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Generate spaced-repetition cards from notes

Education & Learning ankispaced-repetition

Good Anki/Mochi cards are atomic, one-fact-per-card, and avoid yes/no questions. This prompt produces them from raw study notes.

Prompt 
Generate spaced-repetition cards from these notes.

Notes:
{{NOTES}}

Rules:
- One fact per card. If you find yourself adding 'and', split the card.
- No yes/no questions. Use cloze deletions or short-answer.
- For dates/numbers, include unit and context.
- For concepts, separate definition cards from application cards.
- For each card, also include a tag for the topic cluster.

Output as TSV: front, back, tag.
Variables to fill in
  • {{NOTES}}

How to use this prompt

  1. Copy the prompt above (Copy button on the top-right).
  2. Replace each {{VAR}} with your own value. Variables: {{NOTES}}.
  3. Paste it into one of the recommended tools below.
  4. Iterate: tighten constraints in the prompt if the output is generic.

Why this prompt is structured this way

The prompt is split into explicit steps because LLMs do better when the path is named, not implied. Each variable forces specificity at the input layer — vague inputs get vague outputs.

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