IT & Software prompts
Ready-made AI prompts for the tasks, teams, and decisions that matter in IT & Software. Written for a software company that ships a SaaS product, with answers aimed at engineering leads, developers and IT buyers.
- 370 prompts available
- 18 categories covered
- Prepare an application for a security penetration testGet my application ready for an external penetration test and fix the obvious issues first. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Write a script to automate a repetitive data taskWrite a dependable script that automates a repetitive task with files, spreadsheets or APIs. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Design multi-tenant data isolation for a SaaSChoose and implement a multi-tenant data model that keeps every customer's data separate and safe. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Refactor a large function into clean modulesRefactor a long, hard-to-read function into clean, tested modules without changing its behaviour. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Plan a disaster recovery and backup strategyMake sure we can recover our systems and data after a failure, attack or mistake, within agreed times. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Write a migration from REST to GraphQL or the reverseDecide whether to change API style and, if so, plan a gradual migration that does not break clients. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Design an event-driven workflow with a message queueDesign a background processing workflow with a message queue that is reliable and easy to operate. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Set up a developer environment with DockerCreate a Docker-based development environment that any developer can start with one command. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Build a real-time feature with WebSocketsBuild a reliable real-time feature such as live updates, chat or notifications. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Write a technical specification for a featureWrite a technical specification that lets the team build a feature correctly the first time. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Optimise application performance end to endFind the biggest performance bottlenecks in my application and fix them in order of impact. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Write a command-line tool from scratchBuild a reliable, easy-to-use command-line tool that automates a task I do by hand. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Harden an API against common attacksReview and harden my API against the most common real-world attacks. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Set up logging, monitoring and alerts for an applicationSet up observability so we find problems before users report them and can diagnose them quickly. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Break a monolith into services safelyPlan how to split parts of a monolithic application into separate services without a risky big-bang rewrite. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Write clean, well-documented code from a specificationTurn a written specification into clean, tested, documented code that another developer can maintain. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Design an authentication and authorisation systemDesign sign-in, sessions and permissions for my application that are secure and simple to use. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Add caching to speed up a slow applicationMake a slow application faster with the right caching, without serving stale or wrong data. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Plan a zero-downtime database migrationPlan a schema or database change that runs in production without downtime or data loss. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Write integration tests for an APIWrite integration tests that cover my API's important behaviour, run in CI and do not break randomly. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Find and fix a memory leak in an applicationFind the cause of a memory leak in my application and fix it, with proof that the fix works. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Write a complete code review checklist for a teamCreate a code review checklist and process my team can use on every pull request, so reviews are fast, consistent and catch real problems. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Design a scalable system architecture for a new productDesign the architecture for a new product so it works at launch, scales to the expected load and can be built by my team. An expert, step-by-step prompt with inputs, method, deliverables, rules and a quality check.
- Answer 'Tell me about yourself' in an interview for IT & SoftwareUse this to nail the first question of almost every interview. Written for a software company that ships a SaaS product.
FAQ
IT & Software AI prompts: common questions
What are IT & Software AI prompts?
Ready-made prompts written for a software company that ships a SaaS product. Each one tells the assistant who the answer is for (engineering leads, developers and IT buyers) and the rules it has to respect, so the reply fits IT & Software work.
How many IT & Software prompts are there?
370 prompts across 18 categories, from project management and data analysis to marketing, sales and HR.
What do these prompts take into account?
Every prompt keeps the answer inside the limits that matter in IT & Software: uptime, security and data-protection requirements. It also keeps the focus on what the industry measures: deployment frequency and uptime.
Which AI assistant should I use?
Any of them. The prompts are plain text and work in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity and DeepSeek.
Are they free?
Yes. Copy any prompt as often as you like, with no sign-up and no limit.