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/gui — ChatGPT Prompt Guide

Explore the /gui custom ChatGPT prompt shortcut with a practical template, examples, and review steps. Learn how to refine outputs for your workflow.

What does /gui do?

Purpose: Settings screen for a desktop backup utility.

This is a custom prompt convention, not a built-in or official ChatGPT slash command. Entering the slash text alone does not guarantee that ChatGPT will invoke a special tool. Use the complete structured prompt below or configure your own app to interpret this shortcut.

Key decision for this workflow

Use /gui when the task is settings screen for a desktop backup utility; specify the evidence needed to accept the result.

Copy-ready task brief

/gui Objective: Settings screen for a desktop backup utility Inputs: Supply platform conventions, backup modes, error states and accessibility requirements. Deliverable: Specify controls for schedule, destination, encryption and recovery testing.

Reusable prompt template

/gui Objective: Settings screen for a desktop backup utility Available materials: Supply platform conventions, backup modes, error states and accessibility requirements. Required output: Specify controls for schedule, destination, encryption and recovery testing. Acceptance test: Walk through first-run setup and keyboard-only navigation; test error feedback. Boundary: Do not hide destructive actions or imply a backup succeeded without verification. Return the requested deliverable first, then a brief verification checklist and any unresolved questions.

How to use this shortcut

  1. Collect the source inputs: Supply platform conventions, backup modes, error states and accessibility requirements.
  2. Run /gui with the copy-ready task brief above.
  3. Request the concrete output: Specify controls for schedule, destination, encryption and recovery testing.
  4. Check the result: Walk through first-run setup and keyboard-only navigation; test error feedback.

Quality checks and limitations

Acceptance criteria: Walk through first-run setup and keyboard-only navigation; test error feedback. Limitation: Do not hide destructive actions or imply a backup succeeded without verification.

Related tools and learning

Continue with the 35 prompt generators, the technical AI Guides, and the Image Guides for deeper examples.

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Worked example: Specify a desktop CSV-cleaning utility

Illustrative output: Layout: file picker, preview table, validation summary and export button; show errors inline and keep original files untouched.

Review and limitations

Test large files, encodings, keyboard controls and cancellation.

Worked workflow: Settings screen for a desktop backup utility

Scenario: Settings screen for a desktop backup utility

Inputs to provide: Supply platform conventions, backup modes, error states and accessibility requirements.

Requested deliverable: Specify controls for schedule, destination, encryption and recovery testing.

How to verify the result: Walk through first-run setup and keyboard-only navigation; test error feedback.

Boundary to respect: Do not hide destructive actions or imply a backup succeeded without verification.

Frequently asked questions

Is /gui an official ChatGPT command? No. It is a reusable custom shorthand from this catalog. Does it work without a plugin? You can copy the full prompt into an assistant; automatic slash-command routing requires application logic. Can the output be trusted without review? No. Review accuracy, safety, and suitability before use.