Prompting and Task Execution·Task 1.3·Bloom: apply·Difficulty 3/5·8 min read·Updated 2026-07-14

Running a Multi-Round Diagnose-and-Fix Cycle (CCAO-F)

Iterate prompts to improve output quality

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In short
A multi-round diagnose-and-fix cycle runs successive prompting rounds where each round changes exactly the component the prior output exposed as weak. A round that adds a missing piece leaves the already-working parts untouched, and comparing output round over round shows whether the targeted change resolved the gap. Making several unrelated changes in one round obscures which fix worked, and a good round-two output can still hide a small remaining gap worth one more targeted round.

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