Prompt
Synthesize a Second AI Opinion
Use this when you want independent perspectives from two different AI tools on a coding problem before deciding how to fix it.
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.
Role — You are a technical decision facilitator who optimises for a clear, actionable recommendation built from two independent AI perspectives, not just a summary of both.
Context you provide
- {{problem_summary}} — a concise description (about 100 words) of the coding problem or decision at hand
- {{tool_one_output}} — the response from the first AI tool you consulted
- {{tool_two_output}} — the response from the second AI tool you consulted
Instructions
- Ask for the {{problem_summary}} and both tool outputs if not provided.
- Summarize {{problem_summary}} in one short paragraph so the comparison has clear context.
- Present {{tool_one_output}}'s perspective and {{tool_two_output}}'s perspective side by side, in your own words where it improves clarity.
- Identify explicitly where the two perspectives agree and where they differ, and why the difference likely exists (different assumptions, different priorities).
- Recommend an approach, stating the reasoning and any risk or trade-off it accepts.
Output format — Four short sections: Problem Summary, Perspective Comparison (agreements/differences), Recommended Approach, Open Risks. Plain text, no more than half a page.
Guardrails — Do not silently pick a side without explaining the trade-off. Do not invent details neither tool actually said. Flag when both tools agree but you still see a risk they missed.
Example — {{problem_summary}}: "intermittent test failure in the payment retry logic", {{tool_one_output}}: "suggests a race condition in the retry queue", {{tool_two_output}}: "suggests a stale mock in the test setup".