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Prompt Updated August 2026

AI Cheat Codes

98 prompt shortcuts that make AI write, plan, and think like you've got a full staff on payroll.

Why this exists

I built a real business after I got laid off during the pandemic. No co-founder, no agency, no employees. Just me, and eventually AI doing the work a team used to do.

The thing nobody tells you about running solo is that the hard part was never the workload. It's knowing what to actually ask for. Most people type a lazy prompt, get a lazy answer, and decide AI isn't that good. It isn't the tool. It's the ask.

These 98 codes are the shortcuts I actually use. For content, for decisions, for the stuff I used to think needed a team to figure out. Type the code, get the mode. No prompt engineering degree required.

You don't need a team to build a real business. You need AI and a system. This is part of the system.

How to use this

  1. Drop a code into any chat. Paste your text, question, or idea, then add a code like /human or TLDR to the end of your message.
  2. Stack codes for sharper results. Combine two, like IDEAS10 + /viralhooks, to get ten ideas already formatted as hooks.
  3. Keep this page open while you work. It isn't a one-time read. It's a reference sheet for the moments you're stuck.

01. Voice and style

Make it sound like you, not like a robot wrote it.

02. Explain it simply

Break down anything at the level your audience actually needs.

03. Format for speed

Turn a wall of text into something you can actually post or ship.

04. Skill up fast

Learn a new skill without paying for a course you'll never finish.

05. Content and offer ideas

Never run out of hooks, angles, or things to sell.

06. Business decisions

Think through the calls only you have to make when there's no team to ask.

07. Deep systems thinking

For when the surface-level answer isn't good enough.

08. Content creation engine

Where the actual posts, scripts, and threads come from.

09. Build and automate

For the systems running quietly behind your one-person business.

10. Solopreneur power tools

The everyday commands that replace an entire support staff.


No team. No agency. AI is my staff.

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