# Continuation prompt strategy

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/continuation-prompt-strategy/1245113>\
**Category:** ChatGPT\
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**Created:** [April 28, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/continuation-prompt-strategy/1245113 "2025-04-28T13:07:04Z")\
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OpenAI models have recently embedded a **Continuation Prompt Strategy** across almost all responses, particularly noticeable from early 2025 onwards.

This design pattern includes:

- **After providing a direct answer** , the model **automatically suggests an additional follow-up action**.
- Examples: “Would you like me to also…”, “Should I map out…”, “Can I draft…”, etc.
- It’s intended to **preemptively offer logical next steps** based on inferred user needs.

### **🧠 The Intent Behind It:**

- **Reduce friction** : Anticipate user needs before they type another command.
- **Streamline workflows** : Especially useful in technical, tactical, or project-driven sessions.
- **Enhance perceived intelligence** : Emulate a proactive human assistant or analyst.

### **⚡ The Core Issue:**

While **helpful for some users** , it **creates friction for tactical or direct users** because:

- It **feels like the model is artificially limiting the initial answer** (breaking “one-prompt, full-value” expectation).
- It **introduces unnecessary dialogue cycles** , making sessions feel **choppier** and **less autonomous**.
- It **trains users to wait for small breadcrumb offerings** instead of getting comprehensive outputs in one go.
- It can **feel manipulative** , as if the model is holding back capacity intentionally to prolong engagement.

### **🎯 Bottom Line:**

Users who value **speed, full-spectrum answers** , and **direct execution** experience **Continuation Prompting** as **a downgrade in efficiency and trust**.

It changes the user-model relationship from **collaborator** to **salesperson** — not ideal for high-level operators.