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Pull the facts out of this document

Turn a long report, contract or transcript into a structured list of facts, numbers and dates, each with a pointer back to where it came from.

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The prompt

Extract the facts from this document. I'll use them for [WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THEM, e.g. a comparison of three suppliers].

What I care about most: [TOPICS, e.g. prices, delivery times, cancellation terms]

<document>
[PASTE THE DOCUMENT]
</document>

Rules:
- Only facts that are actually in the document. No inferences, no "probably".
- Every fact gets a pointer to where you found it: a section name, a heading, or a short quote.
- Keep numbers exactly as written, with their units and currencies.
- If the document contradicts itself, list both versions and mark the contradiction.
- If something I care about isn't covered at all, say so explicitly. A gap is a finding.

Format: one table per topic I listed, with the columns Fact, Detail, Source. Then a short section called "Not covered" and one called "Unclear".
  • extraction
  • research
  • summaries

What it generates

Example

Prices

Fact Detail Source
Unit price EUR 4.20 per unit for the first 10,000 units Section 3.1, "Pricing"
Volume discount EUR 3.85 per unit above 10,000 units in a calendar year Section 3.1, "Pricing"
Setup fee EUR 1,500, charged once Section 3.2
Price review Prices can be revised "with 60 days written notice" Section 3.4

Delivery times

Fact Detail Source
Standard lead time 15 working days from order confirmation Section 5, "Delivery"
Express option 7 working days, "subject to availability", +25% on the unit price Section 5.2
Contradiction The cover letter says "delivery within two weeks"; the contract says 15 working days (three weeks) Cover letter, paragraph 2, and Section 5

Cancellation terms

Fact Detail Source
Notice period 90 days, in writing Section 9.1
Early termination fee "the remaining minimum commitment for the current year" Section 9.3
Minimum commitment Not stated as a number anywhere in the document Section 9.3 refers to it, no section defines it

Not covered

  • Payment terms (net 30, net 60) are not mentioned.
  • Nothing about what happens to stock already produced if the contract is cancelled.

Unclear

  • "Working days" is not defined. It matters for the delivery promise, since the supplier is in a different country with different public holidays.

NoteThis is an example. Results change between runs and model versions. Claude Prompts is a fan project and is not affiliated with Anthropic.

Getting the most from this prompt

Where it saves time

Supplier quotes, lease agreements, insurance documents, long meeting transcripts, research reports. Anything you'd otherwise read twice with a highlighter. It's also a decent way to compare several documents: run it on each with the same topics, and you get tables that line up.

Getting reliable tables

List your topics in the order you want the tables. Be concrete, because "costs" gets you everything with a number in it, while "unit price, setup fees, price increases" gets you what you actually need. Very long documents are better in two or three chunks, with the same topic list each time.

Trust, but check

The source column exists so that you can verify anything that matters before you act on it. Spot-check a few rows against the original, especially numbers. Read "Not covered" as carefully as the tables: a contract that says nothing about payment terms is telling you something.

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