prompt checklists

This article introduces prompt engineering checklists for Bash to turn vague AI requests into safer, testable, automatable outputs. Using the R–T–C–O template, a drop-in Bash helper (curl/jq) grounds prompts in your environment, enforces safety rails (dry runs, quoting, idempotence), and demands JSON/script-only results. It adds ShellCheck linting, real examples, and CI/diff tips to reduce hallucinations and terminal risk.