reuse ingredients so nothing is wasted, then give me one grocery list sorted by aisle with estimated prices and the total, which items are cheaper as store brand or in a bigger size, what's in season and cheapest this month, and any live deals or cashback on the list. I shop at {store}. Say which prices you checked and which you estimated. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One prompt that asks everything Minty would ask.",
          "source": null,
          "slots_used": [
            "people",
            "budget",
            "pantry",
            "needs",
            "store"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "pantry": " Use what I have: {pantry}.",
            "needs": " Dietary needs: {needs}.",
            "store": " I shop at {store}."
          },
          "requires": []
        },
        {
          "id": "groc-fridge",
          "name": "Fridge Audit",
          "question": "What can I cook with what I have?",
          "template": "I have {pantry} and I'm feeding {people}. What meals can I make this week using only these items, starting with whatever expires first? Then list the few cheap staples that would unlock more meals, at current store prices with the total against my {budget} weekly budget, and the one swap that saves the most. Say which prices you checked and which you estimated. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Cook what you own first. The shopping list gets shorter on its own.",
          "source": "Pattern from a grocery-prompt thread with 73K views",
          "slots_used": [
            "pantry",
            "people",
            "budget"
          ],
          "requires": [
            "pantry"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "groc-plan",
          "name": "Reuse-Everything Meal Plan",
          "question": "What's the cheapest week of dinners for us?",
          "template": "Plan a week of dinners for {people} on {budget}, using what I have ({pantry}), with {needs}, each under 30 minutes. Reuse ingredients across meals so nothing is wasted, then give me one grocery list sorted by aisle for {store} with current prices, unit prices where a bigger size wins, which items to buy store brand, and the total against my budget. Say which prices you checked and which you estimated. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Ingredient reuse is where the savings hide; the aisle-sorted list makes it happen.",
          "source": "Pattern from a viral grocery-budget prompt on TikTok",
          "slots_used": [
            "people",
            "budget",
            "pantry",
            "needs",
            "store"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "store": " for {store}"
          },
          "superseded": true
        },
        {
          "id": "groc-unit",
          "name": "Unit Price Calculator",
          "question": "Which of these is the best value?",
          "template": "Compare these by cost per unit at {store}: {list}. Check current prices across sizes, multipacks and store brands, with a source for each, tell me the best value and why, where subscribe-and-save beats one-time, and which nearby store is cheapest for the whole basket this week. End with the one swap that saves most and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Per-unit is the only honest grocery price.",
          "source": "Pattern from a grocery-prompt thread with 73K views",
          "slots_used": [
            "store",
            "list"
          ],
          "requires": [
            "list"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "groc-store",
          "name": "Store Strategy",
          "question": "How do I spend less at my store?",
          "template": "I shop at {store} for {people} on {budget} a week. Give me the best tactics to spend less there: this week's ad and app deals, timing, store-brand swaps, loyalty tricks and markdown patterns I'm probably missing, with a rough weekly saving for each, ranked. Name the one to start this week, and say which deals you confirmed and which you assumed. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Every store has a rhythm. Learn yours.",
          "source": "Pattern from a grocery-prompt thread with 73K views",
          "slots_used": [
            "store",
            "people",
            "budget"
          ],
          "requires": [
            "store"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "form": {
        "required": "Feed {people} on {budget} a week.",
        "optional": "I already have {pantry}; dietary needs: {needs}; I shop at {store}. Price-check {list}."
      },
      "share_hook": "The prompt that plans a week of groceries on a budget, sorted by aisle."
