Use this skill when people are exploring a topic with an LLM and need system-suggested next questions or directions to continue sensemaking. It supports iterative branching by turning an initial prompt into clickable follow-up options the user can adopt or adapt.
Paradigm: P5 — AI-Driven Prompt Suggestion
Domain: llm-supported sensemaking and information exploration
Source: Suh et al. (2023). Sensecape: Enabling Multilevel Exploration and Sensemaking with Large Language Models.
A user begins with a natural-language query but does not yet know the best next question, comparison, or angle to pursue and would benefit from AI-suggested follow-up prompts.
H→T→G, G→I, H→I→T
| Symbol | Role |
|---|---|
| H | analyst or reader exploring a topic |
| T | initial question or exploratory prompt |
| I | clickable follow-up suggestions, branching options, and prompt selection actions |
| Aug | updated prompt assembled from selected follow-up direction |
| G | large language model generating suggestions and responses |
| A | optional textual response space, not the primary interaction artifact in this pattern |
| Widget | Binds To | Example |
|---|---|---|
| follow-up question chips | candidate next prompts generated from the current query | After asking about a social issue, show chips like 'compare causes across regions', 'summarize key stakeholders', or 'what evidence supports this claim?' |
| branch creation button | spawn a new exploration path from a selected suggestion | Create a new branch from 'compare historical trends' without overwriting the current line of inquiry. |
| editable prompt composer | selected suggestion text before resubmission | Click a suggested follow-up, then revise it from 'summarize impacts' to 'summarize economic impacts in urban areas'. |
Return type: prompt_edit
A user asks, 'Why are housing prices rising?' The system returns several follow-up directions such as policy factors, regional comparisons, and historical trends. The user clicks 'compare causes across cities,' edits the wording to focus on coastal cities, and submits the revised prompt to continue the investigation.