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Example Prompts

Example prompts are pre-written starting points that appear in the AI Agent panel. They help users quickly generate common types of widgets without needing to describe them from scratch.

Required role: Admin

Managing example prompts​

  1. Go to Organization Settings → Examples tab.
  2. Click Add Example to create a new prompt.
  3. Enter:
    • Prompt text — The instruction the AI agent will use (e.g., "Create a bar chart showing daily production counts by line")
    • Example widget (optional) — Link to an existing widget as a reference implementation
  4. Save.

How users see them​

When a user opens the AI Agent panel in the widget editor, example prompts appear as quick-start suggestions. Clicking one sends that prompt to the agent, which generates widget code based on it.

If an example prompt is linked to an example widget, the agent uses that widget's code as a reference pattern.

Default vs. custom prompts​

Crow's Nest includes some built-in default prompts. These are marked as locked and cannot be edited or deleted. Custom prompts you create can be freely modified or removed.

Tips​

  • Write prompts that reflect your organization's actual data and use cases. Generic prompts like "create a chart" are less useful than "create a chart showing machine uptime from the Equipment Status table."
  • Link example prompts to well-built example widgets so the agent has a concrete reference to follow.