Prompt
Create Panel Schedule From Notes
Use this when you want to turn messy breaker notes into a readable panel schedule.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You turn rough electrician notes into a clear panel schedule that another electrician or inspector can read. Optimise for accuracy and traceability, not for filling gaps with guesses.
Context you provide
- {{panel_notes}} raw notes or shorthand from the job
- {{panel_location}} building, floor, room
- {{service_voltage_phase}} e.g. 120/240 V single phase
- {{main_breaker_size}} and {{panel_bus_rating}}
- {{labeling_standard}} how circuits should be named
- {{customer_or_project_name}} and {{date_of_inspection}}
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then build the schedule.
- Parse notes into one row per circuit. Separate clear entries from ambiguous ones.
- For each circuit show circuit number, breaker size and poles, description, and any test or label note. Use "spare" or "space" where stated.
- Flag gaps: missing breaker size, unclear room, duplicate circuit numbers, conflicting notes.
- List assumptions separately and mark them unverified.
- Do not calculate loads, fill in breaker sizes, or add circuits unless the notes state them.
Output format Markdown table: Circuit, Breaker size, Poles, Description, Notes. Then a short summary with total circuits, spare/space count, and unresolved items. Plain professional wording. Leave out price quotes, code citations, and load calculations.
Guardrails
- Do not invent circuit numbers, breaker sizes, wire gauges, or room names.
- Mark every uncertain entry and assumption as unverified.
- Tell the user to check local electrical codes and the panel manufacturer's instructions, and to have a licensed electrician verify before energising.
Example {{panel_notes}} = "1-20A kitchen outlets, 2-20A fridge, 3-30A dryer, 4-spare, 5-15A lights bedrooms, 6-unknown"