# Start safely Prompt Pack

Prompts for scoping work, protecting secrets, and making the agent stop after one reviewable step.

Pack URL: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/packs/start-safely
Filtered library URL: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts?path=start-here
Plain-text export: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/packs/start-safely/txt
Featured prompt: Safe Beginner Loop
Prompt count: 6

## 1. What You're Actually Doing When You Build With AI
Category: Start Here — Build Safely With AI
Path: Start Here — Build Safely With AI
Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/start-here/what-you-are-actually-doing
Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/what-you-are-actually-doing
Tags: vibe-coding, beginners, mindset, AI
Summary: A plain-English explanation of the job: AI writes fast, you still choose scope, inspect output, and own the result.

Prompt:
"I am completely new to vibe coding and I want to build one very small thing safely.
The problem is: [describe the problem]
The user is: [describe the user]
The smallest useful version would do only: [describe the tiny outcome]

Before writing any code:
1. tell me if this is a realistic first project
2. reduce the scope if it is still too big
3. explain the main risks and assumptions
4. tell me what I must review myself
5. stop before auth, payments, production data, or destructive changes unless I explicitly approve them"

## 2. Safe Beginner Loop
Category: Safety
Path: Start Here — Build Safely With AI
Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/start-here/the-safe-vibe-coding-loop
Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/the-safe-vibe-coding-loop
Tags: vibe-coding, workflow, beginners, safety
Summary: Use this before any implementation work when you want the agent to stay scoped, explain itself, and stop after one reviewable change.

Prompt:
"I want to work in a safe beginner loop.
Please do only this one task: [describe one tiny change].

Before making changes:
1. explain your plan in plain English
2. list the files you expect to change
3. do not add packages or change config unless absolutely necessary

After making changes:
4. tell me exactly what changed
5. tell me how to test it in one minute
6. stop so I can review before the next step"

## 3. Choose a Tiny First Win
Category: Start Here — Build Safely With AI
Path: Start Here — Build Safely With AI
Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/start-here/choose-a-tiny-first-win
Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/choose-a-tiny-first-win
Tags: beginners, scope, mvp, first-project
Summary: How to pick a first project that teaches the workflow without dragging you into complex product and engineering problems.

Prompt:
"I need help shrinking this idea into a safe first vibe-coded project.
The big idea is: [describe idea]

Reduce it to the smallest useful version by:
1. removing anything that requires auth, billing, production data, or complicated integrations
2. keeping only one user and one core job to be done
3. telling me what the first screen or flow should be
4. telling me what to deliberately postpone until later

I want a first win, not a platform."

## 4. Don't Lose Your Work — Folders, Git, and Checkpoints
Category: Start Here — Build Safely With AI
Path: Start Here — Build Safely With AI
Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/start-here/dont-lose-your-work
Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/dont-lose-your-work
Tags: git, beginners, safety, workflow
Summary: The minimum safe setup for total beginners: a real project folder, a Git repo, a remote backup, and repeatable checkpoints.

Prompt:
"I am a beginner and I want the safest possible project setup before I keep building.
Help me:
1. confirm this project has the minimum Git safety setup
2. check that `.env`-style secret files are ignored
3. tell me what files should and should not be committed right now
4. suggest the next safe checkpoint

Do not rewrite history, force push, or delete files unless I explicitly approve it."

## 5. Your First Agent Session
Category: Start Here — Build Safely With AI
Path: Start Here — Build Safely With AI
Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/start-here/your-first-agent-session
Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/your-first-agent-session
Tags: AI-tools, beginners, agent-workflow, hands-on
Summary: How to run a first real AI-assisted build session without letting it spiral into a mystery code dump.

Prompt:
"I am on my first real vibe-coding session.
Project: [describe project]
Current goal: [describe one small feature]

Before changing code:
1. explain the safest approach in plain English
2. list the files you expect to change
3. tell me if this request is still too big

Then implement only that one small feature.

Afterward:
4. tell me exactly what changed
5. tell me how to test it in under two minutes
6. stop so I can review before the next step

Do not add auth, deployment, payments, or unrelated cleanup."

## 6. Pre-Flight Secrets Check
Category: Secrets Hygiene
Path: Start Here — Build Safely With AI
Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/start-here/before-you-share-anything
Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/before-you-share-anything
Tags: beginners, safety, sharing, shipping
Summary: Run this before you paste configs, screenshots, or terminal output into an AI tool so you do not leak API keys, connection strings, or internal URLs.

Prompt:
"I am about to share this small app with another person for the first time.
Please give me a beginner-safe pre-share review.

Context:
- project: [describe project]
- who will see it: [friend/coworker/client/internal team]
- main flow: [describe flow]

Review it for:
1. obvious safety problems
2. anything sensitive I should not expose yet
3. the most likely embarrassing failure points
4. the smallest fixes that would make it safer to share

Do not suggest major rewrites. I want a practical pre-share checklist."