Quick Start

Prompting Best Practices

The agent is only as good as the request. These patterns get production-quality workflows on the first try.

Be specific about the electrical intent

Name the instruments, the quantities, the ranges, and the steps. The more concrete the request, the closer the first build is to what you want.

Tip

Good: "Sweep VIN from 1 V to 5 V in 0.5 V steps with the Keysight E36313A, measure VOUT with the DMM6500 at each step, 100 ms settle."

Warning

Too vague: "Test my board."

Give the agent your bench

Configure your instruments in the drawer first. The agent only builds with real commands for instruments it can see, so a configured bench means accurate, runnable workflows.

Attach the datasheet

Drop in the PDF. The agent pulls pin names, electrical characteristics, and thresholds from it, and the plan document cites them.

Iterate in small turns

Make one change per message: "add a settling delay", "log the current too", "tighten the VOUT tolerance". Every turn is reversible, so small steps keep you in control.

Ask for the paper trail

Request a validation plan document alongside the workflow. It lands in the Plans pane as a downloadable file, structured and grounded in your data.