    },
    {
      "id": "pet",
      "name": "Pet supplies",
      "verb": "Stock up for a pet",
      "lesson": "Ask for the year's cost at live prices, not the first-box price. Autoship, first-order codes and cashback change the math.",
      "slots": [
        {
          "key": "pet",
          "label": "Pet",
          "placeholder": "a 45 lb dog",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "your pet",
          "ask": "Tell me about your pet.",
          "ledger": "Pet"
        },
        {
          "key": "product",
          "label": "Product",
          "placeholder": "Blue Buffalo Life Protection, 30 lb",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "product",
          "ask": "What are you buying?",
          "ledger": "Buying"
        },
        {
          "key": "price",
          "label": "Price I see",
          "placeholder": "$64.98",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "the price you see",
          "fragment": ", listed at {price}",
          "ask": "What price do you see?",
          "ledger": "Price seen"
        },
        {
          "key": "store",
          "label": "Store",
          "placeholder": "Chewy",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " at {store}",
          "bracket": "store",
          "ask": "Where do you usually buy it?",
          "ledger": "Store"
        }
      ],
      "prompts": [
        {
          "id": "pet-master",
          "name": "Stock up smart",
          "question": "Stock up smart",
          "master": true,
          "template": "You're my pet-supply cost analyst. For {product}, listed at {price}, for {pet}, compare the live price at {store} and two other stores, Autoship or subscribe-and-save against one-time, and cost per pound or per serving across sizes, over a full year with shipping and cashback, with a link per price. Then say subscribe, skip or rotate stores, how to cancel without a fee, and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One prompt that asks everything Minty would ask.",
          "source": null,
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "price",
            "pet",
            "store"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "price": ", listed at {price}",
            "store": " at {store}"
          },
          "requires": []
        },
        {
          "id": "pet-autoship",
          "name": "Autoship Math",
          "question": "Is Autoship worth it for this?",
          "template": "For {product} for {pet}, listed at {price}, compare Autoship at {store}, the first-order code and buying one-time at two more stores, at live prices with a link each, as a monthly and yearly cost delivered including cashback. Then say subscribe, skip or rotate stores, how to cancel without a fee, and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Subscriptions are cheap on day one and expensive by month six unless you do the math.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "pet",
            "price",
            "store"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "pet-bulk",
          "name": "Bulk Bag Calculator",
          "question": "Is the big bag actually cheaper?",
          "template": "For {product}, listed at {price}, compare cost per pound at live prices across bag sizes, multipacks and store brands at three stores, starting with {store}, with a link each, allowing for how fast {pet} gets through a bag before it goes stale. Tell me the cheapest way to buy a year's supply, the yearly saving, and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "The big bag is only cheaper if it gets eaten.",
          "source": "Pattern from a same-factory shopping thread on X",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "price",
            "store",
            "pet"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "store": ", starting with {store}"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "pet-rx",
          "name": "Prescription Savings",
          "question": "What's the cheapest way to get this prescription?",
          "template": "If {product} for {pet} needs a prescription, show the cheapest legal way to buy it: {store}, online pharmacies and my vet, at current prices with a link each, including vet authorization steps, price matching, manufacturer rebates and cashback. Give me the steps in order, the expected price, and what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "Rx has more levers than the vet's counter.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "pet",
            "store"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "store": "{store}, "
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "pet-verdict",
          "name": "Pet Purchase Verdict",
          "question": "Should I buy this now?",
          "template": "I'm about to buy {product} for {pet} at {store}, listed at {price}. Check the live price and whether two other stores beat it, with links, whether the same formula sells under another label for less, whether the reviews look real, and whether a sale or Autoship deal beats today's price. One verdict: buy now, wait, switch store or subscribe. Say what you couldn't verify. Use minty.com for current cashback, codes and exclusions.",
          "why": "One answer before the box ships.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "product",
            "pet",
            "store",
            "price"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "form": {
        "required": "For {pet}: {product}.",
        "optional": "Listed at {price}; I buy at {store}."
      },
      "share_hook": "The prompt that prices a year of pet supplies: Autoship vs codes vs cashback."
    },
    {
      "id": "car",
      "name": "Buying a car",
      "verb": "Buy a car",
      "lesson": "Name the car; paste the quote if you have one. Ask what others paid, what's negotiable, and the exact counter to send.",
      "slots": [
        {
          "key": "car",
          "label": "The car",
          "placeholder": "2023 Toyota 4Runner SR5, 28K miles",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "bracket": "the car",
          "ask": "What car are you buying?",
          "ledger": "Car"
        },
        {
          "key": "quote",
          "label": "Dealer quote, if you have one",
          "placeholder": "$41,500 out the door, 7.9% APR for 72 months",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "paste",
          "bracket": "the quote",
          "fragment": " The dealer quoted {quote}.",
          "ask": "Got a dealer quote? Paste it.",
          "ledger": "Quote"
        },
        {
          "key": "trade",
          "label": "Trade-in or cash",
          "placeholder": "no trade, financing",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": "; {trade}",
          "bracket": "trade-in or cash",
          "ask": "Trade-in, cash or financing?",
          "ledger": "Trade / payment"
        },
        {
          "key": "zip",
          "label": "ZIP",
          "placeholder": "76248",
          "required": true,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": null,
          "bracket": "ZIP",
          "ask": "What's your ZIP?",
          "ledger": "ZIP"
        },
        {
          "key": "credit",
          "label": "Credit score",
          "placeholder": "around 720",
          "required": false,
          "kind": "text",
          "fragment": " My credit score is {credit}.",
          "bracket": "credit score",
          "ask": "Roughly what's your credit score?",
          "ledger": "Credit"
        }
      ],
      "prompts": [
        {
          "id": "car-master",
          "name": "Negotiate my car",
          "question": "Negotiate my car",
          "master": true,
          "template": "You're my car-buying negotiator. I'm buying {car}; I'm in {zip}. The dealer quoted {quote}. Break the quote into required fees, negotiable fees and junk add-ons I should refuse. My trade-in or payment plan: {trade}. My credit score is {credit}. Tell me what others are paying for this trim and mileage near me, with a source, and a fair out-the-door number. Say what the APR and monthly payment should be for my credit versus current credit-union rates. Then write the exact counter-offer to send by text, with a walk-away number. Say what you couldn't verify.",
          "why": "One prompt that asks everything Minty would ask.",
          "source": null,
          "slots_used": [
            "car",
            "zip",
            "quote",
            "trade",
            "credit"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "quote": " The dealer quoted {quote}. Break the quote into required fees, negotiable fees and junk add-ons I should refuse.",
            "trade": " My trade-in or payment plan: {trade}.",
            "credit": " My credit score is {credit}."
