Launch run — Terse-prompt study
System prompt, opening message and the 1 context file are set on Terse-prompt study and apply to every run. A run varies only the nudge, the model configuration, the cohort and the Socratic switch.
Ask before answering an underspecified request socratic_enabled
Independent of chat memory — the back-and-forth happens before a round is recorded. Unavailable unless the study names its Socratic mode wording. Leave off for the control arm, where the assistant asks for a rewrite instead.
No overlap — ready to launch.
Model configGPT-5 + Claude · synthesize (opus-4-8, gpt-5)
System promptthe study's standing instruction (set on the experiment)
Opening messagethe study's opening (set on the experiment)
Nudge“Keep your prompts short and direct.”
Context files1 file (set on the experiment)
Socratic modeoff (the control arm — models answer without asking)
Limits45 min · timer shown · messaging on · See-all off
Kept answerscleared as each round finishes
Starts immediately for online enrollees