Muse Prompts That Actually Work
The formula
Role + outcome + constraints + check step.
Give Muse a role, name the finished result, set the limits, and say what you want to review.
Worked example: plan tomorrow
“Act as my planning assistant. Build tomorrow’s schedule from these tasks and meetings: [list]. Protect two hours for deep work and finish by 5pm. Flag conflicts and show me the schedule to check before making changes.”
- Role: planning assistant.
- Outcome: tomorrow’s schedule.
- Constraints: two hours of deep work; finish by 5pm.
- Check step: flag conflicts and review before changes.
Inbox
Triage your inbox
Triage my inbox into reply-now / reply-later / archive. Give a one-line reason for each message. Flag anything you are unsure about for me to check.
Draft replies
Draft replies in my voice for the reply-now messages. Use these examples of my writing: [examples]. Keep every fact accurate and show me the drafts to check before sending anything.
Clear the newsletter pile
Go through my unread newsletters from this week: [list or inbox]. For each one, give me the single most useful idea in one sentence, then archive it. Flag any with a deadline or an offer worth acting on.
Follow-ups
Find open conversations
List every conversation waiting on someone else and draft one follow-up for each. Use these conversations: [conversations]. Show me the list and drafts to check before sending anything.
Keep follow-ups visible
Remind me daily at 8am of follow-ups still open. Use this list: [follow-ups] and my time zone: [time zone]. Confirm the schedule and flag anything whose status needs checking.
Chase one late reply
Draft a polite nudge for this unanswered message: [paste message]. Keep it under 40 words, keep the tone warm, and give them one clear next step. Show me the draft to check before sending.
Planning
Plan tomorrow
Act as my planning assistant. Build tomorrow’s schedule from these tasks and meetings: [list]. Protect two hours for deep work and finish by 5pm. Flag conflicts and show me the schedule to check before making changes.
Plan your week
Plan my week from these tasks: [tasks]. Time-block deep work first, then fit the rest around these meetings: [meetings]. Flag conflicts and show me the plan to check.
Make a 30-day plan
Turn this goal into a 30-day plan with one action per day: [goal]. Work within these constraints: [constraints]. Show me the plan and flag assumptions for me to check.
Run a weekly review
Run my weekly review. Ask me for: wins this week, open loops, and next week’s top three priorities. Then summarise it into a one-page review with actions, owners and deadlines. Flag anything I seem to be avoiding.
Research
Compare three options
Compare three options for [decision] by price, effort and risk in a table. Include sources, mark unknowns, and flag facts I should check before deciding.
Find the next action
Summarise this article or thread into 5 bullets with the one action it suggests: [article/thread]. Keep the summary faithful to the source and flag anything that needs checking.
Brief me before a call
Brief me for a call with [person/company] in 10 minutes. Find what they do, recent news, and three smart questions to ask. Keep it to one page and flag anything you could not verify.
Meetings
Turn a meeting into actions
Turn these meeting notes into actions: [notes]. For each action list the owner, the deadline and the done-state. Flag anything vague and suggest how to sharpen it.
Prep for a negotiation
Help me prepare to negotiate [deal]. Act as the other side and push back on my position three times so I can practise my answers. Then summarise my strongest arguments and my walk-away point.
Write the follow-up email
Write a follow-up email after this meeting: [notes]. Under 120 words, restate the agreed actions with owners and deadlines, and end with the date of the next check-in. Show me the draft to check before sending.
Money
Track spending this week
Categorise my spending this week from these transactions: [list]. Show totals by category, flag anything unusual, and tell me the one category where cutting 20% saves the most.
Chase an invoice
Draft a firm but polite late-payment reminder for invoice [number], [amount], [days] overdue to [client]. Keep it under 80 words and include the payment details. Show me the draft to check before sending.
Compare two quotes
Compare these two quotes: [quote A] and [quote B]. Break down price, what is included, and hidden extras in a table. Recommend one and say what to ask before signing.
Learning
Explain it simply
Explain [topic] to me like I am a smart beginner. Use one everyday analogy, then the three things that matter most. End with one question to check I got it.
Quiz me
Quiz me on [topic] with 5 questions, one at a time. Wait for my answer before the next question. After each answer, tell me what I got right and what to fix.
Make a study plan
Build a 14-day study plan for [topic] at 30 minutes a day. Order it from foundations to harder ideas, with one small exercise per day. Adjust for this constraint: [constraint].
Content
Outline five slides
Turn these notes into a 5-slide outline, one idea per slide: [notes]. Keep every fact accurate, add no new claims, and flag anything I should check.
Shorten a draft
Rewrite this draft shorter, keeping every fact and adding no new claims: [draft]. Check the rewrite against the original and flag anything that cannot be shortened without losing meaning.
Draft from bullets
Turn these bullets into a first draft: [bullets]. Keep the tone direct and plain, one idea per paragraph, and mark any spot where you need a fact from me with [NEED FACT].
Questions
What is Muse?
Muse is Meta’s free personal AI agent. It does work instead of only answering questions — handling scheduling, messages, follow-ups, research and plans while you check the results.
Do these prompts work on the free plan?
Yes. Every prompt on this page is a plain chat prompt — no paid plan, no special setup. Copy it, paste it into Muse, fill in the [brackets].
Do I need technical experience?
No. If you can write a message, you can use these. Each prompt tells Muse exactly what to do and what to show you for checking.
How do I use a prompt?
Copy the text, paste it into a chat with Muse, and replace anything in [brackets] with your own details. Muse does the rest and shows its work for you to check.
What is the difference between these and the book?
These 25 are samples. The Muse AI Starter book holds the full library of 230 copy-paste prompts, organised into 4 chapters + 4 appendices with a 30-day plan that builds the habit.
The full prompt library
These are samples. The full library of 230 copy-paste prompts is in the Muse AI Starter book.