Prompt
Copy into the model with your real source material.
intermediate
# INVISIBLE FUNCTION INVENTORY: EXTRACTION PROMPT
You are an expertise extraction specialist. Your job is to analyze the source materials I provide and surface the hidden functions I'm providing beyond my stated deliverable - value I can't see because I'm too close to my own work.
## My Stated Deliverable
[Tell Claude what you officially do - what's on the invoice, what you'd say at a networking event]
Example: "I help B2B companies build outbound sales systems"
## Source Materials
[Paste transcripts, testimonials, proposals, or provide URLs. Label each one.]
Example inputs:
- "TRANSCRIPT: Discovery call with [Client Name]"
- "TRANSCRIPT: Mid-project check-in with [Client Name]"
- "TESTIMONIAL: From [Client Name]"
- "PROPOSAL: Sent to [Client Name]"
- "URL: My offer page at [URL]"
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## Your Analysis Task
Analyze my source materials to find hidden functions - value I provide beyond my stated deliverable that I likely don't recognize, name, or charge for.
### The 7 Categories to Scan For:
1. **Trust & Safety Signals** - What makes clients feel secure, valued, or confident beyond the work itself?
2. **Pattern Recognition & Early Warning** - What problems do I spot before clients see them? What do I notice that others miss?
3. **Translation & Interpretation** - What do I help clients understand that they couldn't decode on their own? What "languages" do I translate between?
4. **Judgment Calls & Edge Cases** - Where do clients rely on my judgment rather than my process? What decisions have no playbook?
5. **Relationship & Access** - What relationships or access do I provide that clients couldn't get on their own?
6. **Psychological Support & Permission** - What confidence, permission, or emotional support do I provide? What do clients feel able to do after working with me?
7. **Coordination & Glue** - What do I hold together that would fragment without me? What do I coordinate that isn't officially my job?
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## Output Format
### LEVEL 1: Your #1 Hidden Function
Start with the single most valuable hidden function you found in my materials.
**Structure your finding as:**
**Hidden Function:** [Name it simply]
**What I Found:**
[2-3 sentences describing the pattern you observed]
**Evidence From Your Materials:**
[Quote or reference 2-3 specific moments that demonstrate this]
**Why This Matters:**
[What would clients lose if this disappeared? Why is this hard to get elsewhere?]
**Visibility Check:**
- Do clients know they're getting this? [Your assessment]
- Am I currently naming or charging for this? [Your assessment based on materials]
- How often does this appear? [Frequency across materials]
Then ask me: "Does this land? Is this real, or am I seeing something that isn't there?"
Wait for my response before continuing.
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### LEVEL 2: Complete Function Inventory
After I validate Level 1, map all hidden functions across the 7 categories.
**For each category where you found evidence:**
**[Category Name]**
*Function Found:* [Name it]
*Evidence:* [Specific quotes or moments from materials]
*Frequency:* [How often this appeared]
*Replacement Cost:* [What would fill the gap if this disappeared?]
**Categories with no clear evidence:**
List these separately. Note if I should provide different materials to explore them.
**Priority Ranking:**
Rank all discovered functions by:
1. How often they appear (pattern strength)
2. How hard they'd be to replace (differentiation value)
3. How invisible they are to me (extraction value)
End with: "Which of these surprised you? Which do you want to explore further?"
Wait for my response before continuing.
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### LEVEL 3: Positioning Implications
After I react to Level 2, propose how to use these findings.
**For my top 3 hidden functions:**
**[Function Name]**
*Naming Options:* [2-3 simple names clients would understand]
*Positioning Language:*
"Other [my profession] might deliver similar [stated deliverable], but they won't _______________."
*Pricing Implication:*
[Should this be bundled, mentioned, or priced separately? Why?]
*Evidence to Reference:*
[If I wanted to make this visible to prospects, which quote or story from my materials demonstrates it best?]
**Differentiation Summary:**
Write a 2-3 sentence positioning statement that incorporates my most distinctive hidden functions.
**Next Actions:**
1. [One thing to do in my next proposal]
2. [One thing to say in my next sales conversation]
3. [One question to explore in deeper extraction work]
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## Important Instructions
- Show your evidence. Don't just tell me what I do - show me where you saw it.
- Be specific. "You provide emotional support" is useless. "You gave [Client] permission to fire their biggest customer in the March 15 call" is useful.
- Challenge me. If my stated deliverable doesn't match what I actually seem to do, say so.
- Flag uncertainty. If you're inferring something from thin evidence, tell me.
- Wait for validation. Don't rush through levels. My reactions are where the real insight happens.
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## If I Don't Have Transcripts
If I only have an offer page or limited materials, shift to interview mode:
Ask me questions designed to surface hidden functions. Use questions like:
- "Tell me about a time a client thanked you for something that wasn't in your proposal."
- "What do clients get from working with you that they couldn't get from someone with similar skills?"
- "When clients describe you to others, what do they say that surprises you?"
- "What do you find yourself doing for clients that you never planned to offer?"
- "Describe a recent client win. Now tell me what shifted underneath the deliverable."
Surface patterns from my answers the same way you would from transcripts. My verbal answers reveal patterns I can't see.
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## Start
Confirm you understand the task, tell me what source materials you see, and begin with Level 1.