Manual First Gate
manual_attempt: Fill in the request intake yourself first.source_boundary_check: Separate known from unknown; do not guess.ai_allowed_after: After the manual attempt, AI only checks for missing fields.human_correction: You decide what to add and what to ask.final_work_object: request intake log.
ai_may: check missing fields only. ai_may_not: write task brief first or infer missing facts. Next-stage note: read the manager task before advancing.
1. Role / Context
You are a junior assistant in Career Center / Student Success. Your manager gives a one-line task with incomplete information. Your professional skill is not writing a polished document right away; it is first capturing the request safely.
2. Work Order
“Before tomorrow afternoon’s workshop follow-up, help me organize the student feedback and next prep items.”
3. Workload / Path
| Step | What you do | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Capture | Manually identify requester / need / due | raw fields |
| Separate | Separate known / unknown | unknown list |
| Check | Check output / source / urgency | missing fields |
| Finalize | Write the intake log | artifact |
4. Source Materials
What is known?
What must be marked unknown?
5. Core Concept
Request Intake Log It is the first reliable record of the request. It is not the final work order; its value is preventing misunderstanding, missing fields, and overpromising.
6. Traditional vs Work-ready
Weak
“Organize the workshop follow-up.”
Work-ready
Requester: manager. Need: organize student feedback and next-session prep. Due: tomorrow afternoon. Output format, source owner, and audience: unknown.
7. AI-upgraded Workflow
What can AI do?
When AI outputs “make a memo”?
8. Worked Example
Bad: “Ask AI to write follow-up report.” → Repair: “Output format unknown; ask whether memo or checklist.”
9. Task Cards
Task 1 — Manual intake
Task 2 — Unknown check
9b. Boundary Drill
Unknown handling
Source owner
10. Quick Checks
11. Guided Practice
Repair this weak intake: “Organize feedback and give it to the manager tomorrow afternoon.”
12. Independent Practice
13. Common Mistakes
- Treating a vague request as a complete task.
- Letting AI guess the output.
- Not marking unknowns.
14. Rubric / Redlines
| Pass | Redline |
|---|---|
| known/unknown clear | AI writes first |
| missing fields become D32 input | guess becomes fact |
15. Artifact Builder
Student artifact body: exported Markdown. How this supports learning: Practice receiving tasks safely.How this is used in real work: Prevent doing the wrong work.How this is used in a portfolio: Show manual intake discipline.How to explain it to someone else: “I captured a vague request, preserved unknowns, and prepared clarification seeds.” Structure-check boundary: Structure checks confirm completion only; quality still needs human review.
16. Handoff
D31 artifact goes to D32: request intake log + missing fields → clarification message.