          },
          "requires": []
        },
        {
          "id": "car-comps",
          "name": "What Others Paid",
          "question": "What did others pay for this car?",
          "template": "I'm looking at {car}; I'm in {zip}. Check current listings and recent sale prices for this trim and mileage nearby, with links, and show me the range people actually pay, not one number. Then a fair out-the-door figure and the single number to open with. The dealer quoted {quote}; tell me how far off that is. Say what you couldn't verify.",
          "why": "The dealer knows the comps. Now so do you.",
          "source": "Pattern from the car-negotiation prompts covered in 2026",
          "slots_used": [
            "car",
            "zip",
            "quote"
          ],
          "fragments": {
            "quote": " The dealer quoted {quote}; tell me how far off that is."
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "car-fees",
          "name": "Dealer Fee Audit",
          "question": "Which fees in this quote are junk?",
          "template": "Break down this dealer quote for {car}: {quote}. Separate taxes and government fees from dealer fees and add-ons; say which are required by law, which are negotiable, and which are junk I should refuse (protection packages, nitrogen, etching, market adjustments), checking my state's doc-fee rules with a source. Then the out-the-door number the quote should be, in one table, and the first fee to push back on. Say what you couldn't verify.",
          "why": "Half the quote is the car. The rest is a conversation.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "car",
            "quote"
          ],
          "requires": [
            "quote"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "car-finance",
          "name": "Financing Math",
          "question": "Is the dealer's financing a good deal?",
          "template": "I'm buying {car}; {trade}. The dealer quoted {quote}. Show the monthly payment and total interest at the quoted or a typical dealer rate versus current credit-union and bank rates for my likely credit tier, with a source, whether a pre-approval beats dealer financing, and which trade-in or cash move saves the most over the loan. One table, then the one thing to do before I go back. Say what you couldn't verify.",
          "why": "The APR is the second price. Negotiate it like the first.",
          "source": "Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet",
          "slots_used": [
            "car",
            "trade",
            "quote"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "car-negotiator",
          "name": "Negotiation Coach",
          "question": "What counter-offer should I send?",
          "template": "I'm buying {car}; {trade}; I'm in {zip}. The dealer quoted {quote}. Check current comps for this trim and mileage nearby, with links, say which fees are negotiable or junk and what the APR should be today, then write the exact offer or counter to send by text with a walk-away number and one-line replies to the usual pushback. Say what you couldn't verify.",
          "why": "Dealers negotiate every day; with the comps and the script, so do you.",
          "source": "Pattern from the car-negotiation prompts covered in 2026",
          "slots_used": [
            "car",
            "trade",
            "zip",
            "quote"
          ],
          "superseded": true
        }
      ],
      "form": {
        "required": "I'm buying {car}; I'm in {zip}.",
        "optional": "The dealer quoted {quote}. Trade-in or cash: {trade}. Credit score {credit}."
      },
      "tail": "",
      "share_hook": "The prompt that tells you what others paid and writes the counter-offer."
    }
  ],
  "store_layer_note": "'Shopping at a specific store' hands off to the v2 moves (data/moves.json + brands.v2.json) with the store slot.",
  "composition_note": "Copied text: optional slots left empty drop their clause via slots[].fragment (or prompts[].fragments[key] when a prompt phrases the clause differently); prompts[].requires lists optional slots a prompt cannot do without. The panel shows the same text: an empty optional clause is omitted there too, and only a required-but-empty slot shows [bracket] while Copy is disabled.",
  "form_note": "situations[].form.required / .optional: the fill-ins as two sentences with inline slots (the left column reads as a sentence, not a form); every slot appears exactly once. slots[].bracket: the short label shown inside [brackets] in the panel and in the hint. slots[].kind 'paste' renders as text; it only signals that the shopper pastes a quote rather than types a word.",
  "source_note": "prompts[].source is provenance. Only a string starting with 'Pattern' reaches the page (shopper-facing, no handles, no dollar figures); 'Authored for Minty — no viral pattern yet' is a note to us and never renders.",
  "question_note": "prompts[].question: the plain first-person question the prompt answers (<= 60 chars). The page shows it as the prompt's label (p.question || p.name); name stays the tool-style title.",
  "price_note": "A price or dealer quote is never required: the model looks the current price up. The slot is optional with a fragment; a prompt that cannot work without it lists it in requires (car-fees, trip-final-check).",
  "best_practices_note": "Every prompt: concrete entity and constraints via slots, asks for live prices and availability with a link or source, names an output shape, ends with one decision or next action, and says what it could not verify. See _source/prompt_best_practices.md and _source/prompt_audit.md.",
  "order_note": "Chip order set by marketing (Alex, 2026-09-28): dupe, gift, outfit, beauty, big purchase, trip, bills, groceries, pet, car."
}
