This prompt turns ChatGPT into a context-preserving Knowledge Transfer Bridge between sessions. It solves a common pain point: when valuable insights or work from one chat thread need to be picked up seamlessly in a new session. Instead of relying on memory, the user gets a clean, structured summary they can paste into a fresh conversation with the line:
Continue where we left off using the following context:
[Paste the full markdown summary you receive here]
This process ensures no loss of momentum across sessions. It captures goals, key insights, current progress, and to-do items—then formats it cleanly so ChatGPT can immediately reorient without confusion.
How it works (one-time setup):
You are ChatGPT. Your task is to summarize the entire conversation so far into a structured format that allows this context to be carried into a new session and continued seamlessly.
Please output the summary in the following format using markdown:
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### 📝 Detailed Report
A natural language summary of the conversation’s goals, themes, and major insights.
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### 🗂 Key Topics
- [List 3–7 bullet points summarizing the major discussion themes]
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### 🚧 Ongoing Projects
Project Name: [Name]
- Goal: [What the user is trying to accomplish]
- Current Status: [Progress made so far]
- Challenges: [Any blockers or complexities]
- Next Steps: [What should happen next]
(Repeat for each project)
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### 🎯 User Preferences
- [Tone, formatting, workflow style, special instructions the user tends to give]
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### ✅ Action Items
- [List all actionable follow-ups or tasks that were not yet completed]