Instrumenting Prompts That Write Prompts: What to Track
A meta-prompt is only as good as the signal you collect on it. Here are the KPIs that matter, how to instrument them, and how to read the numbers without fooling yourself.
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Find your workflow →A meta-prompt is only as good as the signal you collect on it. Here are the KPIs that matter, how to instrument them, and how to read the numbers without fooling yourself.